List of Courts Poets of Indian History

Sl Name of the Court Poet of the Most Famous Works Language No. Court Poet Emperor Used

1 Bana Bhatt or Harshavardhana Harsha Charita, Kadambari Sanskrit Bana

2 Kalidasa Vikramaditya Shakuntalam, Meghdoot Sanskrit

3 Chand Bardai Prithviraj Chauhan Prithviraj Raso Brajbhasha dialect

4 Bhavabhuti Yashovarman of Mahaviracharita, Sanskrit Kannauj Malatimadhava, Uttararamacharita

5 Parmanand Shivaji Shivbharat Sanskrit

6 Sri Krishna III ( Shantipurana, Bhuvanaika- Rashtrakuta King) Ramabhyudaya

7 Amir Khusro Shivaji Tuhfatus-Sighr, Qiranus- Urdu, Hindi Allauddin Khilji Sa'dain & other rulers of Delhi Sultanate

8 Hema Saraswati Durlabh Narayan ( Prahalad Charita Assamese Kamata Kingdom)

9 Pandit King Baliar Singh of Kosalananda Mahakavya Sanskrit Gangadhar Sambalpur Mishra

10 Vedanayagam King Serfoji II of Bethlehem Kuravanji, Tamil Sastriar Tanjore Gnanakummi

11 Rajashekhara Gurjara Pratiharas Balabharata, Sanskrit Karpuramanjari, Balaramayana, Kavyamimamsa

12 Nandi Sri Krishna Deva Parijathapaharanam, Telugu Thimmana Raya Vanivilasam

13 Adikavi Pampa King Arikesari II of Vikramārjuna Vijaya or Kannada Pampa Bharata

14 Raghavanka Hoysala kings Harishchandra Kavya Kannada

15 Agha Hasan Amanat Wajid Ali Shah Inder Sabha Urdu 16 Abdul Rahim Khan-I- Emperor Akbar Khetakautukam, Hindi,Urdu Khana Dwatrimshadyogavali 17 Allasani Peddana Sri Krishna Deva Swaarochisha Manu Telugu Raya Sambhavam 18 Tirumalarya King Wodeyar Karna Vrittanta Kannada Kathe 19 Ramprasad Sen Krishna Chandra Vidyasundar, Bengali of Nadia Shaktigiti. 20 Ravikirti Pulakesin II inscription Sanskrit 21 Jayamkondkar Kulottunga Chola I Kalingattu parani Tamil 22 Ottakoothar Vikrama Chola, Eetiyelupattu Tamil Kulotunga II and Rajaraja II Chola