HISTORY
MEDIAVAL INDIA
Question
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Govindchandra
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Jayachandra
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Chandradev
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Virachandra
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Detailed explanation-1: -Sri Harsha was a court poet of which among the following Gahadwala Kings? Notes: Sri Harsha was a court poet of Jayachandra. Shri harsha was a 12th century Sanskrit poet and philosopher.
Detailed explanation-2: -Banabhatta was the Ashtana Kavi meaning court poet who has written the Harshacharita, a biography of Harshavardhana. This is the correct answer.
Detailed explanation-3: -Amir Khusrau was a prolific classical poet associated with the royal courts of more than seven rulers of the Delhi Sultanate.
Detailed explanation-4: -Śrīharṣa composed the poem (kāvya) Naishadha Charita (IAST: Naiṣadhacarita) in 1174, during the reign of the Vijayachandra’s son Jayachandra. According to Rājaśekhara’s Prabandhakośa, upon the wide acceptance of Naishadha Charita, Śrīharṣa was dignified with the title Narabharati.