List of Court Poets Of India
A list of important Court Poets Of India with their contributions and patrons is mentioned in this article.
| Court Poet | Patron | Contribution |
| Amarasimha | Chandragupta II | Amarkosha |
| Nagarjuna | Kanishka | ‘Rasaratnakar’ and ‘Arogyamanjari’ |
| Ashvaghosa | Kanishka | Buddha Charitra (a biography of Buddha), Saundarananda |
| Vasumitra | Kanishka | Presided 4th Buddhist council and wrote Mahavibhasa |
| Banabhatta | Harshvardhan | Kadambari, Harsha Charita |
| Bharavi | Yasodharman | Kiratarjuniyam (about Kirat and Arjun) |
| Bhavabhuti | Yasovarman | Malatimadhava, Mahaviracharita, Uttararamacharita |
| Chand Bardai | Prithviraj Chauhan | Prithviraj Raso |
| Dandin | Narsimhavarman | Dasakumaracharita, Kavyadarsha |
| Harisena | Samudragupta II | Prayag Prashasti on Allahabad Pillar inscription |
| Raghavanka | Hoysala kings | Harishchandra Kavya |
| Jayadev | Laxmana Sena | Geet Govinda |
| Jinasena | Amoghavarsha | Harivamsa Purana |
| Mahaviracharya | Amoghavarsha | Gaṇitasārasan̄graha (Ganita Sara Sangraha) |
| Kalidasa | Chandragupta II | Kumarasambhava, Raghuvamsa, Meghdoota, Ritusambara. His plays are Abhijnana Shakuntalam, Vikramorvashi, and Malvikaganimithram. |
| Magha | King Varmalata | Sisupalavadha (about the killing of Shishupal) |
| Kamban | Chola | Ramavataram, popularly known as Kambaramayanam |
| Nandi Thimmana | Sri Krishna Deva Raya | Parijathapaharanam, Vanivilasam |
| Parmanand | Shivaji | Shivbharat |
| Ponna | Rashtrakuta King Krishna III | Jinaksharamale, Bhuvanaika-Ramabhyudaya, Shantipurana |
| Rajashekhar | Mahendrapala | Kavyamimamsa, and Karpuramanjari (written to please his wife in Maharashtri Prakrit). |
| Ravikirti | Pulkesin II | Aihole inscription |
| Thiruvalluvar | — | Thirukkural (Tamil epic) |
| Vishakhadatta | Chandragupta II (But contradicted by many scholars) | Mudra Rakshas and Devichandraguptam |
| Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana | Akbar | Khetakautukam, Dwatrimshadyogavali |
| Agha Hasan Amanat | Wajid Ali Shah | Inder Sabha |
| Amir Khusro | Allauddin Khilji & other rulers of Delhi Sultanate | Tuhfatus-Sighr, Qiranus-Sa’dain |
| Allasani Peddana | Sri Krishna Deva Raya | Swaarochisha Manu Sambhavam |
| Parmanand | Shivaji | Shivbharat |
| Pandit Gangadhar Mishra | Sambalpur King Baliar Singh | Kosalananda Mahakavya |
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