Banabhatta was the court poet of which emperor?
(A) Vikramaditya
(B) Kumaragupta
(C) Harshavardhana
(D) Kanishka
Answer: (C) Banabhatta was a Sanskrit scholar and poet of India. He was the Asthana Kavi in the court of King Harshavardhana, who reigned in the years 606–647 CE in north India. Bana’s principal works include a biography of Harsha, the Harshacharita and one of the world’s earliest novels, Kadambari. The other works attributed to him is the Parvatiparinaya.