Who was the court poet of King Harshavardhana?

Q. Who was the court poet of King Harshavardhana?
Answer: Banabhatta
Notes: Banabhatta was the Asthana Kavior court poet in the court of King Harsha Vardhana, who reigned c. 606–647 CE in north India first from Thanesar, and later Kannauj. Bana’s principal works include the Harshacharita and one of the world’s earliest novels, Kadambari.

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