The Harshacharita, a biography of Harshavardhana, the ruler of Kannauj is composed in which language by his court poet, Banabhatta?

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The correct answer is Sanskrit.

Key Points

The Harshacharita is the biography of Indian emperor Harshavardhana, who ruled North India from 606 to 647 CE and was a ruler of the Vardhana dynasty.
It was written by Banabhatta, who was a Sanskrit writer in the seventh century CE and was the Court Poet (Asthana Kavi) of Harshavardhana.
It was the first composition of Banabhatta and marks the beginning of the writing of historical poetic works in the Sanskrit language.
It was written in poetic prose which narrates the biography of the emperor Harsha in eight chapters.
It was translated into English by Edward Byles Cowell and Frederic William Thomas in 1897.

Additional Information

Banabhatta also wrote the drama 'Kadambri’.
Emperor Harshavardhana wrote the book Nagananda, Ratnavali, and Priyadarsika.
Pushyabhuti was the founder of the Vardhana dynasty or Pushyabhuti dynasty.