The famous poet and playwright Rajashekhar was the court poet in the court of which of the following Pratihara kings?

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  1. Rambhadra
  2. Rajpal
  3. Devpal
  4. Mahinder Pal

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Option 4 : Mahinder Pal
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The correct answer is Mahendrapal. Key Points

  • Rajasekhara was an eminent Sanskrit poet, dramatist and critic of 10th century and was court poet of the Gurjara Pratihara Kings.
  • His most important works are Kavyamimamsa and Karpurmanjari.
  • He had written Karpurmanjari to please his wife Avantisundari. Karpurmanjari is written in Sauraseni Prakrit.
  • In his plays, Rajshekhara has described himself as teacher / guru of Gurjara Pratihara King Mahendrapala I.

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