| Kalidasa | Vikramaditya | Shakuntalam, Meghdoot |
| Bana Bhatt or Bana | Harshavardhana | Harsha Charita, Kadambari |
| Chand Bardai | Prithviraj Chauhan | Prithviraj Raso |
| Bhavabhuti | King Yashovarman of Kannauj | Mahaviracharita, Malatimadhava, Uttararamacharita |
| Amir Khusro | mainly Allauddin Khilji but associated with 7 rulers of Delhi Sultannate | Tuhfatus-Sighr, Qiranus-Sa'dain |
| Sri Ponna | Rashtrakuta King Krishna III | Shantipurana, Bhuvanaika-Ramabhyudaya |
| Parmanand | Shivaji | Shivbharat |
| Pandit Gangadhar Mishra | Sambalpur King Baliar Singh | Kosalananda Mahakavya |
| Hema Saraswati | Kamtapur King Durlabh Narayan | Prahalad Charita |
| Rajashekhara | Gurjara Pratiharas | Balabharata, Karpuramanjari, Balaramayana, Kavyamimamsa |
| Vedanayagam Sastriar | King Serfoji II of Tanjore | Bethlehem Kuravanji, Gnanakummi |
| Raghavanka | Hoysala kings | Harishchandra Kayva |
| Adikavi Pampa | Chalukya King Arikesari II | Vikramārjuna Vijaya or Pampa Bharata |
| Tirumalarya | King Wodeyar | Karna Vrittanta Kathe |
| Allasani Peddana | Sri Krishna Deva Raya | Swaarochisha Manu Sambhavam |
| Nandi Thimmana | Sri Krishna Deva Raya | Parijathapaharanam, Vanivilasam |
| Agha Hasan Amanat | Wajid Ali Shah | Inder Sabha |
| Ramprasad Sen | Krishna Chandra of Nadia | Vidyasundar, Shaktigiti. |
| Jayamkondkar | Kulottunga Chola I | Kalingattu parani |
| Ravikirti | Pulakesin II | Aihole incsription |