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Janna
Janna was a Kannada poet at the court of the Hoysala kings Veera Ballala II and Narasimha II. His best-known works are the Yashodhara Charite of 1209, a Jain moral tale, and the Anantanatha Purana of 1230. He also served as a minister and was honoured with the title Kavichakravarti, emperor among poets.
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