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Rudrabhatta

late 12th century · 12th century

Rudrabhatta was a Kannada poet of the Hoysala period, patronised by a minister of the king Veera Ballala II. His Jagannatha Vijaya retells the life of Krishna and is one of the earliest Vaishnava works in Kannada literature. It is written in the champu style, mixing verse and prose.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Rudrabhatta. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/rudrabhatta
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