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Sri Krishna Vijaya

1473–1480 · 15th century · Also known as Shrikrishna Vijay

The Sri Krishna Vijaya is a Bengali narrative poem on the life of Krishna by Maladhar Basu, based on the Bhagavata Purana and composed between 1473 and 1480 under Sultan Rukunuddin Barbak Shah of Bengal. It is the earliest Bengali work that can be dated securely, and it was widely read by the Gaudiya Vaishnavas, the followers of Chaitanya.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Sri Krishna Vijaya. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/sri-krishna-vijaya
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