Bilhana
Sign in to saveBilhana was a 11th-century Sanskrit-language poet from Kashmir. He traveled to different parts of India, and received royal patronage from the Kalachuri king Lakshmi-karna, the Chaulukya king Karna, and the Kalyani Chalukya king Vikramaditya VI.
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- Born
- 11th cent.
- Works
- 19
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- Vīrasiṃhacaritam
- Caurapañcāśikā
- Bilhaṇa's Vikramāṅkadeva caritam
- Bilhana's Vikramānkadeva caritam
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- 2
- Total plays
- 8
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- Bilhana
- P13311
- Karrharde Frisian
- date of birth
- 1000-01-01
- floruit
- 1100-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Early life and background
- Journey across India
- At Kalyana
- Last days
- Legacy and popular culture
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
Bilhana was a 11th-century Sanskrit-language poet from Kashmir. He traveled to different parts of India, and received royal patronage from the Kalachuri king Lakshmi-karna, the Chaulukya king Karna, and the Kalyani Chalukya king Vikramaditya VI.
Bilhana's extant works include Karna-sundari Natika, a play composed at the court of Karna; the pangyeric mahakavya Vikramanka-deva-charita, composed at the court of Vikramaditya VI; and several verses found in various Sanskrit anthologies. The love poem Caurapañcāśikā is also attributed to him, although this attribution is doubtful.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bilhana” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.