Ayyalaraju Ramabhadrudu (
Telugu
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*Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India
* Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language
** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode
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: అయ్యలరాజు రామభద్రుడు), shortly Ramabhadra (16th century,
CE) was a famous
Telugu
Telugu may refer to:
* Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India
*Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India
* Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language
** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode
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poet
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and was one among the ''
Astadiggajas'', which was the title of the group of eight poets in the
court
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of King
Krishnadevaraya, a ruler of the
Vijayanagara Empire
The Vijayanagara Empire, also called the Karnata Kingdom, was a Hindu empire based in the region of South India, which consisted the modern states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Goa and some parts of Telangana and Mahar ...
.
Biography
According to Kavali Venkata Ramaswamy, he was a native of the Ceded districts.
His birthplace is widely considered as
Cuddapah
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in
Andhra Pradesh
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. He was patronised by
Krishnadevaraya originally and later moved to the court of Gobburi Narasaraya, nephew of
Aliya Rama Raya, after the death of Krishnadevaraya. He was also known as ''Pillala Ramabhadrudu''.
Works
His famous work was ''Ramabhyudayamu'' and he dedicated the work to Narasaraya. At the request of
Krishnadevaraya, he translated a work of the king into Telugu as ''Sakala Katha Sara Sangraham''.
References
Ayyalaraju Ramabhadhrudu* K.A. Nilakanta Sastry, History of South India, From Prehistoric times to fall of Vijayanagar, 1955, OUP, New Delhi (Reprinted 2002)
Telugu people
Telugu poets
People of the Vijayanagara Empire
Year of birth unknown
Year of death unknown
Indian male poets
16th-century Indian poets
Scholars of Vijayanagara Empire
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Vijayanagara poets