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'''Bilhana''' was |
'''Bilhana''' was an 11th-century Sanskrit-language [[poet]] from [[Kashmir]]. He traveled to different parts of India, and received royal patronage from the [[Kalachuris of Tripuri|Kalachuri]] king [[Lakshmikarna|Lakshmi-karna]], the [[Chaulukya]] king [[Karna I|Karna]], and the [[Chalukyas of Kalyani|Kalyani Chalukya]] king [[Vikramaditya VI]]. |
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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. |
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. |
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