court-poet
91List of Sengunthars — Sengunthars had their contribution of Saivism to Tamil literature since 11th Century and in Medieval Chola period, both Saivism and Tamil were considered as the two sides of the same coin. In Modern period, the community had given many leaders… …
92Western Chalukya Empire — Infobox Former Country native name = ಪಶ್ಚಿಮ ಚಾಲುಕ್ಯ ಸಾಮ್ರಾಜ್ಯ conventional long name = Western Chalukya Empire common name = Western Chalukya Empire| continent = moved from Category:Asia to South Asia region = South Asia country = India status =… …
93Hellenistic Age — In the eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East, the period between the death of Alexander the Great (323 BC) and the conquest of Egypt by Rome (30 BC). Alexander and his successors established Greek monarchies that controlled the area from… …
94Kapu (caste) — Infobox caste caste name= Kapu subdivisions= 7 classification= Farmers and Warriors populated states= Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Maharastra, Chattisgarh languages= Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, Marathi, Hindi religions=… …
95ibn Gabirol — /ib euhn gah bee rddawl/, n. Arabic name of Avicebrón. Also, ibn Gabiral. * * * orig. Solomon ben Yehuda ibn Gabirol Latin Avicebron born с 1022, Málaga, Caliphate of Córdoba died с 1058, Valencia, Kingdom of Valencia Jewish poet and philosopher …
96Hindi literature — Hindi literature, is broadly divided into four prominent forms or styles, being Bhakti (devotional Kabir, Raskhan); Shringar (beauty Keshav, Bihari); Veer Gatha (extolling brave warriors); and Adhunik (modern).Regions and dialectsHindi language,… …
97RONSARD, Pierre de — (1524 1585) An aspiring humanist and member of the literary circle La Pleiade, Pierre de Ronsard was the official court poet during the reign of Henri II and later under Francois II. A staunch Catholic and nationalist during a time of much… …
Renaissance and Reformation 1500-1620: A Biographical Dictionary
98THE MIDDLE AGES — …
99Jayadeva birth controversy — Until recently, the origins of the great twelfth century poet Jayadeva had been somewhat obscure, with the two neighboring states of Orissa and Bengal in Eastern India staking a claim to Jayadeva s origins. This had led to a bitter feud between… …
100Vijayanagara Empire Literature — The rule of Vijayanagara Empire was a golden age of literature in South India, in general. The rulers patronised Kannada, Telugu and Sanskrit and Tamil scholars who wrote in the Jain, Virashaiva and Vaishnava traditions. The period produced… …
