Gangadevi
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Gangadevi, also known as Gangambika, was a Telugu princess[1] and poet in the Vijayanagara Empire during the 14th century and chronicled the story of the victory of her husband, Kumara Kampana, son of Bukka Raya I over the Muslims in Madhura in the form of a poem. The title of the eight chapter poem was Madhura Vijayam, also known as Veerakamparaya Charitram.[2]
Notes
- ↑ "Gangadevi was educated and accompanied her husband during his campaigns. She was the author of a Sanskrit epic known as Madura-Vijayam, in which she portrayed her husband as the hero. She was well read in Sanskrit and praised the Sanskrit poets of Andhra Desh. Gangadevi was herself a Telugu princess". Jain, Simmi, Encyclopedia of Indian Women through the Ages: The Middle Ages. Kalpaz Productions, 2003, p.231
- ↑ Suryanath U. Kamath, A Concise history of Karnataka from pre-historic times to the present,Jupiter books, MCC, 2001 (Reprinted 2002), p162
References
- Suryanath U. Kamath, A Concise history of Karnataka from pre-historic times to the present, Jupiter books, MCC, Bangalore, 2001 (Reprinted 2002) OCLC: 7796041
- Jain, Simmi, Encyclopedia of Indian Women through the Ages: The Middle Ages. Kalpaz Productions, 2003, p. 231
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