Jump to content

Basava Raja

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is the current revision of this page, as edited by Smasongarrison (talk | contribs) at 23:55, 17 April 2024 (Moving from Category:17th-century people to Category:17th-century Indian people Diffusing per WP:DIFFUSE and/or WP:ALLINCLUDED using Cat-a-lot). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this version.

(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)

Basava Raja or Basava Bhoopāla (r. 1684–1710) was a chief of the kingdom of Keladi (Ikkeri) in south-west India. He is known as the author of the long and varied Sanskrit poem Śiva Tattva Ratnākara which, among other subjects, discusses Indian music and cookery.[1][2]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Mahābhāratī, Saṅgīt (2011). "Śiva Tattva Ratnākara". Oxford Encyclopaedia of the Music of India. Online.
  2. ^ Ayyangar, S. Krishnaswami (1919). Sources of Vijayanagar History. pp. 194–202