Gangadevi
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][3]
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
- ^ Devi, Ganga (1924). Sastri, G Harihara; Sastri, V Srinivasa (eds.). Madhura Vijaya (or Virakamparaya Charita): An Historical Kavya (PDF). Trivandrum, British India: Sridhara Power Press. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
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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