Allasani Peddana

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Allasani Peddana was a renowned 16th-century Telugu poet, often honored as the "Andhra Kavita Pitamaha" (grandfather of Telugu poetry) for his seminal contributions to classical Telugu literature.

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Allasani Peddana canonical 3
Andhra Kavita Pitamaha 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Telugu poet
person
poet
centuryOfActivity 16th century
countryOfCitizenship India
court royal court of Sri Krishnadevaraya
surface form: Krishnadevaraya court
culture Andhra
surface form: Andhra culture
employer Sri Krishnadevaraya
surface form: Krishnadevaraya

Vijayanagara Empire
ethnicGroup Telugu people
floruit early 16th century
genre prabandha
honorificTitle Allasani Peddana self-linksurface differs
surface form: Andhra Kavita Pitamaha

grandfather of Telugu poetry
influenced later Telugu poets
knownFor refining classical Telugu poetic style
seminal contributions to Telugu literature
languageOfWorkOrName Telugu
literaryLanguage Telugu
literaryTradition classical Telugu literature
memberOf Ashtadiggajas
movement Vijayanagara literature
name Allasani Peddana self-link
notableWork Manucharitra
Swaarochisha Manu Sambhavam
occupation court poet
poet
patron Sri Krishnadevaraya
surface form: Krishnadevaraya
positionHeld chief poet in Krishnadevaraya court
region Andhra
surface form: Andhra region

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Sri Krishnadevaraya courtPoetsIncluded Allasani Peddana
Ashtadiggajas hasMember Allasani Peddana
Allasani Peddana name Allasani Peddana self-link
Allasani Peddana honorificTitle Allasani Peddana self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Andhra Kavita Pitamaha