Mahakavi Ranna

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Mahakavi Ranna was a celebrated 10th-century Kannada poet of the Western Chalukya court, renowned as one of the “three gems” of classical Kannada literature.

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instanceOf Kannada poet
medieval poet
person
poet
associatedWith Jain literary tradition
courtly literature
centuryActive 10th century
citedIn histories of Kannada literature
contemporaryOf Pampa
Sri Ponna
country India
courtPoetOf Western Chalukya period
surface form: Western Chalukya dynasty
culturalContext medieval Karnataka
era Western Chalukya period
floruit 10th century
genre champu
epic poetry
honorificTitle Mahakavi
influenced later Kannada poets
knownAs one of the three gems of Kannada literature
language Kannada
legacy helped shape classical Kannada poetic style
literaryStatus canonical Kannada poet
literaryTitle Kavi Chakravarti
literaryTradition Kannada literature
memberOfGroup three gems of classical Kannada literature
movement classical Kannada literature
name Ranna
notableWork Ajitha Purana
Gadayuddha
Sahasa Bhima Vijaya
occupation poet
primaryMedium poetry
recognizedAs major poet of Western Chalukya court
region Karnataka
religion Jainism
religiousAffiliation Jains
surface form: Jain
scriptUsed Kannada script
servedAtCourtOf Chalukya of Kalyani
surface form: Western Chalukya court
styleCharacteristic heroic description
rich metaphors
subjectOf Kannada literary criticism
wroteAbout Bhima
Mahabharata

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Ranna honorificTitle Mahakavi Ranna