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Hoysala literature is the large body of literature in the Kannada and Sanskrit languages produced by the Hoysala Empire (1025–1343) in what is now southern India. [1] The empire was established by Nripa Kama II , came into political prominence during the rule of King Vishnuvardhana (1108–1152), [ 2 ] and declined gradually after its defeat ...
According to him the writing may have been inspired by the military success of Kadamba king Kamadeva of Banavasi (1130–1217) against the Hoysala king Veera Ballala II. Kama (Cupid), the god of Love, finds an important place in Jain writings and hence Andayya wrote about the victory of Kama over Ishwara (the Hindu God Shiva) in a battle fought ...
The first Hoysala capital was Sosavur (also called Sasakapura, Sosevuru, or Sosavurpattana), at present-day Angadi in Chikmagalur district. Sosavur was the Hoysala capital from 1026 to 1048. Even after the capital was moved, though, Sosavur remained an important commercial and administrative centre, as well as a Jain religious centre. [53]: 88
Noted Kannada poets and writers in Hoysala Empire (1100-1343 CE) Nagachandra: 1105 Kanti 1108 Rajaditya 12th. c Harihara: 1160–1200 Udayaditya 1150 Vritta Vilasa 1160 Kereya Padmarasa 1165 Nemichandra 1170 Sumanobana 1175 Rudrabhatta: 1180 Aggala 1189 Palkuriki Somanatha: 1195 Sujanottamsa(Boppana) 1180 Kavi Kama 12th c. Devakavi 1200 Raghavanka
Rudrabhatta was an influential 12th-century Kannada poet in the court of the Hoysala Empire King Veera Ballala II(r.1173–1220 CE). According to Kannada language expert Narasimhacharya, the poet was also patronized by a minister of the King. [1]
A notable feature of the Hoysala kingdom was the involvement of women, especially of royalty, in administrative matters. Queen Umadevi governed Halebidu in the absence of Veera Ballala II and is known to have fought wars against antagonistic feudatories. [1] Women participated in music, dance, literature, poetry, politics and administration ...
The Hoysala kings employed many famous architects and craftsmen, who developed a new architectural tradition, which art historian Adam Hardy calls the Karnata Dravida tradition. The temples became targets of plundered and destruction by the Delhi Sultanate army of Alauddin Khalji in the early 14th century [ 10 ] and another Delhi Sultanate army ...
Raghavanka was a noted Kannada writer and a poet in the Hoysala court who flourished in the late 12th to early 13th century. Raghavanka is credited for popularizing the use of the native shatpadi metre (hexa metre, 6 line verse) in Kannada literature. [1]