INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

CHOLA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which noted scholar wrote Vikramankadevacharita?
A
Kalidas
B
Kalhan
C
Jaydeva
D
Bilhana
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer. Kavi Bilhana was an 11th-century Kashmiri poet. Bilhana rewarded his patron by composing in his honor an epic Vikramankadevacharita.

Detailed explanation-2: -Bilhana rewarded his patron by composing in his honor an epic Vikramankadevacharita. Bilhana is from the period of time when Sanskrit continued to be the language of literature, and is a very important poet of Kashmir from the Medieval period of Indian literature.

Detailed explanation-3: -Bilhana rewarded his patron by composing in his honor an epic Vikramanka charita.

Detailed explanation-4: -A writer called Bilhan wrote a very famous book called Vikramank Dev-Charit. This is a writing about the life and achievements of this famous Chola King Vikramaditya-VI. Q.

Detailed explanation-5: -The earliest dynasty, known as the “Badami Chalukyas", ruled from Vatapi (modern Badami) from the middle of the 6th century. Bilhana was a Sanskrit writer and a well-known Kashmiri poet. He was born in Kavi Bilhana in the middle of the 11th century.

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