Allasani Peddana

E175240

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.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Allasani Peddana canonical 3
Andhra Kavita Pitamaha 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Telugu poet
person
poet
centuryOfActivity 16th century
countryOfCitizenship India
court Krishnadevaraya court
culture Andhra culture
linked to: Andhra
employer Krishnadevaraya
linked to: Sri Krishnadevaraya

Vijayanagara Empire
ethnicGroup Telugu people
floruit early 16th century
genre prabandha
honorificTitle Andhra Kavita Pitamaha
linked to: Allasani Peddana

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
notableWork Manucharitra
Swaarochisha Manu Sambhavam
occupation court poet
poet
patron Krishnadevaraya
linked to: Sri Krishnadevaraya
positionHeld chief poet in Krishnadevaraya court
region Andhra region
linked to: Andhra

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sri Krishnadevaraya courtPoetsIncluded Allasani Peddana
Ashtadiggajas hasMember Allasani Peddana
Allasani Peddana name Allasani Peddana
Allasani Peddana honorificTitle Andhra Kavita Pitamaha
linked to: Allasani Peddana