PratapaRudraDeva of
Kakatiya dynasty ruled at Warangal region of Andhra Pradesh, in between
1268 to 1325 A.D. The
renowned poet Vidyanatha adorned his court. He has composed an alankara
(Rhetoric) work titled PratapaRudraYasoBhushanam with 3 chapters namely KavyaPrakaranam,
RasaPrakaranam and NatakaPrakaranam. It also
contains a drama called PraparudraKalyanam with 5 Acts for illustrating
the rules of dramaturgy. It describes
the accession of prince PratapaRudra to the throne.
All the illustrations in
this work are composed by the author himself exploiting the merits and exploits
of ViraRudra or PratapaRudra who was his patron. This work contains some historical
information about ViraRudra and the Kakatiya dynasty.
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