Who among the following was not a court poet of king Krishnadevaraya?

[amp_mcq option1=”Timmana” option2=”Dhurjati” option3=”Mallana” option4=”Siddheshvara” correct=”option4″]

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The correct answer is Siddheshvara.

King Krishnadevaraya’s court was famous for the ‘Ashtadiggajas’, eight eminent poets and scholars. Timmana (Nandi Thimmana), Dhurjati, and Mallana (Madayyagari Mallana) were all listed among these eight poets. Siddheshvara is not among the traditionally accepted list of Ashtadiggajas.

The Ashtadiggajas represented the pinnacle of Telugu literature during the reign of Krishnadevaraya (1509-1529 AD), who himself was an accomplished scholar and writer. The other five Ashtadiggajas were Allasani Peddana, Ayyalaraju Ramabhadrudu, Pingali Surana, Ramaraja Bhushana, and Tenali Ramakrishna.

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