Jan 12, 2024, 07:48 PM IST

Indian kings and queens who were also great authors

Jaisal Kaur

King Viswamitra “composed” Vedic Hymns

King Manu wrote Manu Smrti

King Harsha (590-647) wrote Nagananda, Ratnavali and Priyadarsika

Emperor Mahendra Pallava (600-630 CE) wrote “Matta vilasa Prahasam”

 Queen Ganga Devi(1357-1374 CE) wrote Madura Vijayam

King Krishna Deva Raya(1510-1529 CE) wrote Amuktamalyata in Telugu

King Bhoja (Tenth Century CE) wrote many poems and 84 books

Asoka (Third Century BCE)made edicts with Buddha’s teachings