Who were the eight jewels in the court of Krishna Deva Raya?

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Eight Telugu Poets. Krishna Deva Raya (1509-1529 AD) was a great ruler of Vijayanagara. He was a great warrior and poet and patron of scholars. There were eight great poets of Telugu language in his court known as Ashtadiggajas. These were Allasani, Nandi Thimmana, Ramanbhadrudu, Pingali Surana, Ramarajabhushanudu, Tenali Ramakrishna, Bhattumurty, Dhurjati. The Rule of Krishna Deva Raya was the golden period of Telugu literature. He himself was a great scholar of Telugu and Sanskrit. His major creations are ‘Amuktamalyad’ in Telugu and Jambavati-Kalyanam, Madalasacharita and Satyavadu-Parinaya in Sanskrit.

Who were the eight jewels in the court of Krishna Deva Raya?

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