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Kabi samrat upendra bhanja biography of christopher
Upendra Bhanja
Odia poet
Kabi Samrāṭa Upendra Bhanja Bīrabara | |
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| Native name | ଉପେନ୍ଦ୍ର ଭଞ୍ଜ |
| Born | Kulagarh (present-day Kulada, Ganjam, Odisha, India) |
| Died | 1740 (Not Confirmed) |
| Occupation | King & Poet |
| Language | Odia |
| Period | Riti juga or Bhanja juga |
| Genre | Odissi music |
| Notable works | Baidehisha Bilasa |
Kabi SamrataUpendra Bhanja, Odia:[upend̪ɾɔbʰɔɲd͡ʒɔ]ⓘ) was a 17th-century Odia poet-composer of classical Odissi music.[1] He is most known for his Odissi songs and kabyas written in the Odia language, primarily Baidehisa Bilasa, Labanyabati & Koti Brahmanda Sundari.
He was born during 1670 (opinions differ between 1670 and 1688) in Kulagarh, Ghumusar Zamindari, present day Kulada near Bhanjanagar, 80 kms from the Silk City Brahmapur, Odisha and died during 1740 (again opinions vary).
His first wife was the sister of the king of Nayagarh and the daughter of the king of Banapur was his second wi