Tenali Rama

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Tenali Rama was a legendary 16th-century poet, scholar, and jester in the court of Vijayanagara king Krishnadevaraya, famed in Indian folklore for his wit, intelligence, and humorous tales.

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Label Occurrences
Tenali Rama canonical 2
Tenali Rama stories 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf court jester ⓘ
folk hero ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
humorist ⓘ
poet ⓘ
scholar ⓘ
appearsIn Indian folk tales ⓘ
children's stories ⓘ
associatedWith Krishnadevaraya ⓘ
linked to: Sri Krishnadevaraya

South India ⓘ
Telugu literature ⓘ
Vijayanagara Empire ⓘ
centuryActive 16th century ⓘ
country Vijayanagara Empire ⓘ
court court of Krishnadevaraya ⓘ
culture Indian folklore ⓘ
employedBy Krishnadevaraya ⓘ
linked to: Sri Krishnadevaraya

Vijayanagara Empire ⓘ
genre court anecdotes ⓘ
didactic tales ⓘ
humor ⓘ
hasTheme criticizing greed ⓘ
humbling the arrogant ⓘ
justice through wit ⓘ
rewarding honesty ⓘ
influenced later Indian humor literature ⓘ
knownFor clever problem solving ⓘ
humorous tales ⓘ
intelligence ⓘ
moral stories ⓘ
wit ⓘ
language Telugu ⓘ
literaryTradition Telugu literary tradition ⓘ
nameVariant Tenali Ramakrishna ⓘ
Tenali Raman ⓘ
linked to: Tenali Ramakrishna
nationality Indian ⓘ
occupation advisor ⓘ
jester ⓘ
poet ⓘ
scholar ⓘ
placeOfOrigin Andhra Pradesh ⓘ
Tenali ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
roleInFolklore trickster figure ⓘ
wise jester ⓘ
servedAs court jester ⓘ
court poet ⓘ
subjectOf numerous story collections ⓘ
television series "Tenali Rama" ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tenali Ramakrishna → alternativeName → Tenali Rama ⓘ
Akbar–Birbal folklore cycle → relatedTo → Tenali Rama stories ⓘ
linked to: Tenali Rama
Vikata Kavi → alsoKnownAs → Tenali Rama ⓘ