Chronology of Karnataka literature

This is a chronology of the literature of Karnataka, India.

Rashtrakutas ruling from Manyakheta 820-973
600    Shabdavatara and vaddakathe by  Durvinitha 650    Chudamani by Tambulacharya 650    Prabhruta, parapaddati by Shyamakundacharya 800    Gajashtaka by Shivakumara 850    Kavirajamarga by Amoghavarsha I 900    Gunagankiyam 900    Vaddaradhane by Shivakotiacharya 941    Vikramārjuna Vijaya (Pampa Bharata) and Adi purana By Adi Pampa 950    Shantipurana,Bhuvanaika-Ramabhyudaya and Ginaksharamaale by Ponna 954    Karnataka kumarasambhava kavyam by Asaga

Later Gangas ruling at Talkad 900-1000
978 Chavundaraya purana 990 Nagavarma I's Chhandombuddhi and karnataka kadambari.

Western Chalukyas ruling at kalyana 973-1156
993 Ranna's Ajitha-purana, Saahasabhima Vijaya (Gadaayuddha), etc. 1024 Lokopakaa by Chavundaraya 1030 Panchatantra of Durga Simha 1040 Madanatilaka by Chandraraja 1050 Dharmacharya's Jataka tilaka and chandraprhabacharita 1070 Sukamaracharita by Shantinatha 1070 Nagavarmacharya's Chandrachudamani shataka 1085 Bilhana and Vijnanesvara.

Kalachuris ruling at kalyana 1156-1186
1100   Mallinathapurana, ramachandra chairtapurana by nagachandra 1100   Kanthihampanasamashyegalu by kanti 1160 Lingayat Revival under Basava and channabasa. 1161 Hoysalas or Ballal Rajyas ruling at Dowarasamudra in

S.Karnataka.1040-1326
1195 Nagachandra's pampa ramayana. 1195   Kanti (poet) and Rajaditya (mathematician). 1098   Ramanujacharya converts Hoysala Crown prince to Vaishnavism. 1112   Nayasena's Dharmamrita. 1145   Nagavarma II's kavyavalokanam and Bhashabhushana. 1165   Harissvara's Girija-Kalyana. 1165   Raghavanka, earlier writer of Shatpadi. 1170 Nemichandra's Lilavati. 1180 Rudrabhatta's Jagannatha-vijaya. 1195 palkuruke Soma.

Transition from Ancient to medieval Kannada.

1232 Sangatya first used by Sisumayana. 1235 Andayya's Kabbigara-kava. 1245 Mallikarjuna's Sukti-sudharnava. 1260   Kesiraja’s Sabdamani-darpana. 1275   Kumudendu Ramayana. 1280   Madhvacharya preaches Dvaita doctorine. 1280   The temple at Halebid and Java building. 1310-1326 Muhammadan invasions overthrow South Indian Kingdoms.

The Vijayanagar Kingdom, 1336-1610
1350-1387 Madhvacharya and Sayana flourish. 1369 Bhimma-kavi's Basava purana. 1385 Madhura's Dharmanatha-purana. 1385 Padmananka's padmaraja purana. 1419-46 Praudha Deva Raya's reign 1419-46 Chamarasa Prabhulinga-lile. 1419-47 Kumaravyasa - Karnata Bharata Kathamanjari(Gadugina Bharata and Kumaravyasa Bharata). 1470 Totada Siddhesvara. 1500 Kumara-Valmiki Torave Ramayana. 1500 Nijaguna-yogi Viveka-hintamani. 1509-30 krishnadevaraya's reign. 1510 Krishna-raya Bharata. 1513 Mallanarya's Bhava-chinta-ratna. 1530 Kannada Bhagavata. 1530 Kabbigara-Kaipidi. 1533 Abhinava vAdi Vidyananda's Kavya-sara. 1550 Salva-Bharata. 1557 Ratnakara-varni's Annagala-pada. 1585 Channabasavapurana by Virupakshapandita.

Transition from Medieval to Modern Kannada.

1600 Sarvajna-murti. 1604 Bhattakalanka's Karnataka Sabdanusasana.

Mysore Rajas become Independent and adopt Vaishnavism,1610.

1614 Panchabana's Bhujabali-charitre. 1646 karkala-Gommateswara charitre. 1650 Bijjala-raya-charitre. 1650 Sidhananjeshwara gururaja-charitre. 1657 Shadakshara-deva's Rajasekhara Vilasa. 1672 Santalinga-desika's stories from Bhairavesvara-kavya. 1672-1704 Chikka deva raya's reign. 1672  Chikupadhyaya and Tirumalayengar. 165  Anubhavmrritha. 1680 Mitravinda-Govinda. 160  massacre of Jangamas. 17th century — The letter ra falls out of use. 1700 Lakshmisa's Jaimini Bharata. 1700 Chandrasekhara's Ramachandra-charitre. 1708 Ananda Ramayana. 1728 laksma-Kavi bharata. 1728 Krishna lilabhududaya. 1761-99 Haidar Ali and Tippu sultan. 1838 Devachandra's Rajavali-Kathe.