Hammira Mahakavya

Hammira Mahakavya (IAST: Hammīra-Mahākāvya) is a 15th-century Indian Sanskrit epic poem written by the Jain scholar Nayachandra Suri. It is a legendary biography of the 13th century Chahamana king Hammira. While not entirely accurate from a historical point-of-view, the text provides valuable information about the medieval history of north-western India.

Hammira Mahakavya
AuthorNayachandra Suri
Original titleहम्मीर महाकाव्य
CountryIndia
LanguageSanskrit
SubjectBiographical epic poem
GenreEpic, Eulogy
Publication date
Early 15th century
TranslationHammira Mahakavya at Wikisource

Much of the text describes Hammira's ancestry and his conquests of the neighbouring Hindu kingdoms. The last third part describes his conflict with Ala-ud-Din Khalji, the Sultan of Delhi. The text attributes Hammira's defeat against Ala-ud-Din to betrayal by his officers.

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