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'''Somadeva Bhatta''' was an 11th century writer from [[Kashmir]], and author of the ''[[Kathasaritsagara]]''.<br />
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Not much is known about him except that his father's name was Rama and he composed his work (probably during the years 1063–1081 CE) for the entertainment of Queen Suryamati, a princess of Jalandhara and wife of King Ananta of Kashmir. The queen was quite distraught as it was a time when the political situation in Kashmir was 'one of discontent, intrigue, bloodshed and despair'.<br />
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He was a [[Shaiva|Shaivite Hindu]] [[Brahmin]], and very respectful of [[Buddhism]] and some of the tales in the ''Kathasaritsagara'' show Buddhist influences. It is also known as the encyclopaedia of social life in the 11th century.<br />
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==References==<br />
* The Katha Sarit Sagara, or Ocean of the Streams of Story, Translated by C.H.Tawney, 1880<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{Gutenberg author | id=Bhatta,+Somadeva | name=Somadeva Bhatta}}<br />
* {{Internet Archive author |sname=Somadeva |dname=Somadeva Bhatta}} <br />
* {{Librivox author |id=5963}} <br />
* {{LCAuth|n80098861|Somadeva Bhaṭṭa|43|ue}}<br />
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[[Category:11th-century Indian poets]]<br />
[[Category:Collectors of fairy tales]]<br />
[[Category:Kashmiri Brahmins]]<br />
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