About Shudraka
Shudraka was a poet, writer and playwright.
Shudraka (IAST: ) was an Indian playwright, to whom three Sanskrit plays are attributed: Mrichchhakatika (The Little Clay Cart), Vinavasavadatta, and a bhana (short one-act monologue), Padmaprabhritaka. According to the prologue of Mrichchhakatika, he was a king; according to one theory, he may have been a third century Abhira king. According to another theory, Shudraka is a mythical figure, and the authorship of plays attributed to him is uncertain. Col. Wilfred has identified him with Simuka, the founder of Satavahana dynasty and placed him in 200 B.C.
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Who was Shudraka?
Indian king, poet and playwright
When was Shudraka born?
Shudraka was born in India.
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Shudraka died in Indian subcontinent.
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Shudraka was a poet, writer and playwright.
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