Keshavdas

For other people with similar names, see Keshavadasa.
Keshavdas
Self Portrait of Keshav Das c.1570
Born
Keshavdas Mishra

c.1555
Orchha, Orchha Kingdom,
Mughal Empire
(modern-day Madhya Pradesh, India)
Diedc.1617(1617-00-00) (aged 61–62)
Orchha, Orchha Kingdom,
Mughal Empire
OccupationPoet, Writer, Scholar and administrator
GenreEpic Poetry

Keshavdas Mishra (1555–1617), usually known by the Keshavdas, was an Indian Poet, Writer, Scholar and administrator who was best known for his work Rasikpriya, a pioneering work of the Riti Kaal of Hindi literature. He was patronized by Vir Singh Deo of Orchha, a vassal of the Mughal Empire.

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