Magha, Indian Poet(7th or 8th century)

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Shishupala loses his head

Just the Facts:

• Name: Magha
• Date: 7th or 8th century
• Place: India
• Language: Sanskrit
• Who he was: Indian poet who wrote Shishupala Vadha (The Slaying of Shishupala), one of the (five or six) Mahakavya, in which a wicked king is beheaded by his cousin, the Lord Krishna

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