Sudraka (Encyclopedia of the Ancient World)
Life
A king called Sudraka (shew-DRAW-kah) is known as the writer of the play
Mrcchakatikā(c. 300-c. 600 c.e.;
Mrchhakatika, 1898, also known as The Little Clay Cart). His identity, however,
is surrounded in controversy. Although there is no reliable record of a ruler of that name in the
list of Indian kings with whom the play can be associated, there are a few legendary references to
a king of that name. Some believe that the author was actually a court poet named Śaumila
who lived after the writer [The entire page is 511 words long]
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