 Somaraja, a Veerashaiva scholar, wrote a eulogy of Udbhata, the ruler of Gersoppa, and called it "Sringarasara" (or "Udbhatakavya", 1222).Other Jain writers were Parsva Pandita, author of "Paravanathapurana", and Gunavarma II, the author of the story of the ninth Jain tirthankar Pushpadanta called "Pushpadanta purana" (both were patronised by the Ratta kings of Saundatti).Polalva Dandanatha, a commander, minister, and the builder of the Harihareshwara temple in Harihar, wrote "Haricharitra" in 1224.