 A family of hereditary poets whose names have not been identified held the title "Vidyachakravarti" (poet laureate) in the Hoysala court.One of them wrote "Gadyakarnamrita", a description of the war between Hoysala king Vira Narasimha II and the Pandyas, in the early 13th century.His grandson with the same title, in the court of king Veera Ballala III, composed a poem called "Rukminikalyana" in 16 "kandas" (chapters) and wrote commentaries (on poetics) on the "Alankarasarvasva" and "Kavyaprakasa".