Singhasan battisi raja bhoj biography

Indian collection of folk tales

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Singhasan battisi raja bhoj biography

For the Indian television series, see Sinhasan Battisi (TV series).

Singhasan Battisi is a collection of Indian folk tales.

The title literally means "thirty-two (tales) of the throne". In the frame story, the 11th century king Bhoja discovers the throne of the legendary ancient king Vikramaditya. The throne has 32 statues, who are actually apsaras that had been turned into stone due to a curse.

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Each of the apsaras tells Bhoja a story about the life and adventures of Vikramaditya, in order to convince him that he is not deserving of Vikramaditya's throne.

The original collection, written in Sanskrit, was known as Siṃhāsana Dvātriṃśikā.

Other titles for the collection include Dvātriṃśat Puttalikā ("Thirty-two Statue Stories"), Vikrāmaditya Simhāsana Dvātriṃśika