Early Assamese orProto-Eastern Kamarupa^[1] is an ancestor of the modernAssamese language. It is found in the literature from the 14th century to the end of 16th century^[2][3] inKamata kingdom and rest theBrahmaputra Valley ofAssam.

Early Assamese literature period can be split into: a) The Pre-Vaishnavite period and b) The Vaishnavite sub periods.^[4] The Pre-Vaishnavite period covers the period before the advent ofSankardeva and the Vaishnavite period initiated by his literary activities. The earliest Assamese writer, viz.Hema Saraswati andHarivara Vipra who composedPrahlada Charitra andBabruvahana parva respectively wrote under the patronage of KingDurlabhanarayana ofKamatapura who ruled towards the end of the 13th or the earlier part of the 14th century. The next two important poets of the same period areRudra Kandali andKaviratna Saraswati who composedDrona parva andJayadratha vadha. But the towering poet of this period isMadhava Kandali who is respectfully referred to by Sankardeva (b. 1449) as his predecessor. Madhava Kandali flourished towards the end of the 14th century and translated the entireRamayana under the patronage ofMahamanikya, the then Varāha king ofCentral Assam.^[5]

Early Assamese was written in theEastern Nagari script.

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