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Kharavela [a] was the emperor of Kalinga (present-day eastern coast of India) from 193 to 180 BC. The primary source for Kharavela is his rock-cut Hathigumpha inscription . The inscription is undated, only four of its 17 lines are completely legible, others unclear, variously interpreted and disputed by scholars.
The Kalingas have been mentioned as a major tribe in ... whose king Kharavela described himself as the "supreme Lord of Kalinga". [10] Kharavela was the greatest ...
a Nanda king taking away "Ka[li]ngajinam". This has been interpreted as either taking away a Jaina image or its seat from Kalinga or conquering a place in Kalinga, which was then brought back to Kalinga by Kharavela. [30] [31] In 1925, Glasenapp suggested that may mean an idol of a Jina. [40]
The Mahameghavahana dynasty (Mahā-Mēgha-Vāhana, 2nd or 1st century BC to early 4th century CE [3] [4]) was an ancient ruling dynasty of Kalinga after the decline of the Maurya Empire. [5] In the first century B.C., Mahameghavahana, a king of Chedirastra (or Cetarattha, i.e., kingdom of the Chedis) [6] conquered Kalinga and Kosala.
Hātigumfā inscription of Emperor Kharavela at Udayagiri Hills. Mahamegha Vahana was the founder of the Kalingan Chedi or Cheti dynasty. [9] [10] The names of Sobhanaraja, Chandraja, Ksemaraja also appear in context. [11] But, Kharavela is the most well known among them. The exact relation between Mahamegha Vahana and Kharavela is not known ...
Translation: This temple of the Arahats (and) cave for the Sramanas of Kalinga has been made. It has been made by the chief queen of the illustrious Kharavela, the overlord of Kalinga, who was the daughter of King Lalaka – the grandson of Hastisahasa (or Hastisaha). (Translated by RD Banerji) [1]: 160
The heartland of the Prachya Gangas had three parts of Kalinga namely, Daksina Kalinga (Pithapura), Madhya Kalinga (Yellamanchili Kalinga or Visakhapatnam) and Uttara Kalinga (districts of Srikakulam, Ganjam, Gajapati and Rayagada). The earliest known prominent king was Indravarman who is known from his Jirjingi copper plate grant.
Kalinga is a kingdom described in the legendary Indian text Mahabharata. [3] They were a warrior clan who settled in and around the historical Kalinga region, present-day Odisha and northern parts of Andhra Pradesh.