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The history of Odisha begins in the Lower Paleolithic era, as Acheulian tools dating to the period have been discovered in various places in the region. [1] The early history of Odisha can be traced back to writings found in ancient texts like the Mahabharata , Maha Govinda Sutta and some Puranas .
Manikpatna or Manikapatna ( Odia: ମାଣିକପାଟଣା) is an archeological site in the state of Odisha in eastern India.It has been identified with the medieval port of Chelitalo described by the Chinese pilgrim Hiuen Tsang.
Historical Geography and Dynastic History of Orissa, Up to the Rise of the Imperial Gaṅgas. Punthi Pustak. OCLC 2376032. Shishir Kumar Panda (1995). The state and statecraft in medieval Orissa under the later eastern Gaṅgas (A.D. 1038-1434). K.P. Bagchi & Co. ISBN 978-81-7074-153-4. Snigdha Tripathy (1997). Inscriptions of Orissa. Vol.
As per B. Masthanaiah, the origin of the Eastern Gangas is not clearly established. However, renowned British scholar, artist, art critic, historian, archaeologist, and an authority on Indian art and architecture, Percy Brown, suggested that the temples of Mukhalingam predated the temples of Bhubaneswar (this is unexplained as Bhubaneswar contains several temples predating Mukhalingam) and had ...
Asurgarh is one of the sites which has its beginning in around 8th-9th century BC and emerged as one of the early urban fortified settlements in the region and it is older than Sisupalgarh. Archaeologists have unearthed artefacts believed to be 2,300-year-old while carrying out excavation at the Asurgarh Fort in Odisha’s Kalahandi district.
During that period, the Bhoi dynasty and the feudatory Garhjat states of Odisha became autonomous states in their own right and came under the Mughal imperial authority till 1717. Later they became vassals of the Maratha Empire who conquered Odisha by 1741 and were later defeated by the British East India Company in 1803.
Trade and Urban Centres in Ancient and Early Medieval Orissa. New Academic. ISBN 978-81-86772-17-1. Dutt, Tara (2009). Nabarangpur District Gazetteer (PDF). Odisha State Government. ISBN 978-81-86772-17-1. Irfan Habib; Vivekanand Jha (2004). Mauryan India. A People's History of India. Aligarh Historians Society / Tulika Books. ISBN 978-81-85229 ...
Unlike other ancient kingdoms in India, Odisha for most part of the History remained a stable and major power till medieval era due to widespread martial culture and prosperity brought by successive native ruling dynasties. The year 1568 is considered a turning point in the history of Odisha. In 1568, Kalapahad invaded the state. This, aided by ...