A report on Eastern Ganga dynasty
The Eastern Ganga dynasty also known as Rudhi Gangas or Prachya Gangas were a large medieval era Indian royal dynasty that reigned from Kalinga from as early as the 5th century to the early 15th century.
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Odisha
11 linksIndian state located in Eastern India.
Indian state located in Eastern India.
They were replaced by the Eastern Ganga dynasty.
Kalinga (historical region)
10 linksHistorical region of India.
Historical region of India.
It was subsequently ruled by several regional dynasties whose rulers bore the title Kalingādhipati ("Lord of Kalinga"); these dynasties included Mahameghavahana, Vasishtha, Mathara, Pitrbhakta, Shailodbhava, Somavamshi, and Eastern Ganga.
Puri
8 linksCoastal city and a municipality in the state of Odisha in eastern India.
Coastal city and a municipality in the state of Odisha in eastern India.
When the present temple was built by the Eastern Ganga king Anantavarman Chodaganga in the 11th and 12th centuries AD, it was called Purushottamkshetra.
Gajapati Empire
6 linksThe Gajapati Empire was an empire established by the Suryavamsa (IAST: Sūryavaṃśa, "Solar dynasty") dynasty who were a medieval Hindu dynasty from the Indian subcontinent, which originated in the region of Trikalinga (most of present-day Odisha and Northern coastal Andhra) from 1434 to 1541 CE and succeeded the reign of the Eastern Gangas.
Jagannath Temple, Puri
4 linksImportant Hindu temple dedicated to Jagannath, a form of Vishnu - one of the trinity of supreme divinity in Hinduism, Puri is in the state of Odisha on the eastern coast of India.
Important Hindu temple dedicated to Jagannath, a form of Vishnu - one of the trinity of supreme divinity in Hinduism, Puri is in the state of Odisha on the eastern coast of India.
The present temple was rebuilt from the 10th century onwards, on the site of pre existing temples in the compund but not the main Jagannatha temple, and begun by Anantavarman Chodaganga, the first king of the Eastern Ganga dynasty.
Bhubaneswar
4 linksCapital and largest city of the Indian state of Odisha.
Capital and largest city of the Indian state of Odisha.
After the Kesharis, the Eastern Gangas ruled Kalinga area until the 14th century CE.
Anangabhima Deva III
4 linksAnangabhima Deva III was a powerful Odia ruler and reformist of the Eastern Ganga Dynasty that ruled an early medieval Odisha centered empire in eastern India from the year 1211-1238 A.D. He was successful in maintaining a large extent of territory that stretched from the river Ganga in the north to Godavari in the South.
Konark Sun Temple
3 linksA Sun temple at Konark about 35 km northeast from Puri city on the coastline in Puri district, Odisha, India.
A Sun temple at Konark about 35 km northeast from Puri city on the coastline in Puri district, Odisha, India.
The temple is attributed to king Narasimhadeva I of the Eastern Ganga dynasty about.
Cuttack
3 linksFormer capital and the second largest city in the Indian state of Odisha.
Former capital and the second largest city in the Indian state of Odisha.
Historical and archaeological evidence suggests Cuttack becoming capital of a kingdom founded by Raja Anangabhimadeva III of Ganga dynasty in 1211 CE.
Anantavarman Chodaganga
3 linksGangesvara Anantavarman Chodaganga Deva ((r.
Gangesvara Anantavarman Chodaganga Deva ((r.
1077 – 1150)) was a ruler of the Eastern Ganga dynasty which ruled the southern part of Kalinga, India.