MAGADHA Kalinga is a kingdom described in the legendary Indian text Mahabharata. They were a warrior clan who settled in and around the historical Kalinga region...

the bank of the Ganges river. The Kalingas have been mentioned as a major tribe in the legendary text Mahabharata. In the 3rd century BCE, the region...

Hindu epic Mahabharata. According to the epic, it was located near a sea-shore, the Mahendra Mountains (present day Eastern Ghats) and the Kalinga Kingdom...

up Kalinga or कलिङ्ग in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Kalinga may refer to: Kalinga (region), a historical region of India Kalinga (Mahabharata), an...

is in Mahabharata, and mainly appears in the folk tales. She is unnamed in the epic, but it is described that she was the princess of Kalinga Kingdom...

is the princess of Kalinga and the story of her marriage is based on the Mahabharata's narration of the abduction of the Kalinga princess. Though the...

Bhanumati is the wife of Duryodhana, the main antagonist of the epic Mahabharata Originally unnamed in the epic, the name of Duryodhana's wife is added...

(Sanskrit: कुरुक्षेत्र युद्ध), also called the Mahabharata War, is a war described in the Hindu epic poem Mahabharata, arising from a dynastic struggle between...

In the Hindu epic Mahabharata, the Upapandavas (IAST: Upapāṇḍava, Sanskrit: उपपाण्डव, lit. junior Pandavas), also known as Pandavaputras (IAST: Pāṇḍavaputra...

the prince 'Kalinga' founded the Kalinga kingdom, in the current day region of coastal Odisha, including the North Sircars. The Mahabharata also mentions...

princess Draupadi (MBh 1:189) along with the rulers of Kalinga, Vanga and others. Mahajanapadas Mahabharata of Krishna Dwaipayana Vyasa, translated to English...

Parva of Mahabharata, Karna fought with Jarasandha, the powerful ruler of Magadha, in the Swayamvar of daughter (Bhanumati) of Chitrangada of Kalinga. Although...

Pandava Sahadeva is stated to have visited this kingdom in the epic Mahabharata during his southern military campaign to collect tribute for Yudhishthira's...

Rajapura was a term used in the Mahabharata to describe either a major city of the Kalingas or the royal palace of the Kalinga in the city Rajahmandry, believed...

literature (such as the epic Mahabharata). The ancient texts mention several kingdoms ruled by this tribe. In the Mahabharata, the Nishadas are described...

Bhīmasena), is one of the most prominent figures in the Indian epic Mahabharata, renowned for his incredible strength, fierce loyalty, and key role in...

region, implying an early settlement by humans. Kalinga has been mentioned in ancient texts like Mahabharata, Vayu Purana and Mahagovinda Suttanta. According...

edicts state that during his eighth regnal year (c. 260 BCE), he conquered Kalinga after a brutal war. Ashoka subsequently devoted himself to the propagation...

Khasas were a north western tribe mentioned in the epic Mahabharata. Khasas were mentioned along with Chivukas and Pulindas and Chinas, Hunas, Pahlavas...

500 BCE ACHAEMENID EMPIRE AŚMAKA AVANTĪ CEDI PUṆḌRA VAṄGA RĀḌHA SUHMA KALIṄGA SAVARA ANDHRA KUNTALA APARĀNTA DAṆḌAKA MŪLAKA VIDARBHA DAŚARṆA PULINDA...

northern Odisha in Eastern India. This kingdom was mentioned in the epic Mahabharata. Odras were neighbours to the Vangas. It is believed that the Odia language...

some lake in central Asian steppes. Sakas took part in Kurukshetra War. Mahabharata mentions about a whole region inhabited by Sakas called Sakadwipa to...

An akshauhini (Sanskrit: अक्षौहिणी akṣauhiṇī) is described in the Mahabharata (Adi Parva 2.15-23) as a battle formation consisting of 21,870 chariots...

were referred by different names in different era. Kalinga: According to some scriptures (Mahabharata and some Puranas), a king Bali, the Vairocana, the...

Śrutāyudha (Devanagari: श्रुतायुध) is the Kshatriya (warrior) king of Kalinga (Odisha). He is the son of Varuna and his wife Parnasa. Srutayudha's mother...

also known as Suyodhana, is the primary antagonist in the Hindu epic Mahabharata. He was the eldest of the Kauravas, the hundred sons of the king Dhritarashtra...

गन्धार) was an ancient Indian kingdom mentioned in the Indian epics Mahabharata and Ramayana. Gandhara prince Shakuni was the root of all the conspiracies...

series. It was followed by series of books based on characters from Mahabharata and Baahubali. His books have been translated to different languages...

The Kaḷinga architectural style is a style of Hindu architecture which flourished in the ancient Kalinga previously known as Utkal and in present eastern...

strong navy. There are numerous references to Vanga in the Hindu epic Mahabharata, which is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of India. The other epic...