In ancient past,Odisha has different names.
Kalinga:
As per Mahabharata,King Kalinga established this kingdom. The famous greek astronomer Ptolemy has also mentioned the word "Calinga" in his writings.
Toshali:
During the time of Ashok,Toshali is a sub division.Dhauli is the capital of Toshali.
Utkala:
In Mahabharat it is described as Karna conquered Utkala Kingdom.So according to this,in Mahabharat time,Utkal was a part of Kalinga Kingdom.
Some other texts like Raghuvamsa and Brahma Purana said that Kalinga and Utkala are diffrent kingdoms.Also some texts say Utkala desha means the land of finest arts i.e UTKARSHA KALARA DESHA.It is also narrated as Ut_kalinga as it might be the nothern(uttara) part of Kalinga
Oddiyana:
Some Buddhist Texts,Odisha has been mentioned as Oddiyana
Mahakantara:
In Gupta era,Odisha was known as MAHAKANTARA.As at that time Odisha was covered by the dense forest.It is related to the modern day Jeypore region.
Udra:
Udra ,an ethnic group who lived in this land.As per their names,this land is known as Udra desha.It is the coastal region of Odisha.
Kamala Mandala:
It means Lotus Region. A 13th century inscription found in Narla refers to the region by this name.
Kongoda:
Ganjam distict of Odisha refer to Kangoda.Here A copper plate was found,which mentioned the name of the area as Kangoda.
South Kosala:
Western Odisha and some part of Chhatishgarh are depicted as South Kosala (also Dakshina Kosala).It is different from Koshala which is present in Uttarpradeh.According to Ramayana,Kusha ruled over this region.
Orda:
Odra also refers to a perticular ethnic groups.According to these groups,this region is called as OdraDesha.It was spread over the valley of Mahanadi and Subarnarekha.
Chedi:
Kingdom of Kharavela is known as Chedi Rashtra.It is referred to Odisha,not to Chedi Kingdom of western India.
Trikalinga:
Modern day Sonepur of Odisha is recognised as Trikalinga as some copper plates found here in which this name has been mentioned.It means three Kalingas ,they are Kalinga, South Kosala and Kangoda.
Kalinga:
As per Mahabharata,King Kalinga established this kingdom. The famous greek astronomer Ptolemy has also mentioned the word "Calinga" in his writings.
Toshali:
During the time of Ashok,Toshali is a sub division.Dhauli is the capital of Toshali.
Utkala:
In Mahabharat it is described as Karna conquered Utkala Kingdom.So according to this,in Mahabharat time,Utkal was a part of Kalinga Kingdom.
Some other texts like Raghuvamsa and Brahma Purana said that Kalinga and Utkala are diffrent kingdoms.Also some texts say Utkala desha means the land of finest arts i.e UTKARSHA KALARA DESHA.It is also narrated as Ut_kalinga as it might be the nothern(uttara) part of Kalinga
Oddiyana:
Some Buddhist Texts,Odisha has been mentioned as Oddiyana
Mahakantara:
In Gupta era,Odisha was known as MAHAKANTARA.As at that time Odisha was covered by the dense forest.It is related to the modern day Jeypore region.
Udra:
Udra ,an ethnic group who lived in this land.As per their names,this land is known as Udra desha.It is the coastal region of Odisha.
Kamala Mandala:
It means Lotus Region. A 13th century inscription found in Narla refers to the region by this name.
Kongoda:
Ganjam distict of Odisha refer to Kangoda.Here A copper plate was found,which mentioned the name of the area as Kangoda.
South Kosala:
Western Odisha and some part of Chhatishgarh are depicted as South Kosala (also Dakshina Kosala).It is different from Koshala which is present in Uttarpradeh.According to Ramayana,Kusha ruled over this region.
Orda:
Odra also refers to a perticular ethnic groups.According to these groups,this region is called as OdraDesha.It was spread over the valley of Mahanadi and Subarnarekha.
Chedi:
Kingdom of Kharavela is known as Chedi Rashtra.It is referred to Odisha,not to Chedi Kingdom of western India.
Trikalinga:
Modern day Sonepur of Odisha is recognised as Trikalinga as some copper plates found here in which this name has been mentioned.It means three Kalingas ,they are Kalinga, South Kosala and Kangoda.
So informative. Thanks for bringing some unknown facts to light
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