HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
Question
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Taxila
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Pataliputra
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Kalinganagara
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Pushpapura
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Detailed explanation-1: -We know that Kalinganagara. It was the capital of the Kalinga Empire.
Detailed explanation-2: -Kharvela (209-170 BC) King Kharvela belged to the epic time Chedi dynasty. His capital was Kalinganagara. We know about Kharvela from Hathigumpha inscription, found in a cave in Udayagiri near Bhubaneswar.
Detailed explanation-3: -Their capital was originally located at Kalinganagara (modern Mukhalingam), and was later transferred to Kataka (modern Cuttack) during the reign of Anantavarman Chodaganga in the 12th century. He also built the famous Jagannath Temple at Puri.
Detailed explanation-4: -Kalinga’s King Kharvela was associated with Mahameghavahana dynasty. The Mahameghavahana dynasty was an ancient ruling dynasty of Kalinga after the decline of the Maurya Empire.