emperor kapilendra deva was the founder of gajapati dynasty of orissa.
emperor kapilendra deva was the founder of gajapati dynasty of orissa.
who was the founder of gajapati dynasty of orissa?
emperor kapilendra deva
the gajapati dynasty was established by emperor kapilendra deva (1434–66 ce) in 1434. during the reign of kapilendra deva, the borders of the empire were expanded immensely; from large parts of andhra pradesh and west bengal, and the eastern and central parts of madhya pradesh and jharkhand. the king took the title of "sri sri ... (108 times) gajapati gaudesvara nava koti karnata kalvargesvara". this title is still used by the kings of puri during the ratha yatra. the significant rulers of this dynasty were purushottama deva (1466–1497) and prataparudra deva (1497–1540). the last ruler kakharua deva was killed by govinda vidyadhara in 1541, who founded the bhoi dynasty.
gajapati kingdom
paralakhemundi owes much of its present-day existence to sri krushna chandra gajapati narayan deo. krushna chandra gajapati narayan deo, maharaja of paralakhemundi of the gajapati dynasty, was the direct descendant of the historic dynasty of the eastern ganga dynasty gajapati kings that ruled odisha for more than seven centuries. during the regime of these kings, the boundaries of the dynasty was extended from the ganges in the north to udayagiri, nellore district in the south. kolahomee, one of the sons of gajapati kapilendra dev, the gajapati monarch in the later half of the 15th century came to this part of paralakhemundi (then in ganjam district) and founded the royal family of paralakhemundi.
paralakhemundi