ORISSA

ORISSA

The kingdom of Orissa was brought into prominence by Anantavarman Choda Ganga (1076-1148). He was a great conqueror and patron of art and literature. He built the famous Jagannath temple at Puri. He was succeeded by some able rulers who repulsed successive Turkish invasions until Firuz Shah Tughlaq invaded the state and desecrated the Jagannath temple at Puri. After a short time the Ganga dynasty was supplanted (1434) by a new dynasty (Suryavamsha) founded by Kapilendra (1434­1470). Kapilendra's dynasty was supplanted by the Bhoi dynasty (1542) which was founded by Govind. This dynasty ruled up to 1559 when it was overthrown by Mukunda Harichandra. After the death of Harichandra, Orissa was annexed to Bengal by Sulaiman (1568).