🗺 History by state

History of Odisha

Kingdoms and empires9

Events on the map4

Historic places2

Population (2011)41,947,358

👑 Who held this land

Kingdoms, empires and cultures whose territory, as drawn on our map, covered a large part of today’s Odisha, or that were based here. Extents are approximate, so treat this as a guide to who held the region — not as exact borders.

Kalinga c. 700–261 BCE · based here

Mauryan Empire c. 321–185 BCE

Mahameghavahana (Chedi) of Kalinga c. 200 BCE – c. 50 CE · based here

Pushyabhuti (Vardhana) Dynasty c. 500 CE – c. 647 CE

Eastern Ganga Dynasty c. 1078 – 1434 · based here

Gajapati Kingdom 1434 – 1541 · based here

Mughal Empire 1526 – 1857

British East India Company 1600 – 1858

Maratha Empire 1674 – 1818

700 BCE1950

📅 Events in Odisha

c. 261 BCE ★ Kalinga War · Dhauli, Kalinga
c. 150 BCE Kharavela's Hathigumpha inscription · Udayagiri, Bhubaneswar
c. 1135 Jagannath temple at Puri begun · Puri
c. 1250 Konark Sun Temple built · Konark

🏛 Historic places

Dhauli Rock Edictsc. 260 BCE Konark Sun Templec. 1250

How this is made: nothing here is new — it is YugMap’s own map data sorted by today’s states. A kingdom is listed if its territory on our map covered at least 40% of the state at some point, or if its centre or capital lies here; events and places are listed where their map point falls inside the state. State outlines follow India’s official map.