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Gajapati dynasty | |||||||||||||||
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| 1434–1541 | |||||||||||||||
![The dynasty's greatest extent under Kapilendra Deva, with briefly held territories in a lighter colour and dashed border[1]](view_image.php?q=Gajapati_dynasty&sq=&lang=en&file=File:Map_of_the_Gajapatis.png) The dynasty's greatest extent under Kapilendra Deva, with briefly held territories in a lighter colour and dashed border[1] | |||||||||||||||
| Capital | Cuttack | ||||||||||||||
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| Religion | Hinduism | ||||||||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||||||
| Gajapati | |||||||||||||||
• 1434–67 | Kapilendra Deva | ||||||||||||||
• 1467–97 | Purushottama Deva | ||||||||||||||
• 1497–1540 | Prataprudra Deva | ||||||||||||||
• 1540–1541 | Kalua Deva | ||||||||||||||
• 1541 | Kakharua Deva | ||||||||||||||
| Historical era | Medieval India | ||||||||||||||
• Established | 1434 | ||||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1541 | ||||||||||||||
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The Gajapati dynasty, also called the Suryavamsa dynasty[a][5][6][7] (transl. Solar dynasty)[8] was a medieval Hindu dynasty in the Indian subcontinent, originally from the region of Trikalinga that reigned from c.1434 to 1541. At its peak, it ruled over an empire stretching from the Ganges in the north to the Kaveri in the south, comprising large parts of Andhra Pradesh and some parts of western regions of West Bengal.[9] It succeeded the Eastern Gangas.The Gajapati dynasty was founded by Kapilendra Deva who was of Suryavamsa lineage after the death of the last ruler of Eastern Ganga Dynasty Bhanu Deva IV. Their Capital was Kataka.[10]
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The Gajapati kings patronized Vaishnavite Hinduism and were ardent devotees of the God Vishnu. They also commissioned many temples dedicated to the God Vishnu.[11]
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Suryavamsa...kings of the Suryavamsa(1435-1540)
- ^ Sen, Sailendra Nath (15 March 2013). A Textbook of Medieval Indian History. Midpoint Trade Books Incorporated. pp. 121–122. ISBN 978-93-80607-34-4.
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{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ bhuyan, annapurna (1999). "Kapilendra Deva and his times" (PDF). www.shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in. Utkal University. p. 31. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
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The study of Gajapati temples reveals that they patronized Vaishnavism . Purushottama Gajapati called himself Parama - Vaishnava in an undated inscription found at Draksharama.
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