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Purushottam Deva

Type Figure Region Odisha Time c. 1445–1497 Also known as Gajapati king

King of Odisha's Gajapati dynasty (c. 1466–1497), son of Kapilendra Deva, who inherited his father's eastern Indian power, warred with Vijayanagara a…

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  1. c. 1445–1466Puri · OdishaSon of the dynasty's founder Kapilendra Deva, he grew up during his father's conquests of large territories in Odisha and Andhra. In the early 1460s he took part in court and military affairs, preparing to inherit the throne.
  2. 1466–1480Cuttack · OdishaHe succeeded in 1466 after his father's death, establishing his capital at Cuttack. From the late 1460s to the early 1470s he campaigned north into Bengal, fighting the Hussain Shahi Sultanate, at one point reaching the Bengal heartland and consolidating Odisha's hegemony in East India.
  3. 1481–1497Puri · OdishaIn the 1480s he fought Vijayanagara repeatedly with mixed results; at times forced to pay tribute, he later counterattacked and recovered lost territory. He greatly patronized the Puri Jagannath temple rites, died in 1497, and was succeeded by his son Prataprudra Deva.

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