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Kapilendra Deva

Type Figure Region Odisha Time c. 1389–1437 Also known as Kapilendra

Kapilendra Deva (c. 1389–1437) was the founding monarch of the Gajapati dynasty of Odisha, India, of local noble origin, who overthrew the last Easte…

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  1. c. 1389–1434Odisha · OdishaKapilendra came of a prominent Odisha family, accumulating military strength and political capital as the Ganga dynasty declined, gradually gaining control of the core region.
  2. 1434–1437Cuttack · OdishaAround 1434 he overthrew the last Eastern Ganga king, proclaimed himself Gajapati ('lord of elephants'), established his capital around Cuttack, and inaugurated a new dynasty in Odisha. This phase coincided with the peak of his power and period of external expansion.
  3. 1431–1437Eastern Indian subcontinent · IndiaIn his later reign he continued campaigning toward North Bengal and South Andhra; records state his power once reached between the Ganges and the Kaveri, making Odisha an important power in East India in the early 15th century. He died in 1437, succeeded by his son Purushottama Deva.

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