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Orissa,The land of oriyas was known
as kalinga in ancient days.In the third century BC(268BC) Ashoka the
Mauryan Emporer sent a Powerful force to coquer kalinga which offered
stubborn resistance.Kalinga was subdued but the karnage which
followed struck Ashoka with remorse. After the death of Ashoka
kalinga regained it's independence .In the second century BC ,it become
a powerful century under Kharavela.With the death of Kharavela ,Orissa
passed into obscurity. In the Fourth century AD,samudragupta invaded
Orissa which laid astried his path and overcome resistance offered by
five of it's kings.In 610 AD,Orissa came under the sway of king sasanka.
After sasanka's death ,Harsha conquered Orissa. Orissa was made separate
province in 1936.After independence princely states in and around Orissa
surrender their sovereignty to the government of India .By the state merger order 1949,princely state of orissa were
merged with the state of orissa in august 1949.
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