By now, he had taken the title of his father and grandfather the lion and that is how his people came to be known as the Sinhalese. This story is mentioned in the Buddhist text Mahavamsa and the earlier Deepavamsa which chronicle the history of the people of Sri Lanka. They were both written somewhere between the 3rd and 5th CE — roughly years later. Painting in Ajanta Cave no. The splintered kingdom came to be named after the sons. Vanga was further east corresponding to the present day Dacca and Chittagong areas, Pundra was northern Bengal, Sushma comprised of the area of Burdwan in present-day West Bengal and Kalinga — included coastal Odisha and the northern part of present-day Andhra.
The Mahabharata too mentions Kalinga. Interestingly, there is no reference to Kalinga in the period of the 16 Mahajanapadas around BCE. But legends and myths aside, every person who has read Indian history would be familiar with Kalinga, the kingdom covering most of present-day Odisha — thanks to one of the most famous wars in Indian history that was fought over it — the great War of Kalinga, which we are told transformed the ambitious and cruel Mauryan Emperor Ashoka, to a pious Dhamma Dharma preaching beacon of peace.
But why was Kalinga such a coveted prize for Ashoka? And how did this region, on the eastern edge of peninsular India, manage to put up such a big fight? While literary records are silent on these questions, today, thanks to decades of painstaking excavations by teams of archaeologists, across the broad expanse of ancient Kalinga, stretching in its prime from Tamralipti in present-day West Bengal, to Srikakulam in Andhra Pradesh, we are getting a clearer picture.
Excavation at Sisupalgarh The Geography of Kalinga Tucked away, with a cover of thick forests around it and a network of rivers and rivulets draining into the Bay of Bengal, the area of present-day coastal Odisha was ideal for habitation and settlement. The rich alluvial soil allowed communities to thrive and there are many sites here dating back to the early neolithic period.
Further inland, the rich mineral deposits in the North and West helped communities take the leap as chalcolithic cultures evolved and eventually the use of iron became prolific. While there is evidence of numerous mesolithic and neolithic sites across the state, recent archaeological excavations give us a sense of how early agricultural settlers evolved with the use of copper in the chalcolithic copper age period.
Areas of ancient domestic habitation from excavations from background and foreground The evidence of chalcolithic cultures in Odisha became well known after the excavation of Golbai in coastal Odisha. It was further strengthened in when archaeologists found the remains of an adult human being who might have lived around 4, years ago in the Banga village near Harirajpur, around 15km from Bhubaneswar.
What was interesting is that the site yielded a lot of tell-tale signs of a chalcolithic site — pottery sherds, stone artefacts, animal bones, copper fragments and living areas indicative of ancient habitation. The copper ornaments on the skeleton also indicated that the skeleton belonged to someone of local importance, probably a chieftain.
One hundred and fifty thousand were deported, one hundred thousand were killed and many more died from other causes. After the Kalingas had been conquered, Beloved-of-the-Gods came to feel a strong inclination towards the Dharma, a love for the Dharma and for instruction in Dharma. Now Beloved-of-the-Gods feels deep remorse for having conquered the Kalingas.
According to oral histories, a woman approached him and said, "Your actions have taken from me my father, husband, and son. Now what will I have left to live for? Hoy 26 de Mayo de a. Asoka al estilo de Constantino se convierte al Budismo tras la victoria.
Agregar evento al calendario vCal iCal. Course of the war As Ramesh Prasad Mohapatra remarks, "No war in the history of India as important either for its intensity or for its results as the Kalinga war of Ashoka. Aftermath Ashoka had seen the bloodshed with his own eyes and felt that he was the cause of the destruction.
Upload file Recent changes Latest files Random file Contact us. Download as PDF Printable version. Map of India showing location of ancient Kalinga, with reference to Tri-Kalinga which means 'the whole of Kalinga' stretching from the river Ganges in the north to the river Godavari in the south.
This is a retouched picture , which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. Modifications: Overlaid with approximate boundary of ancient Kalinga. The original can be viewed here: India rivers and lakes map. Kalinga and Andhra: the process of secondary state formation in early India Henri J. Kalinga and Andhra: the process of secondary state formation in early India".
The Study of the State , edited by Henri J. Seneviratne, S. Kalinga and Andhra: the process of secondary state formation in early India. In: Claessen, H. The Study of the State. Seneviratne, Sudharshan. Seneviratne S. Copy to clipboard. Log in Register. Chapters in this book 29 I-XIV.
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