Mukunda Deva
Chalukya king (r. 1559-1568 CE) from Odisha, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mukunda Deva or Mukunda Harichandana (1559-1568 A.D) was the founder of "Chalukya dynasty" in ancient Orissa (now Odisha).[1][2][3] He traced his descent from the Eastern Chalukyas of Vengi. He was the sole monarch of his dynasty and the last independent ruler of Odisha before it lost its unitary realm and independence in 1568 CE.[4] He came to the throne at Kataka in 1559 after killing Raghuram Raya Chotaraya, the last Bhoi ruler. During his reign he tried to revive the power of Orissa.[5][6][7]
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Mukunda Deva Harichandana | |
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Gajapati Maharaja Mukunda Deva | |
Reign | 1559 A.D - 1568 A.D |
Coronation | Cuttack |
Predecessor | Raghuram Raya Chotaraya (Bhoi dynasty) |
Successor | Ramachandra Deva I (Bhoi dynasty) |
Died | Gohiratikiri, near Jajpur (present day Bhadrak district) |
House | Eastern Chalukyas |
Religion | Hinduism |
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