History of Orissa from the Earliest Times to the British Period v1.c19.41

v1.c19.41

In the case of Neṭribhañja II it is sure that his father’s capital Dhṛitipura was no longer in his possession and he had changed his capital to Vijayavañjulvaka. None of these two places have been identified as yet. If Machchhāḍa is in the Cuttack district then Neṭribhañja II was in possession of Central and Southern Orissa from the Devi estuary to the Kudala Taluqa of the Ganjam district; but if Machchhāḍa is Majhigam in the Berhampur Taluqa then he was driven out of Khiñjali after his father’s death and sought refuge in Southern Orissa. I am inclined to favour the latter identification, because the places mentioned in other charters of Neṭribhañja II and his grand-nephew Vidyādharabhañja are all in the Ganjam district.