The Dynastic History of Northern India (Early Mediaeval Period) v1.c17.s5.3

v1.c17.s5.3

With some exceptions,¹ most of their grants are issued from Kaliṅganagara, which has been identified with Mukhaliṅgam, some 20 miles from Parlakimedi, in the Ganjam district.² These grants bear dates ranging from about the year 51 to 351 'of the reign of the Gāṅgeya race.' But unfortunately the epoch of this era has not yet been determined. It is however clear that they continued to hold sway in the region about the southern portion of Ganjam district for about 300 years. They often assumed imperial titles, and on the whole appear to have been sovereign rulers. From the fact that they occasionally describe themselves as lords of the city of Kolāhala³ it is clear that they considered themselves to be a branch of the Gaṅgas of Mysore. But the story of their migration and settlement from Kolar to Ganjam and the details of their subsequent history, must in the present state of our knowledge remain shrouded in considerable obscurity.⁴ It is however likely that they may have suffered a temporary eclipse on account of the encroachments of the Karas of Tosalī, some of whose grants were discovered in Ganjam.