History of Mediaeval Hindu India (being a History of India from 600 to 1200 A.D.) v1.c17.1

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We come next to the histroy of Orissa or Odra as it is called in ancient Sanskrit literature. We have a very interesting history of Orissa from the pen of that gifted author Sir William Hunter and we will follow him generally except in a few points. His research at the date of his writing his history is remarkably thorough while his manner of depicting scenes and events belongs to a higly imaginative writer. Sir William Hunter doubtless based the ancient history of Orissa on the palm-leaf manuscripts preserved in the temple of Jagannath, the most famous temple of Orissa.