The Geography of the Puranas c11.s5.27

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The Kaliṅga janapada occupied the narrower eastern coastal plain from the delta of the Godāvari to that of the Mahānadi. It was probably one of the best-known regions of the south in ancient Indian literature. The Jatakas refer to the capital city of Kaliṅga which was Dantaparanagara which is probably identical with Dantapura mentioned in the Mahābhārata and with Dantapura of inscriptions. Other cities of the Kaliṅga country are also known, e.g. Rajapura, Simhapura (or Singupuram near Chicacole), Kancanapura and Kaliṅganagara which has been identified with Mukhalingam on the river Vamsadharā.