Geography of Early Buddhism c10.17

c10.17

Early Pali literature throws little light on the history or geography of the Kaliṅgaraṭṭha. The inscriptions of Asoka tell us that Asoka in the 13th year of his reign conquered the kingdom of Kaliṅga and incorporated it into his own empire. From the Kaliṅga Edict I, it appears that a Kumāra was in charge of Kaliṅga with his headquarters at Tosali (Tosala)¹ or Samāpa.²