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13 Dec, 9 tweets, 5 min read

Langula' Narasinghadeba I, was a powerful monarch and warrior of the Eastern Ganga Dynasty of early medieval Odisha, who reigned from 1238–1264. He defeated Muslim forces of Bengal who constantly threatened them from the times of his father Anangabhima Deva III.

Narasinghadeba I of Eastern Ganga Dynasty was first king from Kalinga & one of the few rulers in India who took offensive against Islamic expansion over India by Turko-Afghan invaders. His father had successfully defended his kingdom against Turko-Afghan rulers of Bengal.

Narasinghadeba I of Eastern Ganga Dynasty, also built the Konark temple to commemorate his victories over the Muslims besides multiple temples as architectural marvels along with the largest fort complex of Eastern India at Raibania in Balasore.

Our young generation must know how Narasinghadeba I of Eastern Ganga Dynasty lead the front against Delhi Sultanate of that times and they were so frightened that the qazi Minhaj-us-siraj declared this as a holy war against the Hindus. He defeated Tughril Tughan Khan of Rarh.

Battle of Katasin and Lakhnauti are those war which we all must know. Narasinghadeba I of Eastern Ganga Dynasty lead these wars. To know more, please see this link.
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The description of these events of slaughtering of a whole Muslim army by the Odia forces, was written by Narasinghadeba II inhis Sanskrit bronze inscription of Kendupatna, who was a
descendant of LangulaNarasinghadeba, of Eastern Ganga Dynasty.

Battle of Umurdan is also one such battle. Eastern Ganga Dynasty brutally killed Muslims of Bengal at that time that there is no record of any direct Muslim invasion of Odishan territory for at least the next 100 years, due to aggressive expeditions in Bengal by Narasinghadeba I

Narasinghadeba I of Eastern Ganga Dynasty, is mentioned as Paramamahesvara, Durga-Putra & Purushottamaputra inChandrashekhera temple inscription. He was a protector & a follower of Shaiva, Shakti & Jagannath sects during his rule. This temple is also known as Kapilash temple.

The time period of Eastern Ganga Dynasty was the Golden period of Odishan History.

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Anangabhima Deva III was a powerful Odia ruler & reformist of Eastern Ganga Dynasty and he ruled from the year 1211-1238 A.D. He was successful in maintaining a large extent of territory that stretched from the river Ganga in the north to Godavari in the South.

Anangabhima Deva III of Eastern Ganga Dynasty was most successful achiever of military objectives after a long line of limited rulers in the region. He regained lost territories & also managed to defend his kingdom from greater threats of Bengal Muslim rulers.

The Kalachuri king, Pratapmalla was defeated for the first time by the Anangabhima III, of Eastern Ganga Dynasty near Seori Narayana village in undivided Sambalpur district on the banks of the river called Bhima near the Vindhya hills.
Barabati fort was also said made by him.

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12 Dec

A statue of King Chodgangadeba of Eastern Ganga Dynasty is worshipped in Chudanga Sahi in Puri. Chudanga word is itself a corrupt form of Chodgangadeba.
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According to some historians, King Chodgangadeba of Eastern Ganga Dynasty was the person who started famous Jaga ghara or Akhada culture and Sahi Jata in Puri. This was initiated by them for the protection of Sri Jagannatha temple.