Narasimhadeva I

Narasimha Deva I also called as Lāñguḷā Narasinha Deba (Odia : ପ୍ରଥମ ଲାଙ୍ଗୂଳା ନରସିଂହ ଦେବ) was a king of Eastern Ganga Dynasty of ancient Utkal (present day Odisha). He ruled the dynasty from 1238–1264. He defeated the Muslim forces of Bengal who were constantly posing a threat to the Eastern Ganga dynasty's rule over Odisha from the times of his father Ananga Bhima Deva III. He was the first king of Odisha and one the few rulers in India who took the offensive against the Islamic expansion over India, though his father had successfully played a defensive military role against the Turkish and Afghan rulers of Bengal. He has also built the Konark temple  to commemorate his victories over the Muslims along with a fort complex at Raibania in Balasore and Khirachora Gopinatha Temple of Remuna. Some Historical evidences say that he ruled Kolletikota as a part of his kingdom