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Kalinga, India
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Kalinga (India)
Kalinga
was an early
republic
in central
East India
that comprised north eastern parts of modern state of
Andhra Pradesh
, most of the modern state of
Odisha
and a portion of
Chhattisgarh
and
Madhya Pradesh
States. It was a rich and fertile land that extended from the
Damodar River
/
Ganges
to the
Godavari River
and from
Bay of Bengal
to the
Amarkantak
range in the west. The region was scene of the bloody
Kalinga War
fought by
Ashoka
of the
Maurya Empire
approximately 265 BCE.
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