Gajapati Empire

Gajapati Empire was an empire in Bengal, Odisha and the northeast (South Asia) that lasted from c. 1434 to 1541 CE, about 107 years. The timeline colours it by the language of its rulers: Indo-Aryan (Vedic, Sanskrit, Prakrit, Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Sinhala).

Kapilendra Deva founded this Odisha monarchy after the last Eastern Ganga king, and at its peak it reached from parts of West Bengal to Tiruchirappalli in long rivalry with Vijayanagara. Govinda Vidyadhara killed the emperor's sons and took the throne.

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Facts

Dates

c. 1434 to 1541 CE

Duration

107 years

Type

Empire

Region

Bengal, Odisha and the northeast, South Asia

Language of its rulers

Indo-Aryan

Capital

Cuttack

Sources

The dates and description above were checked against Wikipedia: Gajapati Empire.

Came from

• Eastern Ganga dynasty c. 1078 to 1434 CE

Events in South Asia during its time

• 1498 Vasco da Gama reaches Calicut
• 1526 First Battle of Panipat

Neighbours in South Asia

• Mughal Empire 1526 to 1857 CE
• Ahom Kingdom 1228 to 1826 CE
• Kingdom of Mysore c. 1399 to 1950 CE
• Kingdom of Kandy 1469 to 1815 CE
• Delhi Sultanate 1206 to 1526 CE
• Vijayanagara Empire 1336 to 1646 CE
• Bengal Sultanate 1352 to 1576 CE
• Bahmani Sultanate 1347 to 1527 CE
• Timurid Empire 1370 to 1507 CE
• Sur Empire c. 1540 to 1556 CE

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