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distributed inscriptions of a king called Raja Kalinga Ganga in the Kalinga kingdom, but whether lie was tạis Bhagadatta remains to be established. Anyhow I see dimly an interesting background of Southern Ganga emigrant enterprise buried under the mode:n Chatrapur in the Ganjam District which is well worth earnest investigation.
From the published grants of the Gangas of Kalinganagara, it would appear that the ancestors of these rulers were emigrants from the south. Anantavarma Chodaganga's grant of S. S. 1040 states that “ Kamarnava I gave over his territory Ganga vadi to his paternal uncle and with his brothers set out to conquer the earth and came to the mountain Mahēndra. Having there worshipped the god Gokarnasvami, through his favour he obtained', the excellent crest of a bull, and then, decorated with all the insignia of universal sovereignty, having.descended from the summit of the mountain Mahēndra and being accompanied, like Yuanistira by his four brothers, Kamarnava conquered king Balāditya, who had grown sick of war, and took possession of the Kalinga Countries."
In the Vizaga patam rrant of Anantavarma Choda Ganga S. S. 1118 mention is made of a prince Kolahala who, it is said, built the city of Kola hala in the great Gangayadi Vishaya. This Kolahala must be the city Kuvalala (Kolar) the capital of the Ninety-six Thousånd Gangavadi kinydom which Simhanandi helped. Daddiga to found. From the inscription,.quoted above,
