Gajapati Kapilendra Deva

This book discusses Kapilendra Deva, the founder of the Suryavamsi Gajapati dynasty of Odisha. Kapilendra ruled in the 15th century and became the greatest Hindu conqueror of that period. He was a warrior king and converted his small kingdom into a huge empire through military conquest. At his peak, his empire extended along the east coast from Jharkhand and Hooghly River of West Bengal in the north to Rameswaram of Tamil Nadu in south. He successfully fought against sultanates of Bengal, Jaunpur, Malwa, Bahmani and Hindu kingdoms of Reddi and Vijayanagar. Odisha saw a great social, cultural, linguistic and religious revival during his reign. The author has done an in-depth analysis of the life of Kapilendra Deva and presented it in a structured manner for the benefit of both serious and general readers.