Eastern Gangas
Also called: Eastern Ganga dynasty · Topic: Early Medieval North India: Harsha to the Rajputs · NCERT: Class 7, Ch 4 "Turning Tides: The 11th and 12th Centuries"; Class 8, Ch 2 "Reshaping India's Political Map"
Meaning
The Eastern Gangas ruled Kalinga (Odisha). By the 12th century their kingdom stretched 'from the Ganga to the Godavari'. They were great temple builders and gave Odisha two of its most famous monuments. They also held out against attacks from the Delhi Sultanate's governors in Bengal.
Example
King Anantavarman Chodaganga began building the Jagannatha temple at Puri in the 12th century. In the mid-13th century, Narasimhadeva I built the Sun temple at Konark, which is designed as a giant stone chariot on wheels.
Don't confuse with
- Western Gangas: a separate dynasty of Karnataka, with its capital at Talakad. A minister of the Western Gangas set up the Bahubali statue at Shravanabelagola.
Related concepts
- Agnikula legend
- Paramaras
- Raja Bhoja
- Bhojeshwar temple
- Bhojshala
- Samarangana Sutradhara
- Chandela dynasty
- Khajuraho group of monuments
- Kandariya Mahadeva temple
- Chaulukya dynasty