History of Orissa

Contents: Vol. I: 1. Topography. 2. Peoples, castes and languages. 3. Pre-historic antiquities. 4. Kalinga, Odra and Utkala in ancient Indian literature. 5. Orissa under the Nandas and the Mauryas. 6. Kharavela and the empire of Kalinga. 7. The overseas empire of Kalinga. 8. Kalinga and Orissa in the Scythiar and Gupta periods. 9. Harshavardhana and Sailodbhavas. 10. Orissa as seen by Yuan Chwang. 11. The Karas. 12. The Bhanja dynasties. 13. Tungas, sulkis and Nandas. 14. The Somavamsi Kings of Kosala. 15. The early Gangas of Kalinga. 16. The Eastern Gangas-Vajrahasa to Anangabhima II. 17. The Eastern Gangas-Rajaraja III to Narasimha I. 18. The fall of the Eastern Gangas Bhanudeva I to Narasimha IV. 19. The foundation of the empire Kapilendra. 20. The empire of Orissa-Purushottama (1470-97). 21. The decline of Orissa-Prataparudra (1497-1541). 22. The last of the Gajapatis.

Vol.II: 23. The struggle between the Pathans and the Mughals. 24. The Mughal rule in Orissa. 25. Orissa under the Nazims of Bengal. 26. The Mughal Maratha struggle in Orissa. 27. The Maratha rule in Orissa. Appendices. Index.