Historical Names of Odisha | Odisha General knowledge
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Historically, the names of Odisha have been named during the historical period: according to the Kalinga Puranas and the Mahabharata, it was named after Prince Kalinga, King of Bali and Queen Sudarshan.
| Utkala | According to Mahabharata Utkala was a part of Kalinga. |
| Mahakantara | This name was found during Gupta period. |
| Udra | It was the kingdom which included coastal region of Odisha. |
| Odra | This name was given after Odra tribe. |
| Oddiyana | This name was mentioned in Buddhist texts. |
| KamalaMandala | It was named for the region of Narla in Kalahandi. |
| South Kosala | It was named for the modern day Chhattisgarh andWestern parts of Odisha. |
| Kongoda | This name was found on a copper plate in Ganjam district. |
| Trikalinga | This name was found on copper plates in Sonepur. |
| Tosali | It was named for a city including a subdivision of Kalinga during the Asoka period |
| Odivissa | This name was referred in Buddhist texts for Odisha. |
| Jajnagar | This name was used for Odisha in some texts like Tarikh Nasiri, Tarikh |