Kalinga Dynasty

Mahadeva Vahana, a Chetiva dynasty from Madhya Pradesh, took control of Kalinga following the fall of the Mauryan Empire. Kharavela (176–163 BC), the grandson of Mahadeva Vahana, was the most well-known monarch of that dynasty. Kharavela had a charitable heart. The 'Hatikumbha Inscription' discovered in Udayagiri, close to Cuttack, contains information on Kharavela.