Kapilendra Deva

Kapilendra Deva
Gajapati
Routaray
Lord of Karnataka
Lord of Kalaburagi
Lord of Gauda
Brhamarvara
1st Gajapati Emperor
Reign1434 CE – 1467 CE
Coronation29 June 1435
Bhubaneswar, Gajapati Empire (present-day Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India)
PredecessorBhanu Deva IV
SuccessorPurushottama Deva
Died1467
Banks of Krishna River
SpouseRupambika, Parvati Devi, etc.
IssueHamvira Deva
Purushottama Deva
HouseSuryavamsha
FatherJageswara
MotherBelama
ReligionHinduism

Kapilendra Deva (Odia: କପିଳେନ୍ଦ୍ର ଦେବ; r. 1434–1467 CE)[1] was the founder of the Suryavamsa Gajapati Empire that ruled parts of eastern and southern India with the present-day Odisha as the center of the empire.[2][3][4][5] He ascended to the throne after staging a military coup against the preceding and the last ruler from the Eastern Ganga dynasty, Bhanu Deva IV. He is also referred to as Kapilendra Routray or Sri Sri Kapilendra Deva.[6] Kapilendra claimed descent from the Surya Vamsha of the Mahābhārata and was conferred the regnal title Shri Shri ...(108 times) Gajapati Gaudeshwara NabaKoti Karnata Kalabargeswara i.e. the Lord of Bengal (Gauda), the lord of the Karnataka region or Vijayanagara, the Lord of Kalaburagi and of nine crore (90 million) subjects.

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