History of Ancient Odishan Incriptions

 Inscriptions play an important half in shaping the historical past of Odisha. We discover the place-names, territorial boundaries, religion, administrative models, the grant of lands in addition to the social and financial situation of the people of Odisha from inscriptions which have been very helpful in reconstructing the political, social, financial and religious historical past of Odisha.

 Inscriptions in several forms

 We discover the inscriptions in several varieties and at completely different locations of Odisha. The pictographs venture the earliest examples of inscriptions in Odisha. Pictographs are present in a number of rock shelters within the hills of Sundargarh, Sambalpur and Kalahandi districts. Some basic examples of such writings are the Vikramkhol, Yogimath, and Gudahandi rock artwork sites. 

The inscriptions and indicators in these shelters haven't been correctly deciphered. In spite of that these earliest indicators and pictographs had expressed the concept of males who have been residing in Odisha in the prehistoric interval. Not solely on cave partitions, inscriptions in Odisha is largely engraved on copper plates stone items and temple partitions. 

Two units of Asokan stone edicts (separate Kalinga edicts discovered at Dhauli and Jaugada are the earliest epigraphs within the pre-Christian period which throw mild on the executive association of Asoka in Kalinga. The Hatigumpha inscription of Kharavela is the primary of its variety in the whole nation that throws mild on the achievements of Kharavela for the lengthy 13 years of his rule ceaselessly. Written in Brahmi script and Prakrit language, the inscription has allured the eye of students from completely different components of the nation for its uniqueness.

 Inscriptions in the Sanskrit language

 On the opposite hand, the Sanskrit language was used largely in different inscriptions. The Bhadra inscription of Maharaja Gana (3rd century A.D.). The Allahabad inscription of Samudragupta (4th century AD.).The Asanapat stone inscription of Satrubhanja (4th century A.D.), the Ningond grant of Mathara ruler Prabhanjanavarman (5th century A.D.). 

The Rithapur grant of Nala ruler Nandivardhana (5th century A.D.), the Narla grant of Parvatavaraka ruler Nandaraja and Terasingha constitution of Tustikara of the identical dynasty (each the inscriptions belonging to 5th century A D.), the Jirjingi constitution of the Eastern Ganga ruler Indravar the I(urud constitution of Sarbhapuriya rulers Narendra (6th century A.D) and the Khariar constitution of Sudevarajal (7th century A.D.) are the inscriptions which throw a whole lot of early historical past of this land. Similarly, the inscriptions discovered from Kanasa, Sumandala, Tekhali, Ganjam, and so forth. depict the achievements of Sailodbhava rulers.

 The inscriptions of the Bhaumakaras

The inscriptions of the Bhaumakaras offer an excessive amount of information for the reconstruction of the historical past of Odisha. It is as a result of the rule of the Bhauma-Karas (Eighth-Ninth century A.D.) varieties wonderful epoch within the annals of Odishan historical past.

The Talcher copper plate of Sivakaradeva-I, the Hindol copper plate of Subhakaradeva-I, the Terundia copper plate of Subhakaradeva-l, the Dhenkanal copper plate of Tribhubana Mahadevi-I and several other different Bhauma coppers plates throw a great deal of mild on the territorial growth with Bhaumas, their administration, religion, the grant of land to others, and so forth.

 The inscriptions of the Somavamsi rulers

 We get the concept of territorial growth, division of the state, administration, faith, and so forth. from the inscriptions of the Somavamsis who dominated from 9th to 11th century A.D. The Bonda copper a plate of Tivaradeva, Adhavara copper plate of Mahanannararaja, the Patna, Kalibhana and different inscriptions of Janamejaya, the Cuttack, Nibinna, and Patna copper plates and the Kalanjar and Sirpur stone inscriptions of Yayati-I and several other different inscriptions give details about the Sornavamsi rule.

 Other essential inscriptions

 The four hundred years of wonderful rule of the Gangas introduced stabilization in Odishan politics. The Korni, Nagari, Draksharam, Chinnabadamu, Simhachalam, Choudwar and plenty of different inscriptions acquaint the students with the achievement of Ganga rulers. Similarly, the Lingaraj temple inscription, Velagalani, Srisailam, Velicherla, Simhachalam, and different inscriptions clarify the achievements of the Gajapati rulers.

 Thus, inscriptions type a serious supply of data for the reconstruction of the historical past of Odisha. In reality, within the majority of circumstances, these are the, solely supply of data to reconstruct the historical past. Their advantage lies in the truth that they're genuine authorities information issued below the seal and the authority of kings and, will not be topic to any change by interpolation, exaggeration or distortion. It is rightly stated that a unique contribution to Odishan historiography shouldn't be potential without epigraphy.