one page note on orissa important events.
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Odisha or Orissa reach in so exciting and major historical events. In the different era the region and parts of the region were known by different names. Such as- Odisha, Orissa, Kalinga, Utkal, Mahakantara, Udra, Odra Desa, Oddiyana, Kamala Mandala, Dakshina Kosala, Kangoda, Chedirashtra, tosali etc.
The British divided the region into parts of other provinces. In 1936, the province of Odisha was formed on the basis of populations of Odia-speaking people. from Mahabharat era to modern Internet era Odisha's got so many milestones in the page of its History. Here we listed below.
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→ 350 BC - Mahapadma Nanda conquers Kalinga
→ 261 BC - The Kalinga War
→ 232 BC - Ashok's Death
→ 621 AD - Hiuen-Tsang visits Kalinga (Oddiyana)
→ 1050 - Lalatendu Keshari finished the making of Lingaraj Temple
→ 1211 - Ananga Bhima Deva finished the making of Jagannath Temple, Puri
→ 1245 - Narasimha Deva builds the Konark temple
→ 1467 - Sarala Dasa writes the Odia Mahabharata
→ 1567 - Kalapahada attacks Odisha (Kalinga)
→ 1623 - Shah Jahan visits Odisha
→ 1633 - East India Company set up its trade centre at Hariharpur and Balasore.
→ 1807 - The first book to be printed in Oriya is "New Testament" published by the Serampore Baptist Mission Press.
→ 1817 - The Paika Rebellion (Paika Bidroha)
→ 1837 - Cuttack Mission Press established.
→ 1849 - Christian Missionaries bring out the first Oriya Magazine -"Gyana Runa"
→ 1866 - The Great Odisha Famine (Na' Anka Durbikhya)