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AN EARLY HISTORY OF ORISSA
Brihaspatimitra of Magadha, identified with Pushyamitra Sunga, goes very much in favour of the conclusion that the Kalingas were independent of the Magadban rule during the Sunga period. KĀŅVA PERIOD
In the case of the Kāņvas too, we know nothing much of their historicity except the names of the rulers and the durations of their reigns although the Purāņas make a general statement to the effect that they will keep the neighbouring kings in subjection and will rule righteously. It appears that the territories under their suzerainty were confined to Magadha and its neighbourhood, though they too have been styled in the Purāṇas as Imperial dynastic rulers. Kalinga may, hence, be taken to have enjoyed home-rule during the Kāņva period as well.
With the end of the Kāņva rule, we reach about 30 B.C. in Indian history.
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