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is trisected, a gateway may be found at each point of trisection.
The fort, while being too large for a mere citadel enclosing perhaps the king's palace and attached residences or quarters, did not accommodate all the people, most of whom appear to have lived outside its confines. In proof of this were picked up pottery not only in the fort area but also outside it on the north as far as the Brahmeśvara temple, and on the west as far as the Bhuasni temple. Habitation did not extend on the east or on the south beyond the fort-defences.
A streamlet, now called the Gangua or Gandhāvati, goes all round the fort in such a way as to suggest that whoever built the fort in question took advantage of this stream to canal its waters around the northern, eastern and southern sides of it, thus providing the fort with a mont as it were. There is water in this stream throughout the year.
About three miles south of the fort are the Dhauli hills, where, on a low granite boulder, are inscribed the Edicts of Asoka, with two more special edicts, the first of which is addressed to the Mahāmātras of Tosali and the second to the Royal Prince or the Governor of the place.
About six miles to the northwest of Sisupalgarh are the Khaņdagiri-Udayagiri hills of great sanctity to the Jainas, which contain caves excavated during the reign of king Khāravela for Jaina monks to stay in. And, in one of them, viz., the Hāthigumphā, is engraved the inscription of Khāravela himself. It is probable that Khāravela's ins. cription, only a few miles away from Dhauli, was intended
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| SR No. | 006922 |
| Book Title | Early History of Orissa |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Amarchand Mittal |
| Publisher | Jain Cultural Research Society |
| Publication Year | 1957 |
| Total Pages | 506 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 9 MB |