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Somavamshi dynasty

882 – 1114
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The Somavamshi (Keshari, 'Lunar dynasty') rulers of Odisha, who displaced the Bhauma-Kara dynasty and absorbed the Panduvamshi-descended nobility to unite the Kalinga and Utkala regions from the reign of Janamejaya I (c. 882), overseeing a lasting shift in the region from Buddhism to Brahmanical Hinduism and a distinctive temple-building tradition.

The last Somavamshi king, Karnadeva (r. c. 1100-1110/14), was overthrown by the Eastern Ganga ruler Anantavarman Chodaganga, whose dynasty absorbed the Somavamshi domains by 1114.

Borders in 1078 · drawn from 2 sourced border frames
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Borders over time

The atlas holds 2 border frames for Somavamshi dynasty — the shape you scrub through changes in 882 · 1078.

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