Describe the achievements of the Gajapati rulers of Orissa.

Solution

The Achievements of the Gajapati rulers:

(i) The Gajapati rule mark a brilliant phase in Orissa’s history.

(ii) Gajapati rulers were great builders and warriors.

(iii) The Gajpati rulers were mainly instrumental in extending their rule in the south towards Karnataka. As we have seen, this brought them into conflict with Vijayanagara, the Reddis and Bahmani Sultans.

(iv) Perhaps, one reason why the Gajapati rulers preferred arrangement in the south was their feeling that the Sultans of Bengal were too strong to be easily dislodge from the Bengal-Orissa border. But the Orissa's rulers could not hold on to their southern conquests for any length of time due to the power and capabilities of the Vijayanagara and Bahmani rulers.

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Through The Eyes Of Travellers

Describe the achievements of the Gajapati rulers of Orissa.

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