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Sisupalgarh
20.2266° N, 85.8531° E
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Sisupalgarh or Sisupalagada (Odia: [sisupaːl̪ɔɡɔɽɔ] ) is situated in Khurda District in Odisha, India, and houses ruined fortifications. First inhabited around 7th to 6th centuries BCE, it is one of the largest and best-preserved early historic fortifications in India, and was once the capital of ancient Kalinga. It is identified with Kalinganagara of Kharavela and Tosali of Ashoka.
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Revised flourishing hypothesis (M.L. Smith & R. Mohanty)
5th century BCE onward
Alternative flourishing date range (B.B. Lal)
3rd century BCE–4th century AD
Northern rampart construction date
510–400 BCE
Initial occupation (radiocarbon)
804–669 BCE (inside city); 793–555 BCE (outside city)
First modern excavation
1948
American–Indian team work
2001
Documented encroachment increase
since 2002, accelerating after 2010
Excavations by Smith & Mohanty
2005–2009
Ground-penetrating radar survey
2005
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