Archaeology & Prehistory
Sisupalgarh fortified city
c. 5th c. BCE onwardEarly historic KalingaSisupalgarh (Odisha)Odisha
500 BCE
A square fortified city with monumental gateways and pillared structures.
- Dated
- 500–400 BCE
- As scholars put it
- c. 5th c. BCE onward
- Originator
- Early historic Kalinga
- Source text
- Sisupalgarh (Odisha)
- Region
- Odisha
- Discipline
- Archaeology & Prehistory
- Evidence
- Documented
- Confidence
- Medium
- Verification
- Reference-cited
Fair to say
Population and function estimates vary.
Path to modern innovation
A key early-historic urban centre in eastern India.
References
- 1B. B. Lal (1949)
- 2Mohanty & Smith excavations
Further reading
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