Kalinga was a prosperous region consisting of peaceful and artistically skilled people. The northern part of kalinga was known as the utkala (uttar: Kalinga), they were the.

It is generally defined as the eastern coastal region between the ganges and the godavari rivers, although its boundaries have fluctuated with the territory of Kalinga, ancient territorial subdivision of east-central india. It corresponds to present-day northern telangana, northeastern andhra pradesh, most of odisha, and a portion of madhya pradesh. In the 3rd century bce, the region came under mauryan control as a result of the kalinga war. It was subsequently ruled by several regional dynasties whose rulers bore the title kalingฤdhipati.

It was subsequently ruled by several regional dynasties whose rulers bore the title kalingฤdhipati.