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Dakshina Kosala
Dakshina Kosala, 'southern Kosala', was the historical name of the upper Mahanadi valley in what is now Chhattisgarh and western Odisha. It was ruled by the Sharabhapuriyas and then the Panduvamshis, whose capital Sirpur has major brick temples and Buddhist monasteries, and later by the Somavamshis and the Kalachuris of Ratanpur.
Mentioned in 2 state histories
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