Work / monument · text
Hathigumpha inscription
The Hathigumpha inscription is a long Prakrit inscription in Brahmi script carved in the 'Elephant Cave' on Udayagiri hill near Bhubaneswar, probably in the 1st century BCE. It records year by year the deeds of Kharavela, king of Kalinga of the Mahameghavahana dynasty, including campaigns against Magadha and the recovery of a Jain image taken by a Nanda king. It is the main source for his reign.
Mentioned in 2 profiles
Mentioned in 2 state histories
See also
Cite this entry
- APA
- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Hathigumpha inscription. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/hathigumpha-inscription
- MLA
- “Hathigumpha inscription.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/hathigumpha-inscription. Accessed .
- Chicago
- The Epoch Institute. “Hathigumpha inscription.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/hathigumpha-inscription.
- Harvard
- The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Hathigumpha inscription’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/hathigumpha-inscription (Accessed: ).
Last reviewed October 2026Random entry ↻