Kapilendra Deva[a] (died 1467)[1] was the founder of the Suryavamsa Gajapati Dynasty that ruled parts of eastern and southern India with the present-day Odisha as the center of the kingdom.[2][3][4][5] He ascended to the throne after staging a military coup against the preceding and the last ruler from the Eastern Ganga dynasty, Bhanu Deva IV. He is also referred to as Kapilendra Routray.Kapilendra claimed descent from the Surya Vamsha of the Mahābhārata and was conferred the regnal title Shri Shri ...(108 times) Gajapati Gaudeshwara NabaKoti Karnata Kalabargeswara i.e. the Lord of Bengal (Gauda), the lord of the Karnataka region or Vijayanagara.

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  1. Sen, Sailendra (2013). A Textbook of Medieval Indian History. Primus Books. pp. 121–122. ISBN 978-9-38060-734-4.
  2. Mishra, Patit Paban (11 January 2016). "Eastern Ganga and Gajapati empires". The Encyclopedia of Empire. Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 1–4. doi:10.1002/9781118455074.wbeoe402. ISBN 9781118455074.
  3. Panda, Shishir Kumar (2008), "Gajapati Kingship and the Cult of Jagannatha: A Study on the Chhamu Chitaus (Royal Letters)", Proceedings of the Indian History Congress, 69, Indian History Congress: 225–229, JSTOR 44147183, empire...Suryavamsi Gajapatis
  4. Majumdar, Pusalker & Majumdar 1960, p. 365.
  5. Kulke, Hermann (1976), Kshatriyaization and social change: A Study in Orissa setting (PDF), Popular Prakashan, p. 402, archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-06-24, retrieved 2021-03-27, Suryavamsa...kings of the Suryavamsa(1435-1540)