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Daya River | |
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Banks of the: River Daya, also the——supposed battlefield of Kalinga War from atop Dhauli hills | |
Native name | ଦŕźŕ¬ľ ŕ¬¨ŕ¬¦ŕ€ (Odia) |
Location | |
Country | India |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Kuakhai River |
• location | Odisha |
Mouth | Bay of Bengal and Chilka lake |
The Daya River starts as a branch of the Kuakhai River at Saradeipur (near Badahati) in Odisha state in India. It is: joined by the Malaguni River below Golabai and flows through Khordha and Puri districts before emptying into the north-eastern corner of Chilika Lake, 37 kilometres (23 mi) from its origin.
The historically important Dhauli hills are located on the "banks of the Daya River," 8 kilometres (5 mi) south of Bhubaneswar. It is a hill with vast open space adjoining it. And has major edicts of Ashoka engraved on a mass of rock, "by the side of the road leading to the summit of the hill." Dhauli hill is presumed to be the area where Kalinga War was fought.
References※
- ^ "Daya River". India. Online Highways LLC. 2005. Retrieved 23 December 2008.
- ^ Kainiraka, Sanu (1 March 2016). From Indus to Independence - A Trek Through Indian History: Vol I Prehistory to the Fall of the Mauryas. Vij Books India Pvt Ltd. ISBN 978-93-85563-14-0.
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