Kalinga Under The Mauryan - Administration of Kalinga Under Ashoka

Administration of Kalinga Under Ashoka

After the war Kalinga become fifth province of Magadha empire. It seems Ashoka divided Kalinga into three sections having own headquarters.

1. Gangetic portion of Kalinga with the province of Prachi under his direct control.
2. Central Part of Kalinga empire( Macco Calingae) or Utkal, Odra(Western and central part of present Orissa) and Tosala region formed a new province with its headquarter located at Tosali near modern Dhauli.
3. Kalinga(Sothern part) formed another administrative unit with headquarter at Samapa near Jaugada

Rock edits of Ashok are found in this administrative capital. Administration of Kalinga is almost similar to other Province of Magadha except that more humanitarian value is added to the same.

Almost immediately after the death of Ashoka, Kalinga broke away from the Mauryan Empire and claimed independence. As Mauryan rule ended, with it Buddhism also ended in Kalinga and most people reverted back to the traditional practice of Jainism.