Ramachandra Deva I

Not to be confused with Ramachandra Deva.

Ramachandra Deva I
Gajapati
Abhinava Indradyumna
King of Khurda
Reign1568 CE – 1607 CE
Coronation1575 CE
PredecessorMukunda Deva
SuccessorPurushottama Deva II
DiedKhurda
HouseBhoi
FatherDanai Vidyadhara
ReligionHinduism

Gajapati Rāmachandra Deva I (1568–1607; popularly called Abhinava Indradyumna) was the founder of the Bhoi dynasty of Khurda in Odisha, India.[1][2][3] He established the Khurda kingdom in 1568 and after the death of Mukunda Deva he made an alliance with Akbar and was recognised as Gajapati.[4][5] Madala Panji associated him with Yaduvamsa of Mahabharata.[6] Gajapati Ramachandra Deva was also a Sanskrit poet and a scholar, he authored the celebrated drama "Shrikrushnabhaktabachhalya Charitam".[5] The Odia populace gave him the title of "Thakura Raja" as a mark of respect for renovating the damaged Hindu temples that were destroyed by the invasion of Kalapahad.[7][8] Ramachandra Deva's regnal title was "Vira Sri Gajapati Viradhi Viravara Pratapi Ramachandra Deva".[9]

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