Kalinga (India)
Kalinga (Oriya: କଳିଙ୍ଗ, Devnagari: कळिंग) was an early republic in central-eastern India, which comprised most of the modern state of Orissa/Utkal (pronounced as Orissa), as well as the Andhra region of the bordering state of Andhra Pradesh. It was a rich and fertile land that extended from the river Damodar/Ganges to Godavari and from Bay of Bengal to Amarkantak range in the West. The region was scene of the bloody Kalinga War fought by the Maurya Emperor Ashoka the Great of Magadha c. 265 BCE.
Read more about Kalinga (India): Rise of Kharavela, Historical Accounts of Kalinga, The Fall of Kalinga, The Term "Keling"