Kapilendra Deva
| Kapilendra Deva | |||||
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| Gajapati Virashree Rajadhiraja Brhamarvara Gaudeshwara Karnata Kalabargeswara | |||||
Gajapati Kapilendra Deva depicted holding a sword and seated in a dominating Lakulisha position at Kapileswar Temple in Old Bhubaneswar. | |||||
| Gajapati | |||||
| Reign | 1434–1467 | ||||
| Coronation | 29 June 1435 Bhubaneswar, Gajapati Kingdom | ||||
| Predecessor | Bhanudeva IV (King of Trikalinga) | ||||
| Successor | Purushottama Deva | ||||
| King of Gauda | |||||
| Reign | 1450–1467 | ||||
| King of Karnata and Kalabarga | |||||
| Reign | 1464–1467 | ||||
| Died | 1467 Banks of Krishna River (modern day Andhra Pradesh) | ||||
| Spouse | Rupambika Parvati Devi, etc. | ||||
| Issue | Hamvira Deva Purushottama Deva | ||||
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| House | Suryavamsha | ||||
| Father | Jageswara | ||||
| Mother | Belama | ||||
| Religion | Hinduism | ||||
| Military career | |||||
| Battles / wars | Battle of Devarakonda | ||||
Kapilendra Deva (died 1467) was the founder of the Suryavamsa Gajapati dynasty that ruled parts of eastern and southern India with present-day Odisha as the center of the kingdom. He ascended to the throne after staging a military coup against the preceding and the last ruler from the Eastern Ganga dynasty, Bhanudeva IV. 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, the Lord of Kalaburagi and of nine crore (90 million) subjects.
He defeated the Muslim forces like the Sultan of Jaunpur (Mahmud Shah), Bahmani Sultanate and the young ruler of Bengal Samsuddin Ahmad Shah who were continuously preparing to invade Odisha and had continuous rivalries with powerful kings such as Deva Raya II of Vijayanagara along with Reddys of Rajmahendri.
Kapilendra Deva was the most powerful Hindu monarch of his time. After his death his youngest son Purushottama Deva became the successor by the wish of his father which led to a civil war with his elder brother Hamvira Deva.