Sisupalgarh
20°13′35.9″N 85°51′11.0″E / 20.226639°N 85.853056°E
Remains of pillars of Sisupalgarh fortified urban center, an ASI Listed Monument | |
| Location | Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India |
|---|---|
| Type | Settlement |
| Part of | Kalinga |
| History | |
| Founded | 800 BCE to 500 BCE |
| Abandoned | 4th Century CE |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1948 by B.B. Lal |
| Archaeologists | B.B. Lal, M.L. Smith, R.K. Mohanty, Paul Alan Yule |
Sisupalgarh or Sisupalagada (Odia: [sisupaːl̪ɔɡɔɽɔ] ⓘ) is situated in Khurda District in Odisha, India, and houses ruined fortifications. First inhabited around 7th to 6th centuries BCE, it is one of the largest and best-preserved early historic fortifications in India, and was once the capital of ancient Kalinga. It is identified with Kalinganagara of Kharavela and Tosali of Ashoka.