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Conclusion
Thus, the Hathigumpha inscription offers a
fair idea about the career and achievements
of the king Kharavela in an eulogistic
manner. But at the same time it reflects of
the political and religious climate of Kalinga
and the whole of India. In the post-Maurya
period the kingdom of Kalinga reasserted its
independence under the Mahameghavahanas
and attempted to avenge the defeat and
discomfiture against Magadha. The text of
the inscription further supplements the
process of state formation in Kalinga in the
post-Maurya phase. The primary state of
Magadha had cast its impact on Kalinga and
its subsequent interaction with the pristine
state supplied necessary ideas and idioms
for development of a state apparatus with
all its essential elements.
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