Kurala refers to one of the kingdoms of the south mentioned in Gupta inscription No. The Gupta empire founded by Sri Gupta, covered much of ancient India and embraced the Dharmic religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. According to this inscription, all the kings of the region of the north were who attained great fame by liberating them. One of the regions mentioned as situated in the south is Kurāḷa.
Source archivePersonal and geographical names in the Gupta inscriptions Kurala is a place name without suffix and is mentioned in the Gupta inscription No. The Gupta empire founded by Sri Gupta, covered much of ancient India and embraced the Dharmic religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. Kurāla has been mentioned as one of the kingdoms of Dakṣiṇapatha subdued by Samudragupta. Its ruler was Maṇṭaraja.
Kurala is taken by Kielhorn to be the same as Kunāla mentioned in the Aihole inscription of Pulakeśin II and identified with the Kolleru lake between the Godavari and the Krishna. But D.R. Bhandarkar objects to this view on the ground that the Kolleru lake must have been included in the kingdom of Vengi mentioned later on in the same list in the inscription. G. Ramdas seems to be right when he observes that Kurāla must be the plain country of the Ganjam district to the north-east of the Mahendra hill now chiefly occupied by the Oriyas.
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