Tosali or Toshali was an ancient city in the present day Odisha state in eastern India. It was the capital of the eastern province of the Kalinga Kingdom.[1] While some scholars tried to identify this ancient city with Dhauli, 7 km away from Bhubaneshwar,[2] other scholars were inclined to identify this city with Shishupalgarh, 5 km away from Bhubaneshwar.[3]
Recent archaeological excavations showing fort ruins and major ancient era weapons, inscriptions and presence of Kushan era gold coins gives credence to the sites at Radhanagar near Brahmani river in Jajpur district to be the most likely location of Tosali.[4][5]
- ^ Thapar, R. (2001) Aśoka and the Decline of the Mauryas, New Delhi: Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-564445-X, p.100
- ^ Thapar, R. (2001) Aśoka and the Decline of the Mauryas, New Delhi: Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-564445-X, p.230
- ^ Dhauli: An early Historic Urban Centre of Orissa Archived 2008-10-10 at the Wayback Machine in Orissa Review, July, 2006
- ^ Sudarsan, Surabhi (7 August 2020). "India: Odisha farmer finds gold coin dating back to second century". Gulf News.
- ^ "This excerpt from a new book recasts Emperor Ashoka reputation as a pacifist". The Hindustan Times. 7 August 2016.
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