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Jagannatha temple, Puri, Odisha, India.
Mughal emperor Akbar gained control of Odisha through the military efforts of his governor of Bihar, Man Singh, who annexed the region to consolidate Mughal gains in the east. This expansion followed Akbar's successful efforts to bring Bengal under firm imperial control by July 1576.1
While the initial annexation occurred during Akbar's reign, the region remained a site of ongoing political activity, and later historical records note the subsequent subjugation of Afghan domains in Orissa by 1617 during the reign of his successor, Jahangir.2