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Which Southeast Asian regions were connected to Kalinga’s overseas activities?
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Odisha
Jagannatha temple, Puri, Odisha, India.
Kalinga, an ancient territorial subdivision of east-central India that encompasses much of present-day Odisha, maintained a robust maritime trade network. Through its historical ports, the region conducted extensive seaborne trade with Myanmar (formerly Burma) and various other territories located farther to the south and east.1