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Mukunda Deva or Mukunda Harichandana was the founder of "Chalukya dynasty" in ancient Orissa. He traced his descent from the Eastern Chalukyas of Vengi. Traditions of Odisha refer to him as “Telinga Mukandadeva”. He was the sole monarch of his dynasty and the last independent ruler of Odisha before it lost its unitary realm and independence in 1568 CE. He came to the throne at Kataka in 1559 after killing Raghuram Raya Chotaraya, the last Bhoi ruler. During his reign he tried to revive the power of Orissa. As per the Bhimeswara temple inscription of Mukunda Deva his father’s name was Saravaraju while his grandfather is mentioned as Singaraju.