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What was a name of Orissa in past?

  1. Kalinga

  2. Ujjain

  3. Saurashtra

  4. Devnagar
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Odisha (formerly Orissa) was known as Kalinga in ancient times. The region was famously conquered by Emperor Ashoka in the Kalinga War (261 BCE), which led to his conversion to Buddhism. Ujjain and Saurashtra are different ancient regions in central and western India respectively.

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