Forts of Orissa
Forts of Orissa- Military outposts which played important role in the defence of the medieval Orissan empire. The forts were Mandarana,Kotisamigarh, Raibania, Jajpur Kataka, Amaravati kataka, Choudwara Kataka, Varanasi Kataka(Cuttack), Chudanga Kataka (Sarangagarh) Kasiagarh and Sisupalgarh.Remnants of old forts are noticed in the Garajat states of Orissa. In the ~outh forts were at Huma,Khimendi,Chikiti, Palur, Khalikote and Athagarh. In the far south, forts of Rajamahendri, Kondapalli Vinukonda, Vellamakonda and Devarkonda were the Orissan forts. They are now in Andhra Pradesh.
