[1] Excavations at Asurgarh in the Kalahandi district of Odisha have provided evidence suggesting that the earliest phase of fortification might belong to the Mauryan period.

[2] It is almost rectangular in shape, having four gates piercing the surrounding mammoth wall made of brick, rubble and earth.

Close to the eastern ditch, the builders of the fort excavated a huge water reservoir measuring 200 acres of land.

[3][4][5] Archaeologists have unearthed artefacts believed to be 2,300-year-old while carrying out excavation at the Asurgarh Fort in Odisha’s Kalahandi district.

[8][9] "Asurgarh" is a corrupted version of "Asokagarh," named after King Asoka of the Mauryan dynasty, who ruled in the 3rd century B.C.