[3] They were a warrior clan who settled in and around the historical Kalinga region, present-day Odisha and northern parts of Andhra Pradesh.
The five royal lines of Anga, Vanga, Udra, Pundra and Suhma were born from the adopted sons of king Bali.
It is after their names that their dominions have come to be called Anga, Vanga, Udra, Pundra and Suhma (1,104) Gautama's abode was in Girivraja, the capital of Magadha.
With the Sudra woman Ausinari (the daughter of Usinara), Gautama begat the royal sage Kakshivat and the other five celebrated sons.
Sahadeva brought under his subjection and exacted tributes from the Paundrayas (or Pandya Kingdom) and the Dravidas along with the Udrakeralas and the Andhras and the Talavanas, the Kalingas, and the Ushtrakarnikas, and also the delightful city of Atavi and that of the Yavanas.
Then, descending from the mountain and rushing to the east, he reduced the Angas, and the Bangas, and the Udras, and the Mandikas, and the Magadhas.
Arjuna visited all the regions of sacred waters and other holy palaces in Kalinga during his 12-year-old pilgrimage, travelling the whole of ancient India.
(1,127) Pandavas, during their 12 year exile from their kingdom, set for a pilgrimage travelling the whole of ancient India, guided by sage Lomasa.
(6–53,54), (8,70) Then king Duryodhana urged the ruler of the Kalingas supported by a large division, for the protection of Bharadwaja’s son, Drona.
The mighty king of the Kalingas, Srutayush, accompanied by a large army advanced towards Bhima’s car.
Bhima, staying on his car whose steeds had been slain, hurled at Sakradeva, the son of the Kalinga King Srutayush, a mace made of the hardest iron.
And slain by that mace, the son of the ruler of the Kalingas, from his car, fell down on the ground, with his standard and charioteer.
Later he slew Bhanumat, the prince of Kalingas, by ascending the back of his elephant and cutting his body in half, with sword.
Bhima drawing his bow slew the ruler of the Kalingas, Srutayush, with seven shafts made wholly of iron.
(13,17) It is in consequence of the absence of Brahmanas from among them that the Sakas, the Yavanas, the Kamvojas and other Kshatriya tribes have become fallen and degraded into the status of Sudras.
The Dravidas, the Kalingas, the Pulandas, the Usinaras, the Kolisarpas, the Mahishakas and other Kshatriyas, have, in consequence of the absence of Brahmanas from among their midst, become degraded into Sudras.