[8][9][10] He set up two streets from Lion's gateway to the Gundicha Temple and laid a smooth road by covering up the pits and holes on the way.
[11] Mukunda Deva built a chain of forts at Raibania (in the present Balasore district) of Odisha.
The fort was stormed by Kalapahad in 1558 A.D.[12] Mukunda Deva came into close contact with the Sultan of Bengal as a foe, and Mughal emperor Akbar as an ally.
In 1560, Sultan Ghiyasuddin Jalal Shah of Bengal invaded Orissa and marched up to Jajpur.
In the absence of Mukunda Deva, Ramachandra Bhanja (a feudatory of Sarangagarh) declared himself king of Orissa.