Murunda dynasty
c. 2nd century CE–c. 3rd century CE
Find spots and places of issue of the Murunda inscriptions
Religion	Jainism[citation needed]
Government	Monarchy
Historical era	Classical India
• Established	c. 2nd century CE
• Disestablished	c. 3rd century CE
Preceded by Succeeded by Mahameghavahana dynasty Gupta Empire

TheMurunda dynasty ruled in theUtkal region of modernOdisha in eastern India during 2nd and 3rd centuries CE. Their territory included parts of the area around the northern districts of coastalOdisha. They appear to have succeeded theMahameghavahana dynasty and then replaced byNagas of Vindhyatabi and theGupta Empire.

The following members of the Murunda family are known:

• Gana (2nd cen CE)
• Dhamadamadhara (Dharmatamadharasya) (3rd cen CE)^{[citation needed]}

The Murunda dynasty likely ruled Utkala around the 2nd century and 3rd century CE.

Much of the information about King Gana is known from the Bhadrak inscription^[1][2] which was issued in the 8th regnal year during his reign. The inscription was found near Bhadrakali Temple which brought there from the neighbouring village.^[3] The language of the inscription is in Prakrit written in Middle or KushanaBrahmi script. The inscription refers to the land grant given by Maharaja Gana to the residents of Panida.^[4]

Dhamadamadhara ruled over the region in around 3rd century CE. Under his reign, it has been noted that there were important diplomatic relations betweenKalinga andFunan. The Funan kingdom was co-founded by the merchantKaundinya I from Kalinga when he married the Funanese princessSoma.^[5] During 3rd cen CE, King Dhamadamadhara (Dharmatamadharasya) received the envoy Su-Wu representing King Fan Chan of Funan (225-250 CE) at the port ofTamralipti.^[6][7] Dhamadamadhara's rule over Kalinga is also attested from the discovery of a gold coin fromSisupalgarh, on whose obverse his name has been inscribed. The king presented the envoy Su-Wu with four horses and it quite likely there were strong trade and cultural interactions between the two kingdoms.^[5]

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