Kapilendra Deva was the founder of the Gajapati Empire that ruled parts of eastern and southern India with present-day Odisha as the center of the kingdom. Kapilendra was the most powerful Hindu king of his time, and under him Orissa became an empire stretching from the lower Ganga in the north to the Kaveri in the south. He was known for his aggressive military campaigns, He faced the sultans of Jaunpur, Bahmani Sultanate and the young sultan of Bengal Samsuddin Ahmad Shah who were continuously preparing to invade Odisha and had continuous rivalries with powerful kings such as Deva Raya II of Vijayanagara along with Reddys of Rajmahendri.