Battle worthy leaders like Jayi Rajaguru (1806) and Buxi Jagabandhu (1773) along with the Paikas and Kondh tribal conscripts fought gallantly against the British and won for brief time declaring the independence from the British authority.
Hard impositions of taxes by the British, administrative malpractices by the pro British Bengali landlords or officials and stripping the rights of local people along with suppression of native landlords in Odisha led to India's first reorganized revolt against the British in the year 1817 popularly known as Paika Bidroh or rebellion. It was conquered by the Mughals under Akbar in 1568 and was thereafter subject to a succession of Mughal and Maratha rule before finally falling to the British in the year 1803. Odisha remained an independent regional power till the early 16th century A.D. The Empire was extended from Ganga river in the north to Kaveri river in the south during reign of Kapilendra Deva. Gajapati Empire ruled the region in 15th century. Then Eastern Ganga dynasty ruled Odisha from 11th to 15th century AD. They introduced a new style of architecture in Odisha and their rule saw a shift from Buddhism to Brahmanism. They constructed Lingaraj Temple, Mukteshvara Temple and Rajarani Temple in Bhubaneswar. Keshari dynasty ruled from 9th to 12th century. They built several Buddhist Monasteries and temple including of Lalitgiri, Udayagiri and Baitala Deula. Bhauma-Kara dynasty ruled Odisha from 8th to 10th century. They built Parashurameshvara Temple in 7th century which is oldest known temple in Bhubaneswar. Shailodbhava dynasty ruled the region from 6th century to 8th century. During reign of Gupta Empire, Samudra Gupta conquered Odisha.