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I-Akbari, written by Abul Fazl, the court historian of emperor Akbar (1558-1603
AD) also describes it as the k峁�etra of Purusottama.16
17 During the reign of Anangabhima Deva III (1211. to 1238 AD), the
presiding deity Purusottama was called as Jagannatha, the Lord of the world. The
Kurme艣vara temple inscription (dated 1230 AD) is the first record (so far known
to us) to refer Jagannatha as the presiding deity of the k峁�etra. " This inscription
also clearly refers to 艢r墨 Jagann膩tha as the real king of Ganga kingdom and
Anangabhima Deva-III as the Rout or deputy of Lord Jagannatha. The name was
changed from Purusottama to Jagannatha to suit the different sections of religious
beliefs such as Buddhists, Jainas, 艢aivas, Vai峁ａ箛avas and 艢盲ktas. At that time,
Muslim powers of the frontiers of Ganga kingdom were powerful and called the
Ganga kingdom as the k峁�etra of Jagannatha. After the complete occupation of
Orissa by British in 1803 AD, the British officials recorded it (k峁�etra) as the city of
Jugarnn膩th. Initially, the k峁�etra was also recorded as Purusottama by them but in
later period they recorded it in various names such as Jekarn膩t, Juggern膩ut,
Juggarn盲th-poore etc.
Sir Thomas Roe, who visited India during the reign of emperor
J膩h膩ngir (1603 AD- 1627 AD), has described to the place as the chief city called
'Jekan膩t'. Similarly an English visitor William Bruston, who came here (Puri) in
1633 AD, has called it 'the great city of Juggarn膩t. William Hamilton in his
'Description of Hindost膩n' written in 1820 AD mentions the city as Juggarn膩th,
Juggann膩th-poor and Poore. While Andrew Stirling in his "Account of Orissa
Proper or Cuttack", has referred to it both as Jugarn膩th-Poore and simply
Poore.18R.L. Mitra opines that the most appropriate name for it, has been pre-
eminently and par-excellence, Puri, the city." L.S.S.O' Malley writes 'Evidently,
therefore, the later name commended itself to popular taste as a handy
abbreviation and displaced the older and more correct name Jagannatha, the Lord
of the world, whose temple has made the town famous throughout India. 20The
present name of this k峁�etra (Puri), which seems to have been derived from the
British recorded word i.e. Jugarn膩th-poore.
The name Purusottama k峁�etra was also for some time known as
'Purusottama-Puri' and the word Purusottama-Puri was contracted into k峁�etra or