aya ' s ▁kun ta ▁( spe ar ) ▁in ▁a ▁battle . ▁Histor ian ▁Kr ish na ▁Ch andra ▁Pan ig ra hi ▁identified ▁this ▁king ▁of ▁Od ra ▁as ▁Sh iv ak ara ▁III , ▁and ▁the or ized ▁that ▁Jan me j aya ▁placed ▁his ▁daughter ▁on ▁the ▁B ha uma - K ara ▁throne ▁after ▁killing ▁him . ▁However , ▁other ▁histor ians ▁disag ree ▁with ▁this ▁theory , ▁stating ▁that ▁Od ra ▁in ▁this ▁context ▁refers ▁not ▁the ▁whole ▁of ▁present - day ▁Od ish a , ▁but ▁only ▁a ▁small ▁v ish aya ▁( d istrict ) ▁centered ▁around ▁the ▁present - day ▁D hen k anal ▁district . ▁According ▁to ▁this ▁theory , ▁the ▁king ▁of ▁Od ra ▁referred ▁to ▁in ▁the ▁ins cription ▁was ▁probably ▁a ▁re bel ▁B han ja ▁v ass al . ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁long ▁reign ▁of ▁ 3 4 ▁years , ▁Jan me j aya ▁issued ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁gr ants ▁( record ed ▁in ▁form ▁of ▁co pper - plate ▁ins cri ptions ) ▁at ▁various ▁" v ict orious ▁cam ps ". ▁This ▁suggests ▁that ▁Jan me j aya ▁cons olid ated ▁the ▁Som avam sh i ▁rule ▁in ▁western ▁Od ish a ▁moving ▁from ▁place ▁to ▁place . ▁During ▁his ▁ 3 1 st ▁reg nal ▁year , ▁he ▁issued ▁three ▁gr ants ▁from ▁K ata ka , ▁which ▁has ▁been ▁identified ▁as ▁Ch aud war ▁near ▁modern ▁C utt ack . ▁This ▁suggests ▁that ▁his ▁influence