The Gajapati kingdom of Odisha was established in 1435 CE by:

The Gajapati (Suryavamshi) dynasty of Odisha was established by Kapilendra Deva (Kapileswar Routray) in 1435 CE.

About Kapilendra Deva:

• He ruled from 1435 to 1467 CE.
• He was originally a minister or military commander of the last Eastern Ganga king, Bhanudeva IV.
• He seized the throne and founded the Suryavamshi Gajapati dynasty.
• He was a powerful ruler who expanded the kingdom; his empire extended from the Ganga in the north to the Kaveri in the south, according to some accounts.
• He fought against the Bahmani sultans, the Vijayanagara rulers and the sultans of Bengal and Jaunpur.
• He took the title "Gajapati" ("lord of elephants"), which was used by the rulers of Odisha.
• He was a patron of Sanskrit and Odia literature; the Odia "Mahabharata" of Sarala Das was written around his time.

Important Gajapati rulers:

• Kapilendra Deva: the founder.
• Purushottama Deva: his son; according to legend, he married the princess of Kanchi after the Kanchi-Kaveri expedition, a famous story in Odia tradition.
• Prataparudra Deva (1497-1540): fought Krishnadeva Raya of Vijayanagara, who defeated him and married his daughter; he was a follower of Sri Chaitanya, who lived in Puri during his reign.
• The Gajapati dynasty declined in the 16th century, and Odisha later came under the Afghans and the Mughals.

The Gajapati title today:

• The Gajapati Maharaja of Puri is the traditional "first servant" of Lord Jagannath, and performs the "Chhera Pahanra" (sweeping the chariot) ritual during the Rath Yatra.
• The Gajapati district of Odisha is named after the dynasty.

Earlier dynasties of Odisha:

• Eastern Ganga dynasty (11th-15th centuries): built the Jagannath and Konark temples.
• Somavamshi and Bhauma-Kara dynasties (earlier).

Why not the other options?

• ✗Anantavarman Chodaganga and Narasimhadeva I were Eastern Ganga kings.
• ✗Prataparudra Deva was a later Gajapati ruler.