page_title: History of Kodagu
section_title: Early history
hierarchical_section_title: History of Kodagu / Early history
caption_attribution_description: A burial urn / Cromlech from near Virarajendrepet, Coorg
context_page_description: The district of Kodagu in present-day Karnataka comprises the area of the former princely state of the same name.
context_section_description: Kannada inscriptions speak of Kudagu nad (parts of Kodagu, Western Mysore and Kerala) as well. Both the name of the natives and of the region are synonymous (Kodava-Kodavu; Kodaga-Kodagu; Coorgs-Coorg).
caption: A burial urn/Cromlech near Virarajendrepet, Joshika in 1868
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