India

Karnasuvarna

Gauda capital ruins, 7th‑century Bengal

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Karnasuvarna or Karnasubarna (Bengali : কর্ণসুবর্ণ অথবা কানাসুনা) was an ancient city, located in the present day Berhampore CD block in the Berhampore subdivision of Murshidabad district, West Bengal, India. It was the capital of Gauda Kingdom.

Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Chalcolithic
Bronze Age
Iron Age
Classical Period
Post-Classical Period
Early Modern Period
Industrial Period
Contemporary Period
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Mid-7th century reference to Jayanaga

mid-7th century

Early city centre and long occupation

2nd century AD to 15th–16th century AD

Shashanka's capital

7th century

Xuanzang's account of the vihara

7th century

Rakshashidanga excavations (ASI)

1929–1930

Rajbaridanga excavations (University of Calcutta)

1962

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Terracotta figurinesStucco mouldingsSealsInscriptions
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CitiesPalaces
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Environmental and Natural Features

Artificial Mounds
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Country

India

Coordinates

24.03° N, 88.19° E