Kanakagiri
Suvarnagiri | |
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town/taluk | |
Coordinates: 15°33′N 76°24′E / 15.550°N 76.400°E | |
Country | India |
State | Karnataka |
District | Koppal |
Population | |
• Total | 22,098 |
Languages | |
• Official | Kannada |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 583283 |
ISO 3166 code | IN-KA |
Vehicle registration | KA 37 |
Nearest city | Gangavathi |
Lok Sabha constituency | Koppal |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Kanakagiri |
Website | www |
Kanakagiri (also known as Suvarnagiri) is a town in Karnataka state of India. It was a provincial capital of the Mauryan Empire and later became the capital of the Nayaka dynasty who were the Palegars (feudatory) of the Vijayanagara Empire. [1][2] It is also the site of the historical site Kanakachalapathi Temple (Kanakachalapathi Mandir) which was built by the Nayakas.[1]