Karnasuvarna

Karnasuvarna
Kānsonā
Remains of Raktamrittika Vihara, c. 600 CE
Karnasuvarna is located in West Bengal
Karnasuvarna
Shown within West Bengal
Alternative nameKarnasubarna
LocationWest Bengal, India
Coordinates24°01′49″N 88°11′27″E / 24.03028°N 88.19083°E / 24.03028; 88.19083
TypeSettlement
History
Founded7th century AD
Site notes
Excavation dates1929–30, 1962
Archaeologists
  • K. N. Dixit
  • S. R. Das
OwnershipArchaeological Survey of India, University of Calcutta

Karnasuvarna or Karnasubarna (Bengali : কর্ণসুবর্ণ অথবা কানসোনা) 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.[1]

  1. ^ Majumdar, R. C. (1971). History of Ancient Bengal. Calcutta: G. Bhardwaj & Co. pp. 6–8. OCLC 961157849.