Anga Kingdom

Anga is described in the Mahabharata as a kingdom in the eastern parts of India.

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In the Ramayana, the Anga king Romapada was a friend of Awadh Kosala king Dasharatha. Kosala Princess Shāntā, elder to Raghava Rama, lived as the daughter of Romapada, since he was childless. Duryodhana established Karna as the ruler of Anga in the Mahabharata. It is believed that there were many Anga kings who ruled different parts of Anga kingdom, contemporary to Karna. Champapuri was the capital of Anga ruled by Karna. Magadha (south-west Bihar) king Jarasandha gifted another city called Malinipuri, to the Anga king Karna.