The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India c5.s9.208

c5.s9.208

Kurujāṅgala—A forest country situated in Sirhind, north-west of Hastināpura. It was called Śrīkaṇṭhadeśa during the Buddhist period; its capital was Bilāspur. It was included in Kurukshetra. In the sixth century, its capital was Thāneśvara. The seat of Government was removed by Harsha Deva (Siladitya II) to Kanauj (see Śrīkaṇṭha). The entire Kurudeśa was called by this name in the Mbh. (Ādi P., ch. 201) and Vāmana P. (ch. 32). Hastināpura, the capital of the Kurus, was situated in Kurujāṅgala (Mbh., Ādi, ch. 126).