The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India c5.s9.212

c5.s9.212

Kusamapura—1 Properly Kusumapura which is the same as Pāṭaliputra (Mahāvaṃsa, ch 5) Kumhrār, the southern quarter of Patna, is evidently a corruption of Kusumapura (Kusumapura), where the royal palace was situated It was part of Pāṭaliputra (Upham's Mahāvaṃsa ch V, p 46) 2 Kānyakubja