Studies in the Geography of Ancient and Medieval India c8.s3.3

c8.s3.3

The ancient Aṅga country is supposed to have comprised the present Monghyr and Bhagalpur Districts of Bihar excluding the parts lying to the north of the Ganges. Its capital Campā is believed to have been situated at the confluence of the Ganges and the Campā (modern Cāndan) and the two villages Campā-nagar and Campāpur, near Bhāgalpur, are supposed to represent the acutal site of the ancient capital of Aṅga. Epigraphic evidence, however, seems to suggest the location of the ancient city near the Lakhisarai station on the Eastern Railway, in the western fringe of the Monghyr District.¹ There are traditions regarding the expansion of the boundary of the Aṅga country especially in the south. The *Kathāsaritsāgara*,² e.g., refers to the Aṅga city called Viṭaṅkapura which was situated on the seashore. The commentary on Vātsyāyana’s *Kāmasūtra* (VI, 6) places Aṅga to the east of the Mahānadi.