[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989) › v2.c44.45 # An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c44.45 An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c44.45 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c44.45](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c44.45) \*\*Raja-Karna-ka-Qila\*\* (29°58′; 76°49′), Dt Kurukshetra, adjacent to the Kurukshetra University Campus and lying in the revenue jurisdiction of Mirzapur village, 3 km w.-s.-w. of Thanesar, the mound rising to a height ranging from 9 to 12 m from the surrounding field level. It was first surveyed by Cunningham (\*ASI—AR\*, 2, p. 220) and was later excavated by D.B. Spooner (\*ASI—AR\*, 1921-22; 1922-23). In the fifties Lal reported the discovery of the PGW \[11.14\] from the site (\*AI\*, 10 and 11, 1954 & 1955, pp. 141, 150, 151). Further excavation at the site was undertaken on a small scale by the Kurukshetra Univ. (\*IAR 1970-1\*, p. 15; \*1971-2\*, p. 23; \*1972-3\*, p. 12) along with MIRZAPUR. The excavation in the s. part of the mound, rising to a height of 9 m, provides the evidence of 11 structural phases ranging in date from \*c.\* 400 B.C. to \*c.\* A.D. 300. The accumulation broadly falls into two Pds which is also confirmed by the excavation in other parts of the mound. In addition the remains of the late medieval period have been brought to light on the n. and w. fringes of the mound. - [Previous: v2.c44.44](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c44.44) - [Next: v2.c44.46](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c44.46) - [Up: v2.c44](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c44) ## Linked texts (1) - [Raja Karna ka Qila](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.raja-karna-ka-qila) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c44.45](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c44.45) · Pramāṇa