Q. Angraja Karna was one of the central characters in the Mahabharata. His empire belonged to which region in modern Bihar ?
Answer: Bhagalpur and Munger
Notes: Anga was one of the sixteen kingdoms/mahajanapadas mentioned in Angutara Nikaya, a Buddhist scripture. Champa was its capital and the kingdom was separated by another mahajanapada namely Magadha by a river called Champa. Modern day eastern Bihar ie. Bhagalpur and Munger area represent the ancient Anga kingdom.
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