Kanswa
Kansua
City
Shiva temple at Kanswa
Shiva temple at Kanswa
Country India
StateRajasthan
Languages
  OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeRJ-IN

Kanswa, also spelled Kansua, is a village in the Kota district of Rajasthan, India. It is of archaeological importance.[1] It is the site where James Tod found an inscription in 1820 AD that reveals the rule of the Jat king Maharaja Shalinder in Kota region in 5th century AD.[2] and Brahmin king Sankuka rule in 7th century whose son built the kansua Shiva Temple.

References

  1. The Department of Archaeology and Museums, Government of Rajasthan
  2. Tod, James. Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, Vol.1. pp. 621–22.

27°14′N 80°35′E / 27.233°N 80.583°E / 27.233; 80.583

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