GK
INDIAN HISTORY
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Question
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By which ruler Pataliputra was chosen for the first time as a capital?
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Ajatasatru
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Kalasok
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Udayin
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Kanishka
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -King Udayin laid the foundation of the city of Pataliputra at the confluence of two rivers, the Son and the Ganges. He shifted his capital from Rajgriha to Patliputra because of the latter’s central location in Magadha empire.
Detailed explanation-2: -In the 4th century BCE, the capital of Magadha was shifted to Pataliputra.. Impressed by its strategic location, successors of Ajatshatru, Udayabhadra or Udayin shifted the capital of Magadha kingdom from Rajgriha to Pataliputra. It continued to be the capital until about 600 CE.
Detailed explanation-3: -The core of the Magadha kingdom was located in the area of modern day Bihar, south of the Ganges. Its first capital was Rajagriha, modern day Rajgir.
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