GK
INDIAN HISTORY
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Pataliputra his capital
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Kashi his capital
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Indraprastha his capital
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Mathura his capital
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Ujjain his capital
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Detailed explanation-1: -Ajatashatru’s son had moved his capital from Rajagriha to Pataliputra and this status was maintained during the reign of the Mauryas and the Guptas. Ashoka the Great, administered his empire from here. Chandragupta Maurya and Samudragupta, valliant warriors, they took Pataliputra as their capital.
Detailed explanation-2: -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 due to the latter’s central location in the empire. It became the capital of major powers in ancient India, such as the Shishunaga Empire (c.
Detailed explanation-3: -Udayin ruled during c. 460-444 BC. he established his capital at Pataliputra at the confluence of the Son and the Ganges rivers. His father had built a fort here to repulse a potential Pradyota invasion from Avanti.
Detailed explanation-4: -Chandra Gupta appointed his son, Samudra Gupta, to the throne sometime around the year 330. The new king established the city of Pataliputra as the Gupta capital, and from this administrative base the empire continued to grow.