GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Hint: Pataliputra is about modern-day Patna and was a city in ancient India. It was originally built by Magadha governor Udayin in 490 BCE as a trivial estate near the Ganges river.

Detailed explanation-2: -Later, it was shifted to Pataliputra, near the present-day Patna in India during the reign of Udayin. Bimbisara is considered as the main founder of the dynasty.

Detailed explanation-3: -The ancient city of Pataliputra was founded in the 5th-century BCE by Ajatashatru, king of Magadha (South Bihar).

Detailed explanation-4: -Pataliputra began to grow as a centre of commerce and became the capital of Magadha after Ajatashatru’s death. The Haryanka dynasty was overthrown by the Shishunaga dynasty.