GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Pataliputra (IAST: Pāṭaliputra), adjacent to modern-day Patna, was a city in ancient India, originally built by Magadha ruler Ajatashatru in 490 BCE as a small fort (Pāṭaligrāma) near the Ganges river. Udayin laid the foundation of the city of Pataliputra at the confluence of two rivers, the Son and the Ganges.

Detailed explanation-2: -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.

Detailed explanation-3: -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.