INDIAN HISTORY

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: -King Udayin was the Indian ruler of Haryanka dynasty who ruled over Magadha from 460 BCE to 440 BCE. He was the son of Ajatashatru and he first established Pataliputra as the capital of Magadha.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Pataliputra capital is a monumental rectangular capital with volutes and Classical Greek designs, that was discovered in the palace ruins of the ancient Mauryan Empire capital city of Pataliputra (modern Patna, northeastern India). It is dated to the 3rd century BCE.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -Bimbisara was the first king of Magadha’s Haryanka dynasty. Bimbisara and his son Ajatashatru built the Magadha dynasty.