INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

CAPITAL

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In ancient India, the earliest capital of Magadha kingdom was at?
A
Varanasi
B
Pataliputra
C
Vaishali
D
Rajgir
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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.

Detailed explanation-2: -The core of the kingdom was the area of Bihar south of the Ganges; its first capital was Rajagriha (modern Rajgir) and later it was Pataliputra (modern Patna).

Detailed explanation-3: -Magadha was a powerful kingdom and for several years its capital was Rajagriha (present-day Rajgir) in Bihar. It was later shifted to Pataliputra (present-day Patna).

Detailed explanation-4: -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. Udayin moved his capital to Pataliputra, probably because it was at the centre of his growing kingdom.

Detailed explanation-5: -Magadha, ancient kingdom of India, situated in what is now west-central Bihar state, in northeastern India. It was the nucleus of several larger kingdoms or empires between the 6th century bce and the 8th century ce.

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