HISTORY
MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS
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Southern Province
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Western Province
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Eastern Province
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Northern Province
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Detailed explanation-1: -Avantipath was Western Province, during Maurya n age. The Maurya Empire was a geographically extensive Iron Age historical power based in Magadha and founded by Chandragupta Maurya which dominated the Indian subcontinent between 322 and 185 BCE.
Detailed explanation-2: -The northern province, called Uttarapatha, had Taxila as its capital; western province known as Avantipatha had its capital in Ujjaini; Prachyapatha had its capital as Tosali (Kalinga) which formed the eastern province while Dakshinapatha with its capital Suvarnagiri was the southernmost province.
Detailed explanation-3: -Dakshinapatha(Southern Province)
Detailed explanation-4: -Provincial Administration of the Maurya Empire: According to Ashokan edicts, the empire was divided into provinces: Uttarapatha with its capital Taxila (north), Dakshinapatha with its capital Suvarnagiri (south), Prachyapatha with its capital Tosali (east), and Avantiratha with its capital Ujjaini (west).