HISTORY
MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS
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the capital of the Mauryan Empire.
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the second Mauryan ruler.
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a Greek kingdom in Northern India.
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the great rival of the Mauryan Empire.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is Pataliputra . Mauryan empire lasted from about 321 to 185 BCE. Pataliputra was the capital of the Mauryan empire. The area around Pataliputra was under the direct control of the emperor.
Detailed explanation-2: -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 due to the latter’s central location in the empire.
Detailed explanation-3: -Mauryan empire, in ancient India, a state centred at Pataliputra (later Patna) near the junction of the Son and Ganges (Ganga) rivers. It lasted from about 321 to 185 bce and was the first empire to encompass most of the Indian subcontinent.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Mauryan Empire was divided into four provinces with the imperial capital at Pataliputra. From Ashokan edicts, the name of the four provincial capitals are Tosali (in the east), Ujjain in the west, Suvarnagiri (in the south), and Taxila (in the north).