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Detailed explanation-1: -Pataliputra was the capital of the Mauryan empire. The monarch ruled the empire from the capital.

Detailed explanation-2: -Patna, ancient Pataliputra, city, capital of Bihar state, northern India. It lies about 290 miles (470 km) northwest of Kolkata (Calcutta).

Detailed explanation-3: -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).