SSC
INDIAN HISTORY
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Question
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What was the capital of Chandragupta Maurya?
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Rajgriha
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Patliputra
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Kalinga
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Avantika
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Maurya Empire was centralized by the conquest of the Indo-Gangetic Plain, and its capital city was located at Pataliputra (modern Patna).
Detailed explanation-2: -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).
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