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Which of the following was another name of Pataliputra?
Which of the following was another name of Pataliputra?
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The correct option is B Kusumapura
The modern-day Patna was a city built by Ajatashatru in 490 BCE as a small fort near the river Ganges. Its central location in northeastern India led rulers of successive dynasties to base their administrative capital here. The city has been known by various names through more than 2,000 years of existence – Pataligrama, Pataliputra, Kusumapura, Kusumdhwaja Pushpapuram, Padmavathi, Azimabad, and the present-day Patna.
The modern-day Patna was a city built by Ajatashatru in 490 BCE as a small fort near the river Ganges. Its central location in northeastern India led rulers of successive dynasties to base their administrative capital here. The city has been known by various names through more than 2,000 years of existence – Pataligrama, Pataliputra, Kusumapura, Kusumdhwaja Pushpapuram, Padmavathi, Azimabad, and the present-day Patna.
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