The Mauryan capital of Pataliputra has been associated with the archae

The Mauryan capital of Pataliputra has been associated with the archaeological remains of

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Major archaeological excavations at Pataliputra (modern Patna) have uncovered remains associated with the Mauryan period at sites like Kumrahar and Bulandibagh. Kumrahar is famous for the remains of the Mauryan eighty-pillared hall, believed to be part of the royal palace or audience hall. Bulandibagh yielded impressive wooden palisades that formed part of the city’s fortifications described by Greek sources like Megasthenes, as well as the “Pataliputra capital.”

– Pataliputra was founded by Ajatashatru and became the capital of the Magadha kingdom under the Nandas and later the Mauryas.
– Megasthenes, the Greek ambassador to the court of Chandragupta Maurya, described the grandeur of Pataliputra and its wooden fortifications in his work Indica.
– Archaeological findings at Kumrahar and Bulandibagh corroborate some of these descriptions and provide valuable insights into Mauryan architecture and urban planning.

– Rajagriha (Rajgir) was an earlier capital of Magadha before Pataliputra.
– Mocharim and Jalalgarh are not prominent archaeological sites associated with Mauryan Pataliputra.
– Other sites near Pataliputra, like Agam Kuan, are also associated with the ancient city’s history, though Kumrahar and Bulandibagh are the most significant for Mauryan structures.

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