Patliputra

Patliputra

Patliputra (Devanagari: पाटलिपुत्र ) Modern-day Patna, originally built by Shishunaga dynasty's Ajatashatru, in 490 BC as a small fort (Pataligrama) near the River Ganges and later the capital of the ancient Indian state of Magadha. [*Harvard reference
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year=2004
title=A History of India
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] Its key central location in north central India led rulers of successive dynasties to base their administrative capital here, from the Nandas, Mauryans and the Guptas down to the Palas [Harvard reference
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] . In the Lord Buddha's day it was a village known as Pataligarma. He visited it shortly before his death and prophesied it would be great but would face destruction either by fire, water, or civil war.Two important councils were held here, the first at the death of the Buddha and the second in the reign of Asoka . During the reign of Emperor Asoka in the 3rd century BC, it was the world's largest city, with a population of 150,000-300,000. Patliputra reached the pinnacle of prosperity when it was the capital of the great Mauryan kings, Chandragupta Maurya and Ashoka, the great men the present-day Biharis yearn to be identified with. The city prospered under the Mauryas and a Greek ambassador Megasthenes resided there and left a detailed account of its splendour. The city also became a flourishing Buddhist centre boasting a number of important monasteries. Known to the Greeks as Palibothra, it remained the capital throughout most of the Gupta dynasty (4–6th centuries bce). The city was largely in ruins when visited by Hsüan-tsang, and suffered further damage at the hands of Muslim raiders in the 12th centurycite journal
last = Scott
first = David
title = Buddhism and Islam: Past to Present Encounters and Interfaith Lessons
journal = Numen
volume = 42
issue = 2
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date = May, 1995
] .Though parts of the city have been excavated, much of it still lies buried beneath modern Patna.
[
Mauryan Empire with capital in Patliputra.]

There is an on-going campaign of the people of Bihar to rename Patna with its original name, Patliputra.

Excavated of Patliputra

* Kumhrar
* Agam Kuan

ee Also

* Patna
* Azimabad
* Magadh
* Names of Patna

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Further Reading

* Bernstein, Richard (2001). "Ultimate Journey: Retracing the Path of an Ancient Buddhist Monk (Xuanzang) who crossed Asia in Search of Enlightenment". Alfred A. Knopf, New York. ISBN 0-375-40009-5


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