Who made Pataliputra the capital of Magadha in his reign and created a small fort here?

  1. Bimbisara
  2. Ajatashatru
  3. Udayin
  4. Kalashoka

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Option 3 : Udayin
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Name of the Ruler Dynasty Important details
Bimbisara(544 - 492 BC ) Haryanka

1. He was the founder of this dynasty.

2. Also known as the Shrenika.

3. He was contemporary of Lord Buddha.

4. He had three wives;

  • Kosaladevi, daughter of the king of Koshala and sister of Prasenjit.
  • Chellana, daughter of Lichahavi ruler Chetaka and Mother of Ajatashatru.
  • Khema, daughter of Madra of Panjab.

5.When the ruler of Avanti, Pradyota suffered from Jaundice he sent royal physician Jivaka.

 

Ajatashatru (492 - 460 BC ) Haryanka

1. Killed his father and seized the throne.

2. He was also known as Kunika and Ashokachanda.

3. He defeated his maternal uncle Prasanjit and married to his daughter Vajira.

4. The famous weapons Mahasilakantaka and Rathamusala belonged to him.

5. He arranged the first Buddhist council at Rajgriha after the death of Buddha.

Udayin(460 - 444 BC) Haryanka

1. He was the son of Ajatashatru.

2. He made Pataliputra the capital of Magadha. It is Situated at the confluence of the Ganges, Gandhaka, and Son rivers, Pataliputra formed as a "water fort or jaldurga".

Kalashoka(394 - 366 BC) Sishunaga

1. Kalashoka was also known as the Kakavarna.

2. The second Buddist council was held at Vaishali during his reign.

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