UPSC Principle and Vice Principle GK/GS History of India Part - 3
Which ruling dynasty made Pataliputra its capital for the first time in ancient Indian history?
Type: MCQ • Marks: 1
Which ruling dynasty made Pataliputra its capital for the first time in ancient Indian history?
Options
A. Haryanka Dynasty (under Udayin)
B. Nanda Dynasty (under Mahapadma Nanda)
C. Mauryan Dynasty (under Chandragupta)
D. Shishunaga Dynasty (under Shishunaga)
Explanation
Haryanka Dynasty (under Udayin) the city of Kannauj in the fertile upper Gangetic King Udayin, a prominent ruler of the Haryanka plain. Control over Kannauj symbolized imperial dynasty and successor to Ajatashatru, established hegemony over northern India and provided the city of Pataliputra at the strategic confluence access to prosperous agricultural tax bases and of the Ganges and Son rivers during the fifth trade routes. century BCE. Recognizing its commercial and defensive advantages, Udayin officially
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