Mahajanapadas and Rise of Magadha practice question for Railways, SSC, UPSC. Review the correct answer and explanation, then continue with related practice below.
Consider the following statements about Pataliputra: 1. It developed from Pataligrama. 2. Its riverine location was strategically advantageous. 3. It later became an important capital of the Mauryan Empire. Which statements are correct?
Correct Answerसही उत्तर
D. 1, 2 and 3D. 1, 2 और 3
Explanationव्याख्या
All three statements are correct.
Pataliputra developed from the settlement known as Pataligrama, which acquired strategic importance during the Haryanka period.
Its location near major river systems made it exceptionally suitable for controlling communication, transport, commerce and military movement across the Gangetic basin.
Udayin is traditionally credited with establishing Pataliputra as the Magadhan capital.
It remained important under the Nandas and became the great imperial capital of the Mauryas.
Megasthenes, the Seleucid ambassador associated with Chandragupta Maurya's court, described the city known to Greek writers as Palibothra.
Archaeological discoveries around modern Patna, including wooden palisade remains and the later Mauryan pillared hall at Kumrahar, illustrate the region's ancient urban importance.
Pataliputra's rise is therefore central to understanding Magadha's transformation into an imperial state.
तीनों कथन सही हैं। पाटलिपुत्र का विकास पाटलिग्राम नामक बस्ती से हुआ, जिसने हर्यंक काल में सामरिक महत्व प्राप्त किया। प्रमुख नदी प्रणालियों के निकट इसकी स्थिति गंगा क्षेत्र में संचार, परिवहन, व्यापार और सैन्य आवाजाही पर नियंत्रण के लिए अत्यंत लाभकारी थी। उदयिन को परंपरागत रूप से पाटलिपुत्र को मगध की राजधानी बनाने का श्रेय दिया जाता है। यह नंदों के समय भी महत्वपूर्ण रहा और मौर्य साम्राज्य की महान राजधानी बना। चंद्रगुप्त मौर्य के दरबार से संबंधित यूनानी दूत मेगस्थनीज ने यूनानी लेखकों द्वारा 'पालिबोथ्रा' कहे गए नगर का वर्णन किया। आधुनिक पटना के आसपास प्राप्त पुरातात्त्विक अवशेष भी इस क्षेत्र के प्राचीन नगरीय महत्व को दर्शाते हैं। पाटलिपुत्र का विकास मगध के साम्राज्यवादी परिवर्तन को समझने की कुंजी है।
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