Which of the following statement is true in reference to Pataliputra, the capital of Magadha?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option 1 - It commanded communication routes along the Ganga.
Initially, Rajagaha (the Prakrit name for present-day Rajgir in Bihar) was the capital of Magadha. Interestingly, the old name means “house of the king”. Rajagaha was a fortified settlement, located amongst hills. Later, in the fourth century BCE, the capital was shifted to Pataliputra, present-day Patna, commanding routes of communication along the Ganga.