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Which of the following was the capital city of the Mauryans?

  1. Pataliputra

  2. Purushapura

  3. Magadha

  4. Badami
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Pataliputra (modern-day Patna) was the capital city of the Mauryan Empire. It was a major urban center located on the southern bank of the Ganges River. Chandragupta Maurya established it as his capital, and it remained important throughout the Mauryan period under Ashoka and later rulers.

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