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It was the Worlds Largest city during Emperor Ashoka(3rd century bc).Sher Shah Suri renamed the city to its modern name.

  1. Panipat

  2. Pataliputra

  3. Hastinapur

  4. Daulatabad
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Pataliputra (modern-day Patna) was the world's largest city during Emperor Ashoka's reign in the 3rd century BCE and the capital of the Mauryan Empire. Sher Shah Suri, the Afghan ruler who defeated the Mughals, renamed it to Patna (from the ancient name Pataligrama) in the 16th century.

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