Q6
History of IndiaMahajanapadas, Buddhism & Jainism
The capital of the Magadhan Empire under Bimbisara was
- a.Girnar
- b.Girivraja
- c.Gauda
- d.Gujarat
Answer: (B) Girivraja
Under Bimbisara of the Haryanka dynasty, Magadha's capital was Girivraja, the hill-ringed fort later developed as Rajagriha (Rajgir). The capital later moved to Pataliputra under Udayin. Girnar near Junagadh in Gujarat carries a set of Ashoka's rock edicts and Rudradaman's Junagadh inscription about the Sudarshana lake. Gauda (Lakhnauti) in Malda district was the capital of Bengal under the Senas and the Bengal Sultans, and Gujarat is a region, not a city.