Patna: History, Former Names & Timeline
Ancient city on the Ganges, capital of the Maurya and Gupta empires, from which Ashoka ruled almost all of India.
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Former names of Patna
| From | Name | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 490 BC | Pataliputra | |
| 1541 | Patna |
Timeline of Patna
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 490 BC | Magadha builds the fort of Pataliputra |
| 321 BC | Chandragupta founds the Maurya Empire |
| 268 BC | Ashoka comes to the throne |
| AD 320 | The Gupta Empire rises |
Who ruled Patna
Derived from the border maps; each row runs until the next recorded border change.
| Period | State |
|---|---|
| 500 BC–401 BC | Hindu kingdoms |
| 400 BC–301 BC | Magadha |
| 300 BC–2 BC | Mauryan Empire |
| 1 BC–399 | Kalinga |
| 400–599 | Gupta Empire |
| 600–699 | Shaskanka |
| 700–1099 | Palas |
| 1100–1199 | Pratiharas |
| 1200–1599 | Sultanate of Delhi |
| 1600–1649 | Islamic and Hindu states |
| 1650–1782 | Mughal Empire |
| 1783–1799 | Bengal |
| 1800–1814 | Bundelkhand |
| 1815–1879 | British East India Company |
| 1880–1944 | British Raj |
| 1945–today | India |