Pāṭaliputra
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Pāṭaliputra. The capital of the ancient kingdom of Magadha (near present-day Patna in N. India). After the reign of
Aśoka, who expanded the city and held the third Buddhist
Council there (247 BCE), Pāṭaliputra fell into decline.
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