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Got it. Get the app. Real View. Try it out Close. Add Waypoint. Find nearby facilities close. It was a great centre of trade and commerce and attracted merchants and intellectuals, such as the famed Chanakya , from all over India. Two important early Buddhist councils are recorded in early Buddhist texts as being held here, the First Buddhist council immediately following the death of the Buddha and the Second Buddhist council in the reign of Ashoka.
Jain and Brahmanical sources identify Udayabhadra , son of Ajatashatru , as the king who first established Pataliputra as the capital of Magadha. During the reign of Emperor Ashoka in the 3rd century BCE, it was one of the world's largest cities, with a population of ,—, The city prospered under the Mauryas and a Greek ambassador, Megasthenes , resided there and left a detailed account of its splendour, referring to it as "Palibothra":.
Strabo in his Geographia adds that the city walls were made of wood. These are thought to be the wooden palisades identified during the excavation of Patna. It is in the shape of a parallelogram, surrounded by a wooden wall pierced with openings through which arrows may be discharged. In front is a ditch, which serves the purpose of defence and of a sewer for the city. Aelian , although not expressly quoting Megasthenes nor mentionning Pataliputra, described Indian palaces as superior in splendor to Persia 's Susa or Ectabana :.
In the parks, tame peacocks and pheasants are kept. Under Ashoka, most of wooden structure of Pataliputra palace may have been gradually replaced by stone. The city also became a flourishing Buddhist centre boasting a number of important monasteries.
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