Pataliputra: Urban development and imperial capital projects (c. 321–185 BCE)

1. Mauryan rule ends; Shunga takeover at Pataliputra

   Jan 1, 185Labels: Pushyamitra Shunga, Brihadratha, Pataliputra

   • Britannica
   • Shunga Empire

2. Third Buddhist Council held at Pataliputra (traditional dating)

   Jan 1, 250Labels: Third Buddhist, Ashoka, Pataliputra

   • EBSCO
   • History Buddhism

3. Ashoka’s reign reinforces Pataliputra’s primacy

   Jan 1, 268Labels: Ashoka, Pataliputra, Mauryan administration

   • Ashoka
   • Pataliputra

4. Bindusara continues Mauryan rule from Pataliputra

   Jan 1, 297Labels: Bindusara, Pataliputra, Mauryan dynasty

   • Bindusara
   • Pataliputra

5. Pataliputra’s wooden fortifications described in Greek accounts

   Jan 1, 300Labels: Pataliputra fortifications, Megasthenes, Timber walls

   • Pataliputra
   • Mauryan archaeology

6. Megasthenes visits Pataliputra as Seleucid envoy

   Jan 1, 305Labels: Megasthenes, Seleucid embassy, Chandragupta

   • Megasthenes
   • Pataliputra

7. Chandragupta Maurya makes Pataliputra imperial capital

   Jan 1, 321Labels: Chandragupta Maurya, Pataliputra, Mauryan founding

   • Britannica
   • Pataliputra

8. Royal complex finds at Bulandi Bagh excavated

   Jan 1, 1895Labels: Bulandi Bagh, Pataliputra capital, Mauryan palace

   • Pataliputra capital
   • Waddell report

9. Spooner begins Kumrahar excavations; pillar evidence emerges

   Jan 1, 1912Labels: Kumrahar excavations, D B, Pataliputra

   • Kumhrar
   • Indian Express

10. 80-pillared hall at Kumrahar documented

    Jan 1, 1915Labels: 80-pillared hall, Kumrahar, Mauryan architecture

    • Kumhrar
    • Indian Express

11. Didarganj Yakshi discovered near ancient Pataliputra (modern find)

    Oct 18, 1917Labels: Didarganj Yakshi, Patna, Mauryan art

    • Didarganj Yakshi
    • India Today

12. Bulandi Bagh palisade rediscovered in ASI excavations

    Jan 1, 1926Labels: Bulandi Bagh, ASI excavations, Pataliputra

    • Bulandi Bagh
    • Mauryan archaeology