Pataliputra
Pataliputra ranks 5,768th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Skegness, Emporia, Kansas, and Whanganui. Memorable people born in Pataliputra include Ashoka, Chandragupta Maurya, and Aryabhata. Memorable people who died in Pataliputra include Chanakya, Aryabhata, and Samudragupta. Pataliputra has been the birth place of many politicians and astronomers and the death place of many philosophers and astronomers. Pataliputra is located in India.
Pataliputra, adjacent to modern-day Patna, Bihar, was a city in ancient India, originally built by Magadha ruler Ajatashatru in 490 BCE, as a small fort near the Ganges river. Udayin laid the foundation of the city of Pataliputra at the confluence of two rivers, the Son and the Ganges. He shifted his capital from Rajgriha to Pataliputra due to the latter's central location in the empire. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 340 BC and 476, Pataliputra was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Ashoka, Chandragupta Maurya, and Aryabhata. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Pataliputra including Chanakya, Aryabhata, and Samudragupta.
People Born in Pataliputra
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Ashoka
304 BC - 232 BC
HPI: 82.44
Rank: 1
Chandragupta Maurya
340 BC - 297 BC
HPI: 72.11
Rank: 2
Aryabhata
476 - 550
HPI: 70.32
Rank: 3
People Deceased in Pataliputra
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Chanakya
375 BC - 283 BC
HPI: 71.99
Rank: 1
Aryabhata
476 - 550
HPI: 70.32
Rank: 2
Samudragupta
335 - 380
HPI: 64.94
Rank: 3
Most individuals born in present day Pataliputra were politicians (2) and astronomers (1), while most who died were philosophers (1), astronomers (1), and politicians (1).
