Siege and capture of Pataliputra
· Pataliputra (modern Patna), Bihar, India
Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · file Chandragupta and Chanakya marched into Magadha, besieged its Nanda capital, and captured Pataliputra, an event associated with the establishment of Mauryan rule. Ancient accounts and modern reconstructions differ over the wider chronology of the Nanda–Mauryan conflict; this card follows the linked article's stated siege date.
