Milestones
There is a series of milestones in the history of Patna which makes the city as we can see it today. Listed below are some important years in the history of Patna.Pataliputra under the king of Magadha, Ajatashatru
490 BCNanda Empire from 424 BCE
424 BCEKautilya, author of Arthashastra, born
370 BCChandragupta Maurya ruled
322 BC - 298 BCPataliputra ruled by Bindusara
298 BCLord Buddha visited Pataliputra in the time of Ashoka
6th century B.C.Sher Shah Suri of the Mughal dynasty revived Patna
16th centuryMosque built in Afghani architectural style by Sher Shah
1545The British started a factory in Patna
1620Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb renamed Pataliputra as Azimabad
1704Battle of Buxar
1764Patna College was established
1863Patna High Court was founded
1916Patna Secretariat
1917Patna Museum
1917Quit India Movement
1942Shri Krishna Sinha, first Chief Minister
1946National Waterway No.1 was established
October 1986Laloo Prasad Yadav as Chief Minister
2689 days (from 1997)Nitish Kumar Chief Minister
since 2005