[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [The Early History of India, from 600 B.C. to the Muhammadan Conquest, including the Invasion of Alexander the Great](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924) › c10.49 # The Early History of India, from 600 B.C. to the Muhammadan Conquest, including the Invasion of Alexander the Great c10.49 The Early History of India, from 600 B.C. to the Muhammadan Conquest, including the Invasion of Alexander the Great c10.49 - **Language:** English ### [c10.49](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c10.49) The victor erected a fortress at the village of Pātali on the northern bank of the Sōn near its confluence with the Ganges to curb his Lichchhavi opponents. The foundations of a city nestling under the shelter of the fortress were laid by his grandson Udaya. The city so founded, including settlements of various ages, not precisely on one site, was known variously as Kusumapura, Pushpapura, or Pātaliputra, and rapidly developed in size and magnificence; until, under the Maurya dynasty, it became the capital, not only of Magadha, but of India.¹ - [Previous: c10.48](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c10.48) - [Next: c10.50](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c10.50) - [Up: c10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c10) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c10.49](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c10.49) · Pramāṇa