Which of the following cities served as the first capital of the ancient kingdom of Magadha ?
Rajagriha
Magadha, in present-day south Bihar, rose to become the most powerful of the sixteen Mahajanapadas. Under the Haryanka kings Bimbisara and Ajatashatru its capital was the hill-girt city of Rajagriha (Girivraja, modern Rajgir).
The capital was moved to Pataliputra only later, by Ajatashatru's successor Udayin, so Pataliputra was not the first capital.
Vaishali was the capital of the Vajji (Licchavi) confederacy, and Champa was the capital of Anga, which Bimbisara annexed — neither was Magadha's first capital.
Rajagriha option is correct.
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