Historical figures in Patna

The atlas holds 7 people and 15 moments here, from 322 BC to 1963. The most recorded lives are Rajendra Prasad, Ashoka and Mahatma Gandhi. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Jurists, across the Cold War and the Ancient World.

Notable people

1. Aryabhata

   in 476

   1 moment here

   Indian mathematician-astronomer of the Gupta era. Surviving biographical evidence securely associates him with Kusumapura/Pataliputra, near modern…

2. Ashoka

   from 304 BC to 250 BC

   3 moments here

   Ashoka was the third Mauryan emperor, ruling most of the Indian subcontinent from approximately 268 to 232 BCE.…

3. Chandragupta Maurya

   in 322 BC

   1 moment here

   Founder and first emperor of the Maurya Empire. The chronology of his early life, rise, reign, abdication, and death is incompletely preserved and in…

4. Jawaharlal Nehru

   in 1912

   1 moment here

   Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and statesman who became independent India’s first prime minister, serving from 15 August 1947 until his…

5. Mahatma Gandhi

   in 1947

   1 moment here

   Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, political ethicist, and leader of mass nonviolent resistance.…

6. Mother Teresa

   in 1948

   1 moment here

   Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, known as Mother Teresa or Saint Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian-Indian Catholic nun.…

7. Rajendra Prasad

   from 1896 to 1963

   7 moments here

   Indian lawyer, independence leader, journalist and statesman who became the first President of India, serving from 1950 to 1962.…

Moments

1. 322 BC Siege and capture of Pataliputra Chandragupta Maurya
2. 304 BC Born at Pataliputra Ashoka
3. 268 BC Returns to Pataliputra and takes power Ashoka
4. 250 BC Attends the Third Buddhist Council Ashoka
5. 476 Birth at Kusumapura/Pataliputra Aryabhata
6. 1896 Studies at T.K. Ghosh's Academy Rajendra Prasad
7. 1906 Bihari Students Conference Rajendra Prasad
8. 1912 Congress annual session Jawaharlal Nehru
9. 1916 Joins Bihar and Odisha High Court Rajendra Prasad
10. 1942 Arrest at Sadaqat Ashram Rajendra Prasad
11. 1942 Imprisonment at Bankipur Central Jail Rajendra Prasad
12. 1947 Arrives in Patna for Bihar peace mission Mahatma Gandhi
13. 1948 Medical training in Patna Mother Teresa
14. 1962 Return to Patna after presidency Rajendra Prasad
15. 1963 Death in Patna Rajendra Prasad

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