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Uncommon card · History
Pataliputra, an Uncommon card
Pataliputra, adjacent to modern-day Patna, Bihar, was a city in ancient India, originally built by Magadha ruler Ajatashatru in 490 BCE, as a small fort near the Ganges river.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 70
- DEF
- 77
- Power
- 147
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 110,000
Power 147 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
Pataliputra quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Pataliputra card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He shifted his ______ from Rajgriha to Pataliputra due to the latter's central location in the empire.
Answer
capital. He shifted his capital from Rajgriha to Pataliputra due to the latter's central location in the empire. From the Pataliputra article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Coltan. Coltan 79 · 1981 Spanish coup attempt 76 · Bridget of Sweden 73 · Pataliputra 70 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Udayin laid the foundation of the city of Pataliputra at the confluence of two rivers, the Son and the Ganges.
- He shifted his capital from Rajgriha to Pataliputra due to the latter's central location in the empire.
- It became the capital of major powers in ancient India, such as the Shishunaga Empire, Nanda Empire, the Maurya Empire, and the Gupta Empire.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Pataliputra article was read about 110,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 70 and blocks with 77: each hit it takes is cut by 31 %.
How to get Pataliputra
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Pataliputra (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Pyule, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
