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Sher Shah Suri made Pataliputra his capital and changed the name to modern Patna.
Pataliputra remained a centre of learning and in the 4th century ce became the capital of the Gupta dynasty. It declined and was deserted by the 7th century. The city was refounded as Patna by an Afghan ruler in 1541 and again rose to prosperity under the Mughal Empire. It passed to the British in 1765.