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After a temporary eclipse, in 16th century, Sher Shah Suri returned the city to its former glory and established the present Patna. After the decline of the Mughals , the British too found Patna a convenient regional capital and built a modern extension to this ancient city and called it Bankipore. It was in Gandhi Maidan in this area, that Mahatma Gandhi held his prayer meetings.
Bihar State Tourism Development Corporation, in Destinations :: Patna (http://bstdc.bih.nic.in/Patna.htm), National Information Center. | ||