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Avantirastra
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Avantirastra (Sanskrit: अवन्तिराष्ट्र) was one of the five original provinces of the Maurya Empire gained after the overthrow of the Nanda dynasty by Chandragupta Maurya.[1] It was located in the modern-day Malwa region with its capital at Ujjain.
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Ashoka served as viceroy of the region during his father Bindusara's reign.
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