What is Patna?
[[File:Golghar, Patna, 1888.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Golghar, Patna. A famous [[wikt:landmark|landmark]] there.]] '''Patna''' is the [[capital (city)|capital]] city of the [[India]]n [[States of India|state]] of [[Bihar]]. About 1.7 million people live in Patna ([[census]] 2001). It is a very old city and has a history of at least 2,500 years. It was famous for its educational institutes, which during those days, attracted scholars from all over the world. [[Gautama Buddha]] who started [[Buddhism]] had also visited this city. Despite being a Hindu majority city Patna also has many Muslims and many Masjids. People in Patna speak [[Hindi]], Bhojpuri, Maithli and [[Urdu]]. When founded Patna's old name was ''Pataliputra'', and later into ''Pataliputra'' which was the capital of [[Magadha Empire]], before changing in to the current ''Patna''. {{Asia-stub}} [[Category:Capital cities in India]] [[Category:Cities in Bihar]]