Q. Which of the following cities gradually replaced Pataliputra as the political centre of northern India during the rule of the Maukharies? Answer:
Kannauj
Notes: The Maukhari dynasty was a royal Indian dynasty that controlled vast areas of Northern India after the decline of the Gupta empire. They ruled over Kannauj, a city in western Uttar Pradesh, which gradually replaced Pataliputra as the political centre of northern India.