Kushinara (Kushinagar) was the capital of

Answer: Option C

Kushinara was the capital of Mallas which was one of the sixteen mahajanpads of the 6^th Century BCE. Since then, it remained an integral part of the erstwhile empires of Maurya, Shunga, Kushana, Gupta, Harsha, and Pala dynasties. In the medieval period, Kushinagar had passed under the suzerainty of Kultury Kings.