Avantirastra

Avantirastra
322 BCE–185 BCE
CapitalUjjain
  TypeViceroyalty
History 
 Established
322 BCE
 Disestablished
185 BCE
Today part ofMadhya Pradesh

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. It was located in the modern-day Malwa region with its capital at Ujjain.

Ashoka served as viceroy of the region during his father Bindusara's reign.