Avantirastra

Avantirastra (अवन्तिराष्ट्र) was one of the five original provinces of the Maurya Empire gained after the conquest of the Nanda Empire 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.