Ajatashatru
Sign in to saveAlso known as Ajātaśatru, King of Magadha, active approximately 494 B.C.-approximately 459 B.C., Ajātaśatru, King of Magadha, fl. ca. 494-ca. 459 B.C., Ajātaśatru, 494?-459?B. C.
Ajatasattu (Pāli: ) or Ajatashatru (Sanskrit: ) in the Buddhist tradition, or Kunika () and Kuniya () in the Jain tradition (reigned c. 492 to 460 BCE, or c. 405 to 373 BCE), was one of the most important kings of the Haryanka dynasty of Magadha in East India. He was the son of King Bimbisara and was a contemporary of both Mahavira and Gautama Buddha. He forcefully took over the kingdom of Magadha from his father and imprisoned him. He fought a war against the Vajjika League, led by the Licchavis, and conquered the republic of Vaishali. The city of Pataliputra was formed by fortification of a
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Key facts
- Royalty.name
- Ajātashatru 𑀅𑀚𑀸𑀢𑀰𑀢𑁆𑀭𑀽
- Royalty.image
- Indian Museum Sculpture - Ajatasattu worships the Buddha %289217704485%29.jpg
- Royalty.caption
- Ajatashatru worships the Buddha, relief from the Bharhut Stupa at the Indian Museum, Kolkata
- Royalty.death_date
- 460 BCE or c. 373 BCE
- Royalty.native_lang1_name1
- Kūṇiya
- Royalty.native_lang2_name1
- Kūṇika
- Royalty.dynasty
- Haryanka
- Royalty.succession
- King of Magadha
- Royalty.reign
- or
- Royalty.predecessor
- Bimbisara
- Royalty.successor
- Udayabhadra
- Royalty.religion
- Jainism, Buddhism
- Royalty.father
- Bimbisara
- Royalty.mother
- Queen Chellana (Sanskrit: Cellaṇā), daughter of President Chetaka (Jainism) Queen Kosala Devī (Buddhism)
- Royalty.succession1
- Governor of Champa
- Royalty.reign1
- ? – c.492 or c.405 BCE
- Royalty.spouse
- Vajira Padmavati Dharini Subadhra
- Royalty.issue
- Udayabhadra
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Magadha
- Spouse
- Vajira
- Child
- Udayabhadra
- Father
- Bimbisara
- Mother
- Kosala Devi
- Occupation
- ruler
- Position held
- king
- Family
- Haryanka dynasty
- Image
- Royal cortege leaving Rajagriha.jpg
- Convicted of
- patricide
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- date of death
- 0460-00-00
- date of birth
- 0500-01-01
- Commons category
- Ajatashatru
- killed by
- Udayabhadra
- manner of death
- homicide
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Encyclopedic overview
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- The Jaina Tradition
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- Kingdom
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- The Jaina tradition
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- Death
- Religion
- Depictions in popular culture
- See also
- References
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Ajatasattu (Pāli: ) or Ajatashatru (Sanskrit: ) in the Buddhist tradition, or Kunika () and Kuniya () in the Jain tradition (reigned c. 492 to 460 BCE, or c. 405 to 373 BCE), was one of the most important kings of the Haryanka dynasty of Magadha in East India. He was the son of King Bimbisara and was a contemporary of both Mahavira and Gautama Buddha. He forcefully took over the kingdom of Magadha from his father and imprisoned him. He fought a war against the Vajjika League, led by the Licchavis, and conquered the republic of Vaishali. The city of Pataliputra was formed by fortification of a village by Ajatashatru.
Ajatashatru followed policies of conquest and expansion. He defeated his neighbouring rivals including the king of Kosala; his brothers, at odds with him, went to Kashi, which had been given to Bimbisara as dowry and led to a war between Magadha and Kosala.
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