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Bimbisara
Sign in to saveBimbisāra (in Buddhist tradition) or Shrenika () and Seniya () in the Jain histories ( or ) was the King of Magadha ( or ) and belonged to the Haryanka dynasty. He was the son of Bhattiya. His expansion of the kingdom, especially his annexation of the kingdom of Anga to the east, is considered to have laid the foundations for the later expansion of the Mauryan Empire.
Person
- Born
- 0558-01-01
- Died
- 0491-01-01
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Key facts
- Royalty.name
- Bimbisara 𑀩𑀺𑀫𑁆𑀩𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀭𑀸
- Royalty.image
- Bimbisara with his royal cortege issuing from the city of Rajagriha to visit the Buddha.jpg
- Royalty.image_size
- 290x340px
- Royalty.birth_date
- 558 BCE or 472 BCE
- Royalty.death_date
- 491 BCE or 405 BCE
- Royalty.death_place
- Bimbisar Jail, Rajgriha, Magadha, Haryanka Empire
- Royalty.dynasty
- Haryanka
- Royalty.caption
- Bimbisara with his royal cortege issuing from the city of Rajagriha to visit the Buddha.
- Royalty.succession
- King of Magadha
- Royalty.reign
- or (52 years)
- Royalty.predecessor
- Bhattiya (as Chieftain)
- Royalty.successor
- Ajatashatru
Key dates
- Born
- 1 January 558 BCE
- Died
- 1 January 491 BCE
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of death
- Rajgir
- Child
- Ajatashatru
- Occupation
- ruler
- Position held
- king
- Family
- Haryanka dynasty
- Student of
- The Buddha
- Image
- Bimbisar welcoming Buddha Roundel 30 buddha ivory tusk.jpg
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Article
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- Jainism
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Bimbisāra (in Buddhist tradition) or Shrenika () and Seniya () in the Jain histories ( or ) was the King of Magadha ( or ) and belonged to the Haryanka dynasty. He was the son of Bhattiya. His expansion of the kingdom, especially his annexation of the kingdom of Anga to the east, is considered to have laid the foundations for the later expansion of the Mauryan Empire.
According to Jain tradition, he is said to be the first tirthankara (Padmanabha/Mahapadma) out of the 24 tirthankaras of the future cosmic age. He frequently visited the Samavasarana of Mahavira seeking answers to his queries.