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Ajatasattu (Pāli Ajātasattu) or Ajatashatru (Sanskrit Ajātaśatru) in Buddhist tradition, or Kunika (Kūṇika) and Kuniya (Kūṇiya) in the Jain histories, (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.
Mar 5, 2024 · Ajatashatru was the Haryanka Dynasty's second most powerful ruler. He was King Bimbisara's son and lived at the same time as Mahavira and Gautama Buddha. He seized control of the kingdom of Magadha and imprisoned his father.
Dec 18, 2019 · Ajatashatru (c. 493/492 BCE - c. 462/460 BCE) was the second important king of the Haryanka Dynasty, who came to the throne of Magadha by deposing and executing his own father Bimbisara.
Aug 6, 2017 · Ajatashatru was a profound devotee of Lord Buddha. He followed the Buddha’s preaches, met Buddha personally, and discussed the concept of enlightenment. He was also caused to spread Buddhism in his kingdom.
Jun 11, 2024 · Ajatasatru was a ruler of the Haryanka dynasty of the Magadha Empire. He captured and ruled the entire of North India, stretching from present-day Haryana to West Bengal.
The Haryanka dynasty was the first ruling dynasty of Magadha, an empire of ancient India. Initially, the capital was Rajagriha. Later, it was shifted to Pataliputra, near present-day Patna in India during the reign of Udayin. Bimbisara is considered as the founder of the dynasty.
King Ajatashatru (Skt. Ajātaśatru; Tib. མ་སྐྱེས་དགྲ་, Makyédra, Wyl. ma skyes dgra; Trad. Chin. 阿闍世王), also called Darshaka (Wyl. mthong ldan) — a king of Magadha during the time of the Buddha. Ajatashatru literally means “Unborn Enemy”, since he was an enemy of his father even before he was born.
Apr 9, 2018 · King Ajatashatru. King Bimbsiara's successor Ajatashatru (Sanskrit: “One whose enemies are not born”; Pali: Ajatasattu; also known as Kunika) carried on further with the schemes of expansion. His reign lasted from 492 BCE to 460 BCE. His enemies may not have been born, but were definitely created.
Bimbisara’s son Ajatashatru—who achieved the throne through patricide—implemented his father’s intentions within about 30 years. Ajatashatru strengthened the defenses of the Magadhan capital, Rajagrha, and built a small fort on the Ganges at Pataligrama, which was to become the famous capital Pataliputra (modern Patna). He then attacked…
Ajatashatru (c. 493/492 BCE - c. 462/460 BCE) was the second important king of the Haryanka Dynasty, who came to the throne of Magadha by deposing and executing his own father Bimbisara.
