Ajātashatru (Sanskrit अजातशत्रु; ruled 491 BC-461 BC) was a king of the Magadha empire that ruled north India. There is not a great deal known about Ajatashatru. What is known that he became a King of Magadha and the adjoining areas by murdering his father, Bimbisara. Also, he was a contemporary of Buddha, was a patron of the then-new religion of Buddhism, and he let the Sangha function in his Kingdom. Some details of him are given in the earliest Buddhist scriptures. According to Romila Thapar, Ajatashatru was responsible for building Patna, India and strengthening the defences of the Magadhan capital, Rajgir. The same historian reports that Ajatashatru murdered his father and predecessor Bimbisara in order to accede to the throne, undertook the annexation of the kingdoms of Kosala and Varanasi, and pursued a sixteen-year war against the Vriji confederacy of north Bihar and Nepal. == References == * Romila Thapar, 1996. ''A History of India (Volume One)''. Oxford University Press. Indian history
ajatshatru was also called the son of buddha as he beleived in buddha to the maximum extend.
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Ajātashatru (Sanskrit अजातशत्रु; ruled 491 BC-461 BC) was a king of the Magadha empire that ruled north India. There is not a great deal known about Ajatashatru. What is known that he became a King of Magadha and the adjoining areas by murdering his father, Bimbisara. Also, he was a contemporary of Buddha, was a patron of the then-new religion of Buddhism, and he let the Sangha function in his Kingdom. Some details of him are given in the earliest Buddhist scriptures. According to Romila Thapar, Ajatashatru was responsible for building Patna, India and strengthening the defences of the Magadhan capital, Rajgir. The same historian reports that Ajatashatru murdered his father and predecessor Bimbisara in order to accede to the throne, undertook the annexation of the kingdoms of Kosala and Varanasi, and pursued a sixteen-year war against the Vriji confederacy of north Bihar and Nepal. == References == * Romila Thapar, 1996. ''A History of India (Volume One)''. Oxford University Press. Indian history
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ajatshatru was also called the son of buddha as he beleived in buddha to the maximum extend.
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