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Ajātaśatru, King of Magadha, active approximately 494 B.C.-approximately ...

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Personal name headingAjātaśatru, King of Magadha, active approximately 494 B.C.-approximately 459 B.C.
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Variant(s)Ajātaśatru, King of Magadha, fl. ca. 494-ca. 459 B.C.
Ajātasattu, King of Magadha, active approximately 494 B.C.-approximately 459 B.C.
Ajātashatru, King of Magadha, active approximately 494 B.C.-approximately 459 B.C.
Ạzatạthat, King of Magadha, active approximately 494 B.C.-approximately 459 B.C.
Kūṇika, King of Magadha, active approximately 494 B.C.-approximately 459 B.C.
Kūniya, King of Magadha, active approximately 494 B.C.-approximately 459 B.C.
Beginning date-0493~
Ending date-0458~
Found inPrasad, J. S. Ajataśatru, 1966.
Smith. Oxford Hist. of India, 1958, p. 73 (King Ajātaśatru succeeded King Bimbisāra about 494 B.C. to the throne of Magadha ... he was succeeded about 467 B.C. by his son Darśaka)
Wikipedia, May 2, 2008 (Ajātashatru (ruled 491-461 BCE); king of the Magadha empire that ruled north India)
BGMI, May 2, 2008 (Ajatasatru, (fl. c. 500 B.C.))
Britannina online, May 2, 2008 (Ajatasatru (king of Magadha); achieved the throne [491 BCE] through patricide; d. c. 459 BCE)
Ajatasatru Vajjis [www.jainworld.com], viewed May 2, 2008 (Ajatasatru Vajjis; Kunika Ajatasatru)
Pedigree: Ajatasatru Kunika (Emperor) of Magadha, viewed May 2, 2008 (Ajatasatru Kunika (Emperor) of Magadha)
Indopedia, May 2, 2008 (Ajatashatru (ruled 491-461 BCE); king of the Magadha empire)
Rajgir travel guide, Rajgir India travel, information guide on Rajgir, travel in India, viewed May 2, 2008 (Ajatasatru (497-459 B.C))
Chronology of Indian history (Part 1), viewed May 2, 2008 (494 -Ajatasatru starved his father Bimbisara to death, becoming ruler and reestablishing the Hindu religion; 490 -Ajatasatru converted to Buddhism; 459 -Ajatasara [i.e., Ajatasatru] succeeded by Darsaka)