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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. Ajatashatru occupied Kashi and captured the smaller kingdoms.
His father had built a fort here to repulse a potential Pradyota invasion from Avanti. Udayin moved his capital to Pataliputra, probably because it was at the centre of his growing kingdom. [3] He defeated Palaka of Avanti multiple times but was ultimately killed by him in 444 BC. [12] The Puranas mention Nandivardhana as the successor of Udayin.
Bimbisara used marriage alliances to strengthen his position. His first wife was Kosala Devi, the daughter of Mahā Kosala, the king of Kosala, and a sister of Prasenajit. [21] His bride brought him Kashi as dowry. [22] This marriage also ended the hostility between Magadha and Kosala and gave him a free hand in dealing with the other states.
In some sources, Bimbisara was imprisoned and killed by his son and successor, Ajatashatru, under whose rule the dynasty reached its largest extent. Ajatashatru was contemporary with Mahavira (599–527 BCE) and Gautama Buddha (563–483 BCE).
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Later on, Bimbisāra did starve and died. Ajatashatru developed a tumour after his father's death, and asked Jīvaka to heal it. Jīvaka said he needed the meat of a child to heal the tumour. As Ajatashatru was planning to eat a child, he remembered that he killed his father. When he thought about the killing of his father, the tumour ...