Udayin

Udayin
Sculpture of Udayin
Ruler of Magadha 3rd Haryanka Maharaja
Reign	c. 460 – c. 444 BCE
Predecessor	Ajatashatru
Successor	Anuruddha [1]
Died	444 BC
Dynasty	Haryanka
Father	Ajatashatru
Mother	Vajira
Religion	Jainism, Buddhism

Udayin (c. 460-444 BCE) also known as Udayabhadra was a king of Magadha in ancient India. According to the Buddhist and Jain accounts, he was the son and successor of the Haryanka king Ajatashatru. Udayin laid the foundation of the city of Pataliputra at the confluence of two rivers, the Son and the Ganges. He shifted his capital from Rajagriha to Pataliputra due to the latter's central location in the empire.