Udayin

Udayin
Udayin
	Sculpture of Udayin
King of Magadha
Reign	c. 460 – c. 444 BCE
Predecessor	Ajatashatru
Successor	Anuruddha
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. Bhil king Pulinda Helped king Udayin^[2].

^ "Anuruddha".
^ Vidyalankar, Satyaketu (1967). Bhārata kā prācīna itihāsa: prārambha se 1200 īsvī taka (in Hindi). Sarasvatī-sadana.

[1] "Anuruddha".

[2] Vidyalankar, Satyaketu (1967). Bhārata kā prācīna itihāsa: prārambha se 1200 īsvī taka (in Hindi). Sarasvatī-sadana.

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