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Ajatashatru

500 BC - 460 BC

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Ajatasattu (Pāli Ajātasattu) or Ajatashatru (Sanskrit Ajātaśatru) in Buddhist tradition, or Kunika (Kūṇika) and Kuniya (Kūṇiya) in the Jain histories, (c. 492 to 460 BCE or early 5th century BCE) was one of the most important kings of the Haryanka dynasty of Magadha in East India. He was the son of King Bimbisara and was a contemporary of both Mahavira and Gautama Buddha. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ajatashatru has received more than 1,111,708 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Ajatashatru is the 2,218th most popular politician (up from 2,767th in 2019), the 80th most popular biography from India (up from 87th in 2019) and the 25th most popular Indian Politician.

Ajatashatru is most famous for murdering his father to gain the throne of the kingdom.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ajatashatru ranks 2,218 out of 15,577. Before him are Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Mohammad Khodabanda, Taichang Emperor, Vincent Auriol, Eleanor of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress, and Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani. After him are Emperor Daizong of Tang, William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, Afonso II of Portugal, Anastasio Somoza Debayle, Sergo Ordzhonikidze, and Herod Agrippa II.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 500 BC, Ajatashatru ranks 16. Before him are Ictinus, Cratylus, Xerxes II of Persia, Pāṇini, Pleistarchus, and Zeuxis. After him are Nicias, Meton of Athens, Brasidas, Sogdianus of Persia, Mnesikles, and Archelaus. Among people deceased in 460 BC, Ajatashatru ranks 1. After him are Mnesikles, Parrhasius, Paeonius, Pharnabazus II, Diagoras of Rhodes, Agatharchus, Telesilla, Hippo, Calamis, Apollodorus, and Callimachus.

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In India

Among people born in India, Ajatashatru ranks 80 out of 1,493. Before him are Rajendra Prasad (1884), Rajiv Gandhi (1944), Mahavatar Babaji (1900), Mumtaz Mahal (1593), Bahadur Shah Zafar (1775), and Lata Mangeshkar (1929). After him are Ramana Maharshi (1879), Sri Aurobindo (1872), Sher Shah Suri (1486), Vātsyāyana (300), Cliff Richard (1940), and Tukaram (1608).

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Among POLITICIANS In India

Among politicians born in India, Ajatashatru ranks 25. Before him are Vallabhbhai Patel (1875), Ram Nath Kovind (1945), Samudragupta (335), Rajendra Prasad (1884), Rajiv Gandhi (1944), and Bahadur Shah Zafar (1775). After him are Sher Shah Suri (1486), Chandragupta II (400), Vishvamitra (-2000), Maharana Pratap (1540), Razia Sultana (1205), and Bindusara (-320).

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