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Also known as Shrenika, Srenika

Bimbisāra (in Buddhist tradition) or Shrenika () and Seniya () in the Jain histories ( or ) was the King of Magadha ( or ) and belonged to the Haryanka dynasty. He was the son of Bhattiya. His expansion of the kingdom, especially his annexation of the kingdom of Anga to the east, is considered to have laid the foundations for the later expansion of the Mauryan Empire.

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Royalty.name
Bimbisara 𑀩𑀺𑀫𑁆𑀩𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀭𑀸
Royalty.image
Bimbisara with his royal cortege issuing from the city of Rajagriha to visit the Buddha.jpg
Royalty.image_size
290x340px
Royalty.birth_date
558 BCE or 472 BCE
Royalty.death_date
491 BCE or 405 BCE
Royalty.death_place
Bimbisar Jail, Rajgriha, Magadha, Haryanka Empire
Royalty.dynasty
Haryanka
Royalty.caption
Bimbisara with his royal cortege issuing from the city of Rajagriha to visit the Buddha.
Royalty.succession
King of Magadha
Royalty.reign
or (52 years)
Royalty.predecessor
Bhattiya (as Chieftain)
Royalty.successor
Ajatashatru
Royalty.father
Bhattiya
Royalty.spouse
Kosala DevīChellanāDharini Kṣemā / KhemāNandāPadmāvatī / PadumavatīAmbapālī
Royalty.issue
Ajatashatru
Royalty.religion
Jainism, Buddhism
Royalty.regent
Haryanka
Royalty.reg type
Dynasty

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Bimbisara
date of birth
0558-01-01
date of death
0491-01-01
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  • Life
  • Marriage alliances
  • Death
  • Traditional accounts
  • Jainism
  • Buddhism
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Bimbisāra (in Buddhist tradition) or Shrenika () and Seniya () in the Jain histories ( or ) was the King of Magadha ( or ) and belonged to the Haryanka dynasty. He was the son of Bhattiya. His expansion of the kingdom, especially his annexation of the kingdom of Anga to the east, is considered to have laid the foundations for the later expansion of the Mauryan Empire.

According to Jain tradition, he is said to be the first tirthankara (Padmanabha/Mahapadma) out of the 24 tirthankaras of the future cosmic age. He frequently visited the Samavasarana of Mahavira seeking answers to his queries.

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