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Ajatashatru

500 BC - 460 BC

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Ajatasattu (Pāli: Ajātasattu) or Ajatashatru (Sanskrit: Ajātaśatru) in the Buddhist tradition, or Kunika (Kūṇika) and Kuniya (Kūṇiya) in the Jain tradition (reigned c. 492 to 460 BCE, or c. 405 to 373 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

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ajatashatru is the 1,319th most popular politician (up from 4,202nd in 2019), the 56th most popular biography from India (up from 135th in 2019) and the 22nd 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 1,319 out of 19,576. Before him are Isaac II Angelos, Friedrich Ratzel, Trebonianus Gallus, Milovan Đilas, Wilhelm Frick, and Chongzhen Emperor. After him are Gaius Gracchus, Börte, Gustav Stresemann, Conrad I of Germany, Muhammad II of Khwarazm, and Robert F. Kennedy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 500 BC, Ajatashatru ranks 11. Before him are Xanthippe, Ezra, Xerxes II of Persia, Brennus, Zeuxis, and Artemisia I of Caria. After him are Myron, Ictinus, Cyrus the Younger, Cratylus, Sogdianus of Persia, and Meton of Athens. Among people deceased in 460 BC, Ajatashatru ranks 2. Before him is Pāṇini. After him are Meton of Athens, Mnesikles, Pharnabazus II, Paeonius, Parrhasius, Hippo, Agatharchus, Calamis, Diagoras of Rhodes, and Callimachus.

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In India

Among people born in India, Ajatashatru ranks 56 out of 1,861. Before him are Aishwarya Rai (1973), Hyder Ali (1720), Ram Mohan Roy (1772), Sariputta (-568), H. D. Deve Gowda (1933), and Kabir (1440). After him are Salman Rushdie (1947), Alauddin Khalji (1266), Ronald Ross (1857), C. V. Raman (1888), P. V. Narasimha Rao (1921), and Salman Khan (1965).

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Among POLITICIANS In India

Among politicians born in India, Ajatashatru ranks 22. Before him are Ramaswamy Venkataraman (1910), Chandragupta Maurya (-340), Subhas Chandra Bose (1897), Hyder Ali (1720), Sariputta (-568), and H. D. Deve Gowda (1933). After him are Alauddin Khalji (1266), P. V. Narasimha Rao (1921), Iskander Mirza (1899), Mir Osman Ali Khan (1886), Aurangzeb (1618), and Akbar II (1760).

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