Ruler · 558 – 491 BCE

Bimbisara

Lived 558 – 491 BCE; ruler. King of Magadha, 544 BCE – 492 BCE; also in the line of Haryanka dynasty.

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Lived: 558 BCE – 491 BCE; 67 years
In office: 52 years; one reign
Lines: 2; states
Left it: left office alive; read off the dates alone

King

Magadha · the 1st of 8 dated reigns · 544 BCE – 345 BCE

Bimbisara544 BCE – 492 BCE

Ajatashatru492 BCE – 460 BCE

Udayabhadra460 BCE – 444 BCE

Anuruddha444 BCE – 441 BCE

4 after

killed, executed or dead in battleleft alive by a regular roadending not on recordthis entry

Reigned 544 BCE – 492 BCE · 52 years · came to it aged 14

Left it: left office aliveread off the dates alone: the term ends in 492 BCE; they died in 491 BCE

Also in the line of Haryanka dynasty (1st of 5).

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