Bimbisara Bimbisara

Bimbisara - Definition and Overview

Bimbisara (ruled 544-491 BCE) was a king of the Magadha empire. There are many accounts of him in the Buddhist Jatakas, since he was a contemporary of Gautama Buddha. He was deposed and killed by his son, Ajatashatru.

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