Ajātaśatru

…the 5th century bce by Ajatashatru, king of Magadha (South Bihar). His son Udaya (Udayin) made it the capital of Magadha, which it remained until the 1st century bce. The second Magadha dynasty, the Maurya, ruled in the 3rd and early 2nd centuries bce until the city was sacked in…

Bimbisara’s son Ajatashatru—who achieved the throne through patricide—implemented his father’s intentions within about 30 years. Ajatashatru strengthened the defenses of the Magadhan capital, Rajagrha, and built a small fort on the Ganges at Pataligrama, which was to become the famous capital Pataliputra (modern Patna). He then attacked…

…the throne by his son Ajatashatru, who murdered his father to obtain power.