Viḍūḍabha
| Virudhaka | |
|---|---|
| King of Kosala | |
| Father | Pasenadi |
Virudhaka (Sanskrit: Virūḍhaka, Template:Lang-pi) was a king of Kosala during the lifetime of the Buddha. He was the son and successor of Pasenadi (Prasenajit), king of Kosala.[1] Virūḍhaka attacked and virtually annihilated the little autonomous tribe of Shakyas, to which the Buddha belonged, and Koliyas, in the Himalayan foothills. He never returned to his capital, Sravasti, and a little later Ajatshatru, the mighty ruler of Magadha, annexed his kingdom. [2]
References
- ^ Sastri 1988, p. 17.
- ^ A.L. Basham, The Wonders that was India, 1967, p. 47
Sources
- Sastri, K. A. Nilakanta, ed. (1988) [1967], Age of the Nandas and Mauryas (Second ed.), Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 81-208-0465-1
- Sen, Sailendra Nath (1999) [1988], Ancient Indian History and Civilization (Second ed.), New Age International Publishers, ISBN 81-224-1198-3
- Basham, A. L. The Wonder That was India. New York: Hawthorn Books, 1963.