Pasenadi
| Pasenadi | |
|---|---|
| Raja | |
 Prasenajit of Kosala pays a visit to buddha | |
| Reign | Kosala |
| Queen | Mallika, Magadhan princess, Vāsavakhattiyā |
| Issue | Virudhaka, Princess Vajira |
| Dynasty | Ikshvaku |
| Father | Sanjaya Mahākosala |
| Religion | Hinduism / Buddhism |
Pasenadi (Sanskrit: Prasenajit) (c. 6th century BCE) was a Aikṣvāka dynasty ruler of Kosala. Shravasti was his capital. He succeeded his father Sanjaya Mahākosala.[1] He was a prominent Upāsaka (lay follower) of Gautama Buddha, who built many Buddhist monasteries.
Life
Pasenadi studied in Taxila in his early life. He was the king of Kosala (modern Oudh or Awadh).[2] His first queen was a Magadhan princess. His second queen was Vāsavakhattiyā, daughter of Mahānāma, a Śākya by a slave girl Nāgamundā.Though she was a slave girl not the original daughter of Mahanama. From this marriage, he had a son, Viḍūḍabha and a daughter Princess Vajira, whom he married to Ajatashatru.[2] His third and chief queen was Mallika, daughter of the chief of garland-makers. Once, while he was away from his capital Shravasti, his minister Dīgha Chārāyana placed his son Viḍūḍabha [Viru Dhaka]on the throne. He went to Magadha to seek help from Ajatashatru in order to regain his throne. But before being able to meet him, Pasenadi died of exposure outside the gates of Rajagriha.[3] The Puranas instead of Viḍūḍabha mention the name of Kṣudraka as his successor.[4]
Notes
- ↑ Raychaudhuri H. (1972). Political History of Ancient India, Calcutta: University of Calcutta, pp.90,176
- 1 2 Sastri 1988, p. 17.
- ↑ Raychaudhuri H. (1972). Political History of Ancient India, Calcutta: University of Calcutta, pp.176-8,186
- ↑ Misra, V. S. (2007). Ancient Indian Dynasties, Mumbai: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, ISBN 81-7276-413-8, pp.287-8
References
- Sastri, K. A. Nilakanta, ed. (1988) [1967], Age of the Nandas and Mauryas (Second ed.), Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 81-208-0465-1
| Preceded by Mahākosala |
Ikshvaku dynasty ruler BCE 534 |
Succeeded by Viḍūḍabha |