Back বজিরা Bengali/Bangla Vajira Spanish राजकुमारी वजिरा Hindi Vajira ID 바지라 (공주) Korean वजिरा Marathi Prinsesse Vājira NB ਰਾਜਕੁਮਾਰੀ ਵਜੀਰਾ Punjabi شہزادی وجیرا PNB Princess Vajira SIMPLE
| Vajira | |
|---|---|
| Empress consort of the Magadha Empire | |
| Reign | c. 492 – c. 460 BCE |
| Spouse | Ajatashatru |
| Issue | Udayibhadra[1] |
| Dynasty | Hariyanka (by marriage) Ikshvaku (by birth) |
| Father | Pasenadi |
| Religion | Jainism |
Vajira (also called Vajirakumari) was Empress of the Magadha Empire as the principal consort of Emperor Ajatashatru.[2] She was the mother of her husband's successor, Emperor Udayibhadra.[3]
Vajira was born a princess of the Kingdom of Kosala and was the daughter of King Pasenadi and Queen Mallika. She was also the niece of her mother-in-law, Empress Kosala Devi,[4] the first wife and chief consort of Emperor Bimbisara and the sister of King Pasenadi.
- ^ Buddhist Council of Ceylon, Ceylon. Ministry of Cultural Affairs, Sri Lanka. Bauddha Kaṭayutu Depārtamēntuva (1963). Encyclopaedia of Jainism. Govt. of Ceylon. p. 316.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Sen, Sailendra Nath (1999). Ancient Indian history and civilization (Second ed.). New Delhi: New Age International. p. 113. ISBN 9788122411980.
- ^ Mukherjee, Hemchandra Raychaudhuri. With a commentary by B. N. (2005). Political History of Ancient India : From the accession of Parikshit to the extinction of the Gupta dynasty (6. impression. ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 190. ISBN 9780195643763.
- ^ Jayapalan, N. (2001). History of India. New Delhi: Atlantic. p. 52. ISBN 9788171569281.