After Bimbisar, Ajatashatru sat on the throne of Magadha. His childhood name was Kunik. He murdered his father and sat on the throne. Ajatshatru delivered the policy of his father's empire expansion to the climax. After getting the throne of Ajitashtru, he was surrounded by many kingdoms and difficulties, but conquered everyone with his musical and intelligence. Ambitious Ajatshatru put his father in jail and gave severe harassment, which led to father's death. Skilled queen died due to her misery. Prasenjeet was very angry with the death of wife (skill) of Bimbisar and started a struggle against Ajatshatru. The defeated Prasenjeet fled to Shravasti but Ajatshatru was defeated in the second battle-war but Prasenjeet married his daughter, Wajira and gave Kashi a dowry. Litwright Princess Chaila was the wife of Bimbisar, and she produced two elephants and elephants, Ratanunu had given a defeat, which Ajtashatru asked for back because of the murmur. It was rejected by the disciple, in fact, Ajatashtru declared war against the Lichchhivars. By dividing the lichchavis by defeating them, they defeated him and got the Lichchhavi in his kingdom. Ajitashtru attacked Malla Sangh and took control of it. Thus, a large part of eastern Uttar Pradesh became part of the Magadha Empire. Ajatashtru defeated his strong opponent Avanti and attacked the state.
Ajatshatru was a religious liberal emperor. According to different texts, they are regarded as followers of both Buddhism and Jainism but have been shown prostrating Ajpatshatru Buddha on a Vedika of Bharuch Stupa. In the eighth year of the reign, after the Buddha's Mahaparinirvana, And built in 483 BC In the Saptaparni cave of Rajghat, the first Buddhist music was organized. In this musical composition, the related pits of Buddhist monks were divided into Sutipakk and Vinayaktik. In the reign of Ajitashtru, Mahatma Buddha was born in 483 BCE. Mahaparinirvan and Mahavir also died in 468 BC happened .
According to Sinhalese followers, he ruled for about 32 years and 461 BCE Was killed by his son Udayan.
