Princess Vajira
The princess Vajira, also known as Vajirakumari, was empress of Kingdom Magadha, having been the main spouse of the emperor Ajatashatru that reigned in the period 493 BC-461 BC.[1] Mother of the successor of his husband, the emperor Udayibhadra.[2]
| Vajira | |
|---|---|
| Empress of Maghda Kingdom | |
| Ajatashatru | |
| Religion | Buddhism |
Vajira was appointed princess of the Kingdom of Kosala, ancient indian kingdom. Came from a family that descended of Mathavia Videgha and was daughter of the kings Pasenadi and Mallika.[3]
Life
Birth
Vajira Or Vajirakumari was daughter of the main queen of Pasenadi, Mallika. According to the tradition of Pali, his mother was a beautiful daughter of the main manufacturer of garlands of Kosala.[4] When Vajira was born, his father was apparently disappointed when hearing that the baby was a girl, but Buddha ensured him that the women sometimes are wiser than the men.[1]
Marriage
After a war between Ajatashatru and Prasenadi, in a peace treaty Prasenajit married his daughter Vajira to him. Vajira marrieged aged seventeen years old, with Ajatashatru.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sen, Sailendra Nath (1999). Ancient Indian history and civilization (Second ed.). New Delhi: New Age International. p. 113. ISBN 978-81-224-1198-0.
- ↑ 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 978-0-19-564376-3.
- ↑ Jayapalan, N. (2001). History of India. New Delhi: Atlantic. p. 52. ISBN 978-81-7156-928-1.
- ↑ Wayman, Alex & Hideko Wayman, Hideko (1990). The lion's roar of Queen Srimala : a Buddhist scripture on the Tathagatagarbha theory (1. Indian ed.). Motilal Banarsidass Publ. p. 3. ISBN 978-81-208-0731-0.
- ↑ Tripathi, Rama Shankar., Rama Shankar (1992). History of ancient India. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass. ISBN 978-81-208-0017-5. OCLC 43826343.