Rajgir Bihar
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Rajgir Bihar
RajgirisalsofamousforitsassociationwithHaryankadynastyKingsBimbisara(558–491BC)andAjatashatru(492–460BC)astheircapitalcity.AjatashatrukepthisfatherBimbsaraincaptivityhere.ThesourcesdonotagreewhichoftheBuddha'sroyalcontemporaries,BimbisaraandAjatashatru,wasresponsibleforitsconstruction.AjatashatruisalsocreditedwithmovingthecapitaltoPataliputra(modernPatna).
ThenameRajgircamefromRājagṛiha,meaning"houseoftheking"or"royalhouse",orthewordRajgirmighthaveitsorigininitsplainliteralmeaning,"royalmountain".ItwastheancientcapitalcityoftheMagadhakingsuntilthe5thcenturyBCwhenUdayin(460–440BC),sonofAjatshatru,movedthecapitaltoPataliputra.[9]Inthosedays,itwascalledRajgriha,whichtranslatesas'thehomeofRoyalty'.
Shishunaga(413-395BC)foundedShishunagadynastyin413BCEwithRajgirasitsinitialcapitalbeforeitwasmovedtoPataliputra.
TheepicMahabharatacallsitGirivrajaandrecountthestoryofitsking,Jarasandha,andhisbattlewiththePandavabrothersandtheiralliesKrishna.Jarasandhawhohailedfromthisplace,hadbeendefeatedbyKrishna17times.The18thtimeKrishnaleftthebattlefieldwithoutfighting.[10]BecauseofthisKrishnaisalsocalled'ranachorh'(onewhohasleftthebattlefield).[11]MahabharatarecountsawrestlingmatchbetweenBhima(oneofthePandavas)andJarasandha,thethenkingofMagadha.Jarasandhawasinvincibleashisbodycouldrejoinanydismemberedlimbs.Accordingtothelegend,BhimsplitJarasandhaintotwoandthrewthetwohalvesfacingoppositetoeachothersothattheycouldnotjoin.ThereisafamousJarasandha'sAkhara(placewheremartialartsarepracticed).
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