their disciplined behavior, their respect for elders, respect for women, that they do not marry their daughters forcefully, that they give spiritual protection to the Arhats, and finally, the main reason was the Chaityas (altar), which was inside the town. Thus, with the help of his chief minister Vassakara, Ajatashatru managed to split the Vajjis and also broke the chaityas inside. During this battle, Ajatashatru used a scythed chariot, featuring a swinging mace and blades on both sides and attacked the town with it and conquered it. Kingdom Ajatashatru moved his capital from Rajgriha to Champa due to death of his father. Family The Jaina tradition According to the Nirayāvaliyā Suttā Ajatashatru was born to King Bimbisara and Queen kosala Devi, who was the daughter of Chetaka the king of Vaishali, who was the brother of Queen Triśalá, mother of Mahavira. Ajatashatru had eight wives. The Buddhist tradition According to Dīgha nikāya, Ajatashatru was born to King Bimbisara and Queen Kosala Devi, who was the daughter of Maha-Kosala, the king of Kosala and sister of Pasenadi who later succeeded to the throne. Ajatashatru had 500 wives but the principal consort was Princess Vajira. The City of Kasi was given to Bimbisara as dowry by Maha-Kosala. After the murder of Bimbisara, Prasenajit took the city back. This resulted in a war between Ajatashatru and Prasenajit. The war ended in a peace treaty in which Prasenajit married his daughter Vajira to him. Ajatashatru later had a son named Udayabhadda or Udayabhadra. Death The account of Ajatashatru's death recorded by historians is . The account of his death differs widely between Jain and Buddhist traditions. Other accounts point towards as the year of his death. The Jaina tradition According to the Jaina text, Āvaśȳaka Chūrnī, Ajatashatru went to meet Mahavira. Ajatashatru asked, "Bhagvant! Where do Chakravartins (world-monarchs) go after their death?" Mahavira replied that "A Chakravartin, if dying while in the office goes to the seventh hell called Mahā-Tamahprabhā, and if dying as a monk attains Nirvana." Ajatashatru asked, "So will I Attain Nirvana or go to the seventh hell?" Mahavira replied, "Neither of them, you will go to the Sixth hell." Ajatashatru asked, "Bhagvant, then am I not a Chakravartin?", to which Mahavira replied, "No, you are not." This made Ajatashatru anxious to become a world-monarch. He created 12 artificial jewels and set out for the conquest of the six regions of