Sahadeva of Magadha

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Sahadeva
Magadha King
PredecessorJarasandha
SuccessorSomadhi (a.k.a. Somapi)
DynastyBrihadratha
FatherJarasandha

Sahadeva (Sanskrit: सहदेव) (not to be confused with Sahadeva, the youngest of the Pandavas) was a ruler of the Brihadratha dynasty of Magadha. In the Mahabharata, he is mentioned as the son of Jarasandha, who was placed on the throne of Magadha by the Pandavas on the former's death in a duel with the Pandava prince Bhima. He fought the Kurukshetra War on the side of the Pandavas.

According to the Puranas, he was killed in the Kurukshetra war by Shakuni along with his cousin, Jayadeva. He was succeeded by Somadhi.[1]

Notes[edit]

  1. Misra, V.S. (2007). Ancient Indian Dynasties, Mumbai: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, ISBN 81-7276-413-8, p.290

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