Ajatashatru, 

Ajatashattu or Ajatasatru (Sanskrit: Ajātaśatru, Pāli: Ajātasattu;[6] 492 to 460 BCE

or early 5th century BCE[7]) was a king of the Haryanka dynasty of Magadha in East India. He
was the son of King Bimbisara and was a contemporary of both Mahavira and Gautama Buddha.
He forcefully took over the kingdom of Magadha from his father and imprisoned him. He fought a
war against Vajji, ruled by the Lichchhavis, and conquered the republic of Vesali. The city
of Pataliputra was formed by fortification of a village by Ajatashatru.[8]

The Sattapanni cave in which the first Buddhist council held was sponsored by King Ajatashatru.

Ajatashatru followed policies of conquest and expansion. He defeated his neighbours including
the king of Kosala; his brothers, at odds with him, went to Kashi, which had been given to
Bimbisara as dowry and led to a war between Magadha and Kosala.
Ajatashatru occupied Kashi and captured the smaller kingdoms. Magadha under Ajatashatru
became the most powerful kingdom in North India.
He is the inventor of two weapons used in war: the rathamusala (scythed chariot) and
the mahashilakantaka (engine to eject big stones).