Sahadeva of Magadha

Sahadeva
Sahadeva
Magadha King
Predecessor	Jarasandha
Successor	Somadhi (a.k.a. Somapi)
Dynasty	Brihadratha
Father	Jarasandha

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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

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

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

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