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| dynasty = [[Haryanka dynasty|Haryanka]] (by marriage)<br>[[Ikshvaku dynasty|Ikshvaku]] (by birth)<br />
| title = [[Empress]] of the [[Magadha|Magadha Empire]]<br />
| father = King Maha-Kosala<br />
| spouse = [[Bimbisara]]<br />
| issue = [[Ajatashatru]]<br />
| religion =[[Buddhism]]<br />
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'''Kosala Devi''' was [[Empress consort]] of the [[Magadha|Magadha Empire]] as the first wife of Emperor [[Bimbisara]] (558–491 BC). She was born a princess of [[Kingdom of Kashi|Kashi]] and was the sister of King [[Pasenadi|Prasenajit]].<br />
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Kosala Devi was born to the King of Kosala, Maha-Kosala. She was the sister of King [[Pasenadi|Prasenajit]] who succeeded her father as the ruler of Kosala. She was married to King Bimbisara, and brought [[Varanasi|Kashi]] as dowry in the marriage.{{sfn|Upinder Singh|2016|p=271}} She became his principal queen. Buddhist tradition makes [[Ajatashatru]] a son of hers; the [[Jain]] tradition make him a son of her husband's second wife, Chellana.<ref>{{cite book|last=Rapson|first=Edward James|title=The Cambridge History of India|year=1955|publisher=CUP Archive|page=183}}</ref> Her niece, [[Princess Vajira]], the daughter of Pasenadi (Prasenjit) was given in marriage to Ajatashatru.<ref name=Raychaudhuri/><br />
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When her husband Bimbisara died at the hands of his own son Ajatashatru, Empress Kosala Devi has said to have died of grief out of her love for her husband. The government revenues of an estate in Kashi had been settled upon by her father as pin money on her marriage. At her death, the payment of course ceased. Ajatashatru then invaded Kashi.<ref name=Raychaudhuri>{{cite book|last=Hemchandra|first=Raychaudhuri|title=Political History Of Ancient India|year=2006|publisher=Genesis Publishing|page=170}}</ref><br />
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* {{citation |last=Singh |first=Upinder |author-link=Upinder Singh |title=A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: From the Stone Age to the 12th Century |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Pq2iCwAAQBAJ |publisher=[[Pearson PLC|Pearson]] |year=2016 |isbn=978-81-317-1677-9 |ref={{sfnref|Upinder Singh|2016}} }}<br />
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[[Category:Haryanka dynasty]]<br />
[[Category:People from Kosala]]<br />
[[Category:6th-century BC women]]<br />
[[Category:Indian Buddhists]]<br />
[[Category:Indian queen consorts]]<br />
[[Category:Ancient queens consort]]<br />
[[Category:Ancient Indian women]]</div>>Narky Blert