Jarasandha

Jarasandha
Jarasandha
	Jarasandha fighting with Balarama, shown multiple times in the picture
Information
Gender	Male
Family	Brihadratha (father); Two princesses of Kashi (mothers);
Children	Sahadeva of Magadha (son); Jayatsena (sons); Asti and Prapti (daughters, wives of Kamsa); Unnamed younger daughter (wife of Pandava prince Sahadeva);
Kingdom	Magadha
Predecessor	Brihadratha
Successor	Sahadeva
Weapon	Gada
Dynasty	Brihadratha dynasty

Jarasandha (Sanskrit: जरासन्ध, romanized: Jarāsandha) is a king featured in the Sanatan (Hindu) scriptures. He is the powerful monarch of Magadha, and enemy of Krishna in Mahabharata. He is the son of the king Brihadratha, the founder of the Barhadratha dynasty of Magadha. According to scriptures, the descendants of Brihadratha ruled Magadha for 2600 years followed by Pradyota Dynasty and the Haryanka dynasty. He is mentioned in the Mahabharata and the Vayu Purana. He is also mentioned as the ninth pratinarayana in the Jain text Harivamsa Purana.The Capital City Of Jarasandha Mentioned in Mahābhārata was Girivraja , Which Many Scholars Identified This Location with Modern Rajgir