Ugrasena, the Yadava king of Mathura, fathered Kamsa, who would grow to overthrow him and seize the throne by force.
⚠ Bhagavata Purana 10.1.64-69 suggests Kamsa was actually the biological son of the demon Drumila who assumed Ugrasena's form, though the mainstream tradition treats Kamsa as Ugrasena's own son.
Kamsa overthrew his father Ugrasena, imprisoned him, and seized the throne of Mathura for himself, ruling the Yadava kingdom as a tyrant until Krishna returned to end his reign.
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