Bhaskaradeva (Nepali: भास्करदेव) was a Thakuri king of Nepal who reigned from c. 1039–1047.[1][2]

Bhaskaradeva
King of Nepal
Reign1039–1047
PredecessorLakshmikamadeva
SuccessorBaladeva
Co-rulerJayadeva (1039–1044)
DynastyThakuri
ReligionHinduism

Ancestry

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The ancestry of Bhaskaradeva is still a topic of debate among scholars. The older chronicles such as the Gopal Raj Vamshavali do not note a change of dynasty from Lakshmikamadeva to Bhaskaradeva. However, a less popular opinion such as of Sylvain Lévi and Daniel Wright implies a change of dynasty,[3][4] and further adds that Bhaskaradeva had dethroned either Lakshmikamadeva or Jayadeva and became the king.[5] They suggest that Bhaskaradeva was a Thakuri from Nuwakot, and belonged to the same dynasty as Amshuverma.[6] Modern authors such as D.R. Regmi, and Luciano Petech are strongly critical of the latter argument.[7][5]

Reign

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Bhaskaradeva had a joint rule with Jayadeva from c. 1039–1044, and after then he was the sole ruler of Nepal. Even though Jayadeva is generally considered a co-ruler with Bhaskaradeva, the former's status was inferior, i.e. a junior king, during the reign of Bhaskaradeva, and even Lakshmikamadeva.[8] Bhaskaradeva was succeeded by Baladeva in c. 1047.[9][10]

References

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  1. ^ Regmi 1965, p. 121–128.
  2. ^ Petech 1984, p. 40–43.
  3. ^ Regmi 1965, p. 122.
  4. ^ Petech 1984, p. 40.
  5. ^ a b Regmi 1965, p. 124.
  6. ^ Regmi 1971, p. 205.
  7. ^ Petech 1984, p. 41.
  8. ^ Regmi 1965, p. 126–127.
  9. ^ Petech 1984, p. 43.
  10. ^ Regmi 1965, p. 136.

Bibliography

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  • Petech, Luciano (1984). Medieval History of Nepal (PDF) (2nd ed.). Italy: Fondata Da Giuseppe Tucci.
  • Regmi, D.R. (1965). Medieval Nepal. Lucknow: Firma K.L. Mukhopadhyay.
  • Shaha, Rishikesh (1990). Ancient and Medieval Nepal (PDF). Kathmandu, Nepal: University of Cambridge.
  • Regmi, Mahesh C. (1971). "Regmi Research Series" (PDF). German Oriental Society. 3.
Preceded by King of Nepal
1039–1047
With: Jayadeva (1039–1044)
Succeeded by