Shivadeva I

Shivadeva I
Shivadeva I
King of Nepal
Reign	590–605
Predecessor	Dharmadeva
Deposed by	Amshuvarma
Issue	Udaydeva ; Dhruvadeva ;
Dynasty	Lichchhavi Dynasty
Father	Manadeva II
Religion	Hinduism

Last updated July 14, 2025

Shivadeva I (also spelled Sivadeva) was a king of the Licchavi dynasty who ruled Nepal from around 590 to 605 C.E.^[1]^[2] He was the son of Mana Deva II and lived in a nine-storeyed palace called the Kailashkut Bhavan.^[2]

Political life

In 598 C.E, a feudal lord, Amshuverma, who belonged to the Vaisya clan, rose to a position of an influential officer and assumed the title of Maharajadhiraj reducing Shivadeva to a mere figurehead.^[3] Rather than resisting Amshuverma's rise, he married his daughter to him. Upon his death, his son-in-law Amshuverma succeeded him as the king.^[1]

References

1 2 Shrestha, D.B. (1972). The History of Ancient and Medieval Nepal (PDF). p. 11.
1 2 Kessler, P. L. "Kingdoms of South Asia - Nepal". The History Files. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
↑ Shaha, Rishikesh. "Ancient and Medieval Nepal". University of Cambridge: 157–158.

Preceded by Dharmadeva	King of Nepal 590–605	Succeeded by Amshuverma

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[:0-1] 1 2 Shrestha, D.B. (1972). The History of Ancient and Medieval Nepal (PDF). p. 11.

[:1-2] 1 2 Kessler, P. L. "Kingdoms of South Asia - Nepal". The History Files. Retrieved 2023-01-17.

[3] Shaha, Rishikesh. "Ancient and Medieval Nepal". University of Cambridge: 157–158.

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