Bhaskaradeva

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

Ancestry

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 that of Sylvain Lévi and Daniel Wright implies a change of dynasty, and further adds that Bhaskaradeva had dethroned either Lakshmikamadeva or Jayadeva and became the king. They suggest that Bhaskaradeva was a Thakuri from Nuwakot, and belonged to the same dynasty as Amshuverma. Modern authors such as D.R. Regmi, and Luciano Petech are strongly critical of the latter view.

Reign

Bhaskaradeva ruled jointly with Jayadeva from c. 1039–1044, and was afterwards the sole ruler of Nepal. Even though Jayadeva is generally considered a co-ruler with Bhaskaradeva, his status was that of a junior king during the reigns of both Bhaskaradeva and Lakshmikamadeva. Bhaskaradeva was succeeded by Baladeva in c. 1047.

References

Bibliography

• 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-12-03. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
• Regmi, Mahesh C. (1971). "Regmi Research Series" (PDF). German Oriental Society. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-07. Retrieved 2023-03-22.