Shivadeva I (also spelled Sivadeva) was a king of the
Licchavi dynasty who ruled Nepal from around 590 to 605 C.E.
He was the son of Mana Deva II and lived in a nine-storeyed palace called the Kailashkut Bhavan.
Political life
In 598 C.E, a feudal lord,
Amshuverma
Amshuverma or Amshu Verma () was a king of Nepal from around 605–621 CE. Initially a feudal lord, he rose to the position of ''Mahasamanta'' (equivalent to prime minister) in about 598 CE when Shivadeva I of the Licchavi dynasty was the ru ...
, 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.
Rather than resisting
Amshuverma
Amshuverma or Amshu Verma () was a king of Nepal from around 605–621 CE. Initially a feudal lord, he rose to the position of ''Mahasamanta'' (equivalent to prime minister) in about 598 CE when Shivadeva I of the Licchavi dynasty was the ru ...
's rise, he married his daughter to him. Upon his death, his son-in-law
Amshuverma
Amshuverma or Amshu Verma () was a king of Nepal from around 605–621 CE. Initially a feudal lord, he rose to the position of ''Mahasamanta'' (equivalent to prime minister) in about 598 CE when Shivadeva I of the Licchavi dynasty was the ru ...
succeeded him as the king.
References
Licchavi kings of Nepal
Nepalese monarchs
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
6th-century monarchs
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