Vamadeva (Thakuri dynasty)


Vamadeva (Nepali: बामदेव) was a Thakuri king of Nepal who reigned from c. 1083–1085.[1][2][3][4]

Vamadeva
King of Nepal
Reign1083–1085
PredecessorShankaradeva
SuccessorHarshadeva
DynastyThakuri
ReligionHinduism

Life

edit

Vamadeva was a descendant of Amshuverma belonging to the Vaishya Thakuris.[5][6] In c. 1083, Vamadeva, along with the help of Thakuris of Patan and Jivas of Udaypur, dethroned Shankaradeva and made himself the king.[6][7] It is believed that a similar act was performed with the ancestors of Vamadeva by Bhaskaradeva, an ancestor of the preceding monarch.[8]

He had short reign of around two years and was succeeded by Harshadeva in c. 1085.[9][7]

References

edit
  1. ^ Regmi 1965, p. 136–141.
  2. ^ Petech 1984, p. 46–49.
  3. ^ Regmi 1971, p. 206–207.
  4. ^ Shaha 1990, p. 36.
  5. ^ Regmi 1965, p. 140.
  6. ^ a b Petech 1984, p. 48.
  7. ^ a b Regmi 1965, p. 141.
  8. ^ Regmi 1971, p. 206.
  9. ^ Petech 1984, p. 49.

Bibliography

edit
  • Petech, Luciano (1984). Medieval History of Nepal (PDF) (2nd ed.). Italy: Fondata Da Giuseppe Tucci.
  • Regmi, D.R. (1965). Medieval Nepal (PDF). 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
1083–1085
Succeeded by