Dhruvadeva


Dhruvadeva
King of Nepal
Reign624–630
PredecessorUdaydeva
SuccessorBhimarjunadeva
IssueBhimarjunadeva
DynastyLichchhavi
FatherShivadeva I
ReligionHinduism

Dhruvadeva, also spelled Dhruva Deva, (Nepali: ध्रुव देव) was a son of Shivadeva I of the Licchavi dynasty and a king of Nepal in the 7th century. He deposed his brother Udaydeva with the help of Jishnu Gupta and reigned as a figurehead monarch.[1][2]

  1. ^ Regmi, D.R. (1960). Ancient Nepal. Lucknow: Prem Printing Press. pp. 150–155.
  2. ^ Shaha, Rishikesh (1990). Ancient and Medieval Nepal. Kathmandu, Nepal: University of Cambridge. pp. 159–160.