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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 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 argument.

Reign

Bhaskaradeva had a joint rule with Jayadeva from c. 1039–1044, and after then he was the sole ruler of Nepal. Even though Jayadeva is generally considered a co-ruler with Bhaskaradeva, the former's status was inferior, i.e. a junior king, during the reign of Bhaskaradeva, and even Lakshmikamadeva. Bhaskaradeva was succeeded by Baladeva in c. 1047.

References

1. Regmi 1965, p. 121–128.
2. Petech 1984, p. 40–43.
3. Regmi 1965, p. 122.
4. Petech 1984, p. 40.
5. ^ Regmi 1965, p. 124.
6. Regmi 1971, p. 205.
7. Petech 1984, p. 41.
8. Regmi 1965, p. 126–127.
9. Petech 1984, p. 43.
10. Regmi 1965, p. 136.

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.
• Regmi, Mahesh C. (1971). "Regmi Research Series" (PDF). German Oriental Society. 3.

• 11th-century Nepalese people
• Thakuri kings of Nepal
• 11th-century monarchs in Asia