Dhruvadeva, also spelled Dhruva Deva, () was a son of

Shivadeva I 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 ...

of the Licchavi dynasty and a king of

Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...

in the 7th century. He deposed his brother

Udaydeva Udaydeva () was the son of Shivadeva I and a Lichchhavi king of Nepal. He succeeded Amshuverma in 621 CE but was soon ousted by Jishnu Gupta, and his brother Dhruvadeva. He is also believed to be the father of Bhrikuti. Life Udaydeva was ...

with the help of Jishnu Gupta and reigned as a figurehead monarch.

Life

After the death of

Amshuverma Amshuverma or Amshu Verma (595 CE - 621 CE; Devanagari: अंशुवर्मा) rose to the position of ''Mahasamanta'' (equivalent to prime minister) about 595 CE when King Sivadev I was ruling in the Licchavi (kingdom) of Nepal. By 604 A ...

had become the king in 621 CE. However, in 624, Dhruvadeva, along with Jishnu Gupta exiled Udaydeva and his family to Tibet. Dhruvadeva became the king but he did not have any powers and Jishnu Gupta was the highest authority in the realm. Dhruvadeva resided in Mangriha while Jishnu Gupta ruled from

Kailashkut Bhawan Kailashkut Bhawan was a palace in Nepal, built by Lichhavi King Amshuverma immediately after he was crowned in 598 CE. It was constructed in ''vedic tripura'' style, having three adjoining buildings, Indragriha, Managriha and Kailashkut, and three ...

. Dhruvadeva, and later his son, Bhimarjunadeva are only referred to as a person leading a nation, and the highest titles were given to Jishnu Gupta. The following two addresses, given to Dhruvadeva "embody the most unostentatious form of address ever ascribed to a sovereign", opiniates historian D.R Regmi. * अनेक विजयानन्त प्रतिष्ठा पृथिवीराजकर्मणा लिच्छवी कुलकेतुः ** ''Translation:'' Lichchhavi Kulaketu, through numerous conquests, established his authority on the earth. * सकल सत्वानुग्रहित मनोहिराभिमान रमणीयं चरितं लिच्छवी कुलकेतुः ** ''Translation:'' Lichchhavi Kulaketu, with a charming character that captured the hearts of all, favored by all living beings. Dhruvadeva died in around 630, and his son replaced him as a nominal king.

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{{Licchavi kings Licchavi kingdom Nepalese monarchs 7th-century Nepalese people 7th-century monarchs