Udaydeva () was the 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 ...

and a Lichchhavi 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 ...

. He succeeded

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 ...

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 a son of King

and thus a legitimate

heir apparent An heir apparent, often shortened to heir, is a person who is first in an order of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting by the birth of another person; a person who is first in the order of succession but can be displaced by the b ...

. But

, a feudal lord, proclaimed full executive authority during the reign of Shivadeva I and himself reigned as a king from 598. Amshuverma, however, appointed Udaydeva as the crown prince and after the former died in 621, the latter became the king. A coup plotted by Jishnu Gupta, of Abhira-Gupta dynasty, along with his brother Dhruvadeva in 624 forced him to flee to

Tibet Tibet (; ''Böd''; ) is a region in East Asia, covering much of the Tibetan Plateau and spanning about . It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people. Also resident on the plateau are some other ethnic groups such as Monpa people, ...

along with his family. In Nepal, Jishnu Gupta was the highest authority and Dhruvadeva was a mere figurehead king. Udaydeva's death is not yet clearly known with many believing he died in Tibet. His son

Narendradeva Narendradeva was a Licchavi king who ruled from 643–679. He initiated diplomatic relations with the Chinese emperor. He oversaw the development of Nepal as a trade gateway between India and Tibet. References History of Nepal 7th-century ...

later brought Nepal under his control ousting the Guptas and the lineage of Dhruvadeva.

References

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