Gunakamadeva was a
Lichhavi ruler who founded the city of
Kathmandu
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in 723 CE.
[Encyclopædia Britannica]
/ref> He is also credited to have started Yenya
Indra Jātrā, also known as Yenyā (Nepal Bhasa: येँयाः), is the biggest religious street festival in Kathmandu, Nepal. The celebrations consist of two events, Indra Jātrā and Kumāri Jātrā. Indra Jātrā is marked by masked danc ...
and Lakhey
Lākhey (Nepal Bhasa: लाखे or , lā-khé) (alternative spellings Lākhe, Lākhay, ) is the dance of a demon in the carnival of God.
Durbar Square, a historic plaza in Kathmandu, Nepal, facing ancient palaces and adorned by Hindu templ ...
Jatra.[Nepal ka itihas (Hindi) Author:Kāśī Prasāda Śrīvāstava]
/ref> He was known for his tantric abilities which was demonstrated by him entering Shantipur in Swayambhunath
Swayambhu (Devanagari: स्वयम्भू स्तूप; new, स्वयंभू; sometimes Swayambu or Swoyambhu) is an ancient religious complex atop a hill in the Kathmandu Valley, west of Kathmandu city. The Tibetan name for the ...
.[ He was succeeded by Udayadeva.][
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Achievements
Gunakamadeva is credited with founding Kathmandu, Patan and Sankhu.[Book:Ancient Indian History And Civilization, Author:S. N. Sen]
/ref> With the development of cities, he transformed agrarian society to an industrial city trading between India and Tibet.[
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See also
* History of Kathmandu The history of the city of Kathmandu, which is inseparable from that of the Kathmandu valley, dates back to ancient times.
Ancient Kathmandu valley
Archaeological explorations indicate that Kathmandu and the two other sister towns in the vall ...
References
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Statue of Gunakamadeva
History of Kathmandu
Nepalese monarchs
Licchavi kingdom
8th-century Nepalese people