Udaydeva () was the son of Shivadeva I and a Lichchhavi king of

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. He succeeded

Amshuverma Amshuverma or Amshu Verma () was a king of Nepal from around 605–621 CE. Initially a feudal lord, he rose to the position of ''Mahasamanta'' (equivalent to prime minister) in about 598 CE when Shivadeva I of the Licchavi dynasty was the ru ...

in 621 CE but was soon ousted by Jishnu Gupta, and his brother Dhruvadeva. He is also believed to be the father of

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Life

Udaydeva was a son of King Shivadeva I and thus a legitimate

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. 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

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, along with his brother Dhruvadeva in 624 forced him to flee to

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

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