Amshuverma
Sign in to saveAmshuverma 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 ruling monarch and by 604, Shivadeva was reduced to a mere figurehead. He is considered to have died in 621 AD and was succeeded by Udaydeva, the son of Shivadeva I.
Key facts
- Royalty.name
- Amshuverma
- Royalty.title
- Pashupati Bhattarak, Mahasamanta of the Licchavis
- Royalty.image
- Amshuverma.JPG
- Royalty.caption
- Statue of Amshuverma at the Chhauni Museum, Kathmandu
- Royalty.succession
- King of Nepal
- Royalty.reign
- 605–621
- Royalty.predecessor
- Shivadeva I
- Royalty.successor
- Udaydeva
- Royalty.religion
- Buddhism
- Royalty.succession1
- Mahasamanta of Licchavis
- Royalty.reign1
- 596 – 621
- Royalty.predecessor1
- Unknown
- Royalty.successor1
- Unknown
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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 ruling monarch and by 604, Shivadeva was reduced to a mere figurehead. He is considered to have died in 621 AD and was succeeded by Udaydeva, the son of Shivadeva I.
==Life== thumb|left|Nepalese postage stamp featuring Amshuverma near Pashupatinath Temple Amshuverma took the title of Pashupati Bhattarak being in Shaivite majority period. The meaning of Sanskrit word Bhattaraka is leaders of religious orders in Shaivism. He is believed to have been a son of a brother of the queen of Sivadeva. He was learned, bold and farsighted ruler of Lichhavi period, he was also a lover of art, architecture and literature. He built Kailashkut Bhawan palace, which became famous as a state of the art palace south of the Himalayas in the seventh century.