The Licchavi Era: Nepal's First Golden Age
Long before the Shahs or the Ranas, the Kathmandu Valley was ruled by the Licchavi dynasty — a sophisticated kingdom that traded with Gupta India, Tibet, and China, and built the earliest known temples and inscriptions. This episode takes you to the 4th to 8th centuries CE, when Nepal was a crossroads of Buddhism and Hinduism, and a place where kings built towering stupas and issued copper-plate grants to monasteries. We explore King Manadeva I, whose 464 CE pillar inscription at Changu Narayan is the oldest dated artifact in Nepal, and the mysterious figure of Amshuverma, who married his daughter to a Tibetan emperor. We uncover the Licchavi system of assemblies called 'panchali', and the vibrant urban life around the royal palace at Hadigaon. This is the foundation story of Nepali civilization — the era that gave Nepal its script, its art, and its sacred geography.
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