The Licchavi Queen Who Ruled Nepal in Her Own Right
Long before the Malla queens of Bhaktapur, a Licchavi queen named Bhavadevi ruled the Kathmandu Valley in the 6th century CE. When her husband King Shivadeva I died, she took the throne as regent for her young son, but quickly proved herself a capable ruler in her own right. This episode explores her reign through inscriptions, including one at Changu Narayan that records her granting tax exemptions to a monastery. We discuss the Licchavi period's blend of Gupta Indian influence and local traditions, the role of the Vajracharya priestly class, and how Bhavadevi's rule challenges assumptions about women's political power in early South Asia. Lucas and Luna also touch on the transition from the Thakuri to the Malla era, and what the surviving copper-plate grants reveal about governance, religion, and daily life in the Himalayan kingdom.
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