Bhaskaradeva

Bhaskaradeva (भास्करदेव) was a Thakuri king of Nepal who reigned from c. 1039–1047.

Ancestry
The ancestry of Bhaskaradeva is still a topic of debate among scholars. The older chronicles such as the Gopal Raj Vamshavali do not note a change of dynasty from Lakshmikamadeva to Bhaskaradeva. However, a less popular opinion such as of Sylvain Lévi and Daniel Wright implies a change of dynasty, and further adds that Bhaskaradeva had dethroned either Lakshmikamadeva or Jayadeva and became the king. They suggest that Bhaskaradeva was a Thakuri from Nuwakot, and belonged to the same dynasty as Amshuverma. Modern authors such as D.R. Regmi, and Luciano Petech are strongly critical of the latter argument.

Reign
Bhaskaradeva had a joint rule with Jayadeva from c. 1039–1044, and after then he was the sole ruler of Nepal. Even though Jayadeva is generally considered a co-ruler with Bhaskaradeva, the former's status was inferior, i.e. a junior king, during the reign of Bhaskaradeva, and even Lakshmikamadeva. Bhaskaradeva was succeeded by Baladeva in c. 1047.