Licchavi dynasty of Nepal

Licchavi dynasty of Nepal was a state in Gangetic plain and Nepal (South Asia) that lasted from c. 400 to 750 CE, about 350 years. Its people spoke Indo-Aryan languages (Vedic, Sanskrit, Prakrit, Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Sinhala).

Kings of the Kathmandu valley whose dated Sanskrit inscriptions begin with Manadeva in 464. They traded across the Himalaya, and a Licchavi princess is said to have married the Tibetan emperor Songtsen Gampo.

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Facts

Dates

c. 400 to 750 CE

Duration

350 years

Type

State

Region

Gangetic plain and Nepal, South Asia

Language family

Indo-Aryan

Capital

Kathmandu valley

Became

• Thakuri dynasty c. 750 to 1200 CE

Events in South Asia during its time

• 499 Aryabhata writes the Aryabhatiya
• 628 Brahmagupta's rules for zero
• 712 Arab conquest of Sindh

Neighbours in South Asia

• Gupta Empire c. 320 to 550 CE
• Anuradhapura Kingdom 377 BCE to 1017 CE
• Pallava dynasty c. 275 to 897 CE
• Pala Empire c. 750 to 1161 CE
• Western Satraps c. 35 to 415 CE
• Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty c. 730 to 1036 CE
• Vakataka dynasty c. 250 to 500 CE
• Chalukyas of Badami 543 to 753 CE
• Hephthalite Empire c. 450 to 560 CE
• Empire of Harsha 606 to 647 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
• Ghana Empire (Wagadu) c. 300 to 1200 CE, North and West Africa
• Kingdom of Aksum c. 100 to 940 CE, North and West Africa
• Srivijaya c. 650 to 1377 CE, Southeast Asia
• Moche (Mochica) c. 100 to 800 CE, South America
• Teotihuacan c. 100 BCE to 550 CE, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Tiwanaku c. 400 to 1000 CE, South America
• Abbasid Caliphate 750 to 1258 CE, Middle East

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