Simhadeva, also known as Shivadeva (Nepali: सिंहदेव), was a Thakuri king of Nepal who reigned from c. 1098–1126.
[5] Some historians still disagree that both were the same person,[6] but substantial evidences points towards the fact that both the names belonged to the same monarch.
His early reign was generally peaceful and local lords had either partially or completely given their sovereignty to the monarch.
[8] However, during the later years of his reign, the feudal lords and the Jivas of Udaypur wielded extreme power and assumed for themselves the title of mahasamanta, previously used by Amshuverma and other Licchavi kings.
[7] Simhadeva was a religious monarch and a devoted follower of both Hinduism and Buddhism.