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1 Pann - Amshuvarman

Issuer Licchavi Kingdom
Year 605-621
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Technique Hammered
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Obverse script Brahmi
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Edge Plain
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Amshuvarman ruled not as a Licchavi by blood but as a son-in-law who effectively displaced the dynasty from power, governing as chief minister before assuming the title of king outright. His reign over the Nepal Valley in the early 7th century coincided with significant diplomatic contact with Tibet, and his daughter Bhrikuti is credited in Tibetan tradition with carrying Buddhism to the court of Songtsen Gampo. That political and religious reach makes even minor copper issues from his administration historically consequential far beyond their face value.