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{{Infobox monarch
| name = Gangadeva
| title = King of Mithila
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| reign = 1147-1187 CE
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| predecessor = [[Nanyadeva]]
| successor = [[Narsimhadeva]]
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| royal house = [[Karnata dynasty (Mithila)|Karnata dynasty]]
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'''Gangadeva''' (also known as '''Gangeyadeva''') was the second ruler of the [[Karnat dynasty]] of [[Mithila (region)|Mithila]]. He succeeded his father [[Nanyadeva]] as King in 1147 and ruled until 1187.<ref name=Sinha1974>{{cite journal | title=A Critical Evaluation of sources for identification of Gangeyadeva of Tirabhukti | author= CPN Sinha | journal=Proceedings of the Indian History Congress |volume = 35| year=1974 | pages=39–42 |jstor = 44138754}}</ref>

==Rule==

There is controversy surrounding the succession of the throne of Mithila following Nanyadeva's death as he was recorded as having two sons, [[Malladeva]] and Gangadeva however most inscriptions and manuscripts detail Gangadeva's rule only. The [[Pratap Malla]] inscription of [[Kathmandu]] details that Gangadeva came to the throne in 1147 and was considered to be a very brave King. He was a contemporary of King [[Madanapala (Pala dynasty)|Madanpala]] of the Pala's of neighbouring [[Bengal]] and led attacks against them regaining some of the territories that had been lost during Nanyadeva's reign while also gaining new territory. The ''[[Ramacharitam]]'' also details that both Nanyadeva and Gangadeva claimed some sort of political authority in [[Gauda (region)|Gauda]] as he was declared as ''Gaudadwhaj''.
Following the downfall of the Palas, the [[Sena dynasty]] came into power in neighbouring Bengal and [[Ballala Sena]] was also a contemporary of Gangadeva but led no attacks on Mithila.<ref name=Sinha1974 /><ref name=Choudhry1951>{{cite journal | title=Nanyadeva and his contemporaries | author= Radhakrishna Choudhry | journal=Proceedings of the Indian History Congress |volume = 14| year=1951 | pages=130–134 |jstor = 44303952}}</ref>

Gangadeva was also notable for his administrative reforms and added [[Darbhanga]] as an additional capital of the Karnat dynasty along with [[Simraungadh]]. The village of Gangapur Rajni in [[Madhepura district]] of [[Bihar]] was named after Gangadeva.<ref name=Sinha1974 />

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