Jayayakshya Malla

Jayayakshya Malla
Jayayakshya Malla
	Miniature of Yaksha Malla from a Paubha dated 1782.
King of Nepal
Reign	1428–1 March 1482
Predecessor	Jyoti Malla
Successor	Ratna Malla (Kantipur); Raya Malla (Bhaktapur);
Born	1408; Nepal
Died	1 March 1482; Nepal
Dynasty	Malla
Father	Jyoti Malla
Mother	Samsar Devi

Jayayakshya Malla (often named Yaksha Malla for short) (Nepali: यक्ष मल्ल) was the son of Jayajyotir Malla and the last Malla king of the united Kathmandu Valley from around 1428 until his death in 1482. The valley was divided among his sons after his death.^[1]

Construction works

Yaksha Malla encircled Khowpa Bhaktapur city with moats and defense walls pierced with defense gates and ordered the construction of The Palace of Fifty-five Windows (Bhaktapur's Royal Palace).^[2] The palace would later be remodelled by Bhupatindra Malla in the seventeenth century.^[3]

He constructed the Pashupatinath Temple, a replica of the temple by the Bagmati River in Yein Kathmandu and the Siddha Pokhari, a large rectangular water tank located near the main city gate of Khowpa Bhaktapur. He is also credited as the founder of Yaksheswar Temple now standing in the palace complex.^[4]

Conquests and treaties

Early in his reign, he raided south into Mithila, into the State of Bihar and as far as Bengal.^[5] He consolidated control over the trade route to Tibet and captured the Tibetan stronghold of Shelkar Dzong.^[5] As a result of his conquests, the boundary of Nepal extended as far as Sikkim in the east, Kerung in the North, Gorkha in the west, and Bihar in the south.^[1]

After his death in 1482, the area that he ruled was divided into four kingdoms (Bhaktapur, Kantipur, Patan, and Banepa) ruled by his sons. Bhaktapur was ruled by Raya Malla and Kantipur by Ratna Malla. Banepa, however, was soon annexed by or submitted itself to Bhaktapur.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b Shrestha, D.B. The History of Ancient and Medieval Nepal (PDF). University of Cambridge. pp. 29–30.
^ "Sights and attractions in Bhaktapur" Lonely Planet
^ "Bhaktapur" Thamel.com
^ Nepalese Department of Archaeology Archived 2009-09-11 at the Wayback Machine
^ ^a ^b Bouchon, Geneviève (2004) "Chapter III: The Indian States: The Kingdoms" page 56 In Markovits, Claude (editor) (2004) A History of Modern India, 1480–1950 (translated by Nisha George and Maggie Hendry) Anthem, London, ISBN 1-84331-152-6
^ Petech, Luciano (1984). Medieval History of Nepal (PDF) (2nd ed.). Italy: Fondata Da Giuseppe Tucci. pp. 180–182.

Preceded by Jayajyotir Malla	King of Nepal 5 April 1320–14 September 1344	Succeeded by Ratna Malla (Kantipur) Raya Malla (Bhadgaon)

[:0-1] Shrestha, D.B. The History of Ancient and Medieval Nepal (PDF). University of Cambridge. pp. 29–30.

[Lonely-2] "Sights and attractions in Bhaktapur" Lonely Planet

[3] "Bhaktapur" Thamel.com

[4] Nepalese Department of Archaeology Archived 2009-09-11 at the Wayback Machine

[Bouchon-5] Bouchon, Geneviève (2004) "Chapter III: The Indian States: The Kingdoms" page 56 In Markovits, Claude (editor) (2004) A History of Modern India, 1480–1950 (translated by Nisha George and Maggie Hendry) Anthem, London, ISBN 1-84331-152-6

[6] Petech, Luciano (1984). Medieval History of Nepal (PDF) (2nd ed.). Italy: Fondata Da Giuseppe Tucci. pp. 180–182.

[1]

v t e Malla dynasty rulers
Kathmandu Valley	Aridev Malla c. 1201–1216 Abhaya Malla c. 1216–1255 Jayadeva Malla c. 1255–1258 Jayabhimadeva c. 1258–1271 Jayasimha Malla c. 1271–1274 Ananta Malla c. 1274–1308 Jayanandadeva c. 1308–1320 Jayari Malla c. 1320–1344 Jayarajadeva c. 1348–1361 Jayarjunadeva c. 1361–1382 Jayasthiti Malla c. 1382–1395 Jayadharma Malla c. 1395–1408 Jyoti Malla c. 1408–1428 Yakshya Malla c. 1428–1482
Kantipur	Ratna Malla 1482–1520 Surya Malla 1520–1530 Amara (Narendra) Malla 1530–1560 Mahendra Malla 1560–1574 Sadashiva Malla 1574–1583 Shivasimha Malla 1583–1619 Lakshmi Narasimha Malla 1619–1641 Pratap Malla 1641–1674 Chakravartendra Malla 1669 Mahipatendra Malla 1670 Nripendra Malla 1674–1680 Parthibendra Malla 1680–1687 Bhupalendra Malla 1687–1700 Bhaskara Malla 1700–1722 Jagajjaya Malla 1722–1736 Jaya Prakash Malla 1736–1746 Jyoti Prakash Malla 1746–1750 Jaya Prakash Malla 1750–1768
Lalitpur	Purandara Simha c. 1580–1600 Harihara Simha (installed by his father Shivasimha) c. 1600–1609 Shivasimha Malla (King of Kantipur) 1609–1619 Siddhi Narasimha Malla 1620–1661 Srinivasa Malla 1661–1685 Yoga Narendra Malla 1685–1705 Loka Prakash Malla 1705–1706 Indra Malla (Purandara Malla) 1706–1709 Vira Narasimha Malla 1709 Vira Mahindra Malla 1709–1715 Riddhi Narasimha Malla 1715–1717 Mahindrasimha Malla (King of Kantipur) 1717–1722 Yoga Prakash Malla 1722–1729 Vishnu Malla 1729–1745 Rajya Prakash Malla 1745–1758 Vishvajit Malla 1758–1760 Jaya Prakash Malla (King of Kantipur) 1760–1761 Ranajit Malla (King of Bhaktapur) 1762–1763 Jaya Prakash Malla (King of Kantipur) 1763–1764 Dal Mardan Shah 1764–1765 Teja Narasimha Malla 1765–1768
Bhaktapur	Raya Malla 1482–1509 Bhuwana Malla 1505–1519 Prana Malla 1519–1547 Vishva Malla 1547–1560 Trailokya Malla (with Tribhuvana Malla and Ganga Rani) 1560–1613 Jagajjyoti Malla 1613–1637 Naresha Malla 1637–1644 Jagat Prakasha Malla 1644–1673 Jitamitra Malla 1673–1696 Bhupatindra Malla 1696–1722 Ranajit Malla 1722–1769