Raja Jitamitra Malla (
Nepal bhasa
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:) ( ne, जितामित्र मल्ल) was a
Malla Dynasty
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King of
Bhaktapur
, motto = ne, पुर्खले सिर्जेको सम्पत्ती, हाम्रो कला र संस्कृति , lit=Creation of our ancestors, our heritage and culture
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Nepal
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from 1673 to 1696.
He left his throne in 1696 to his eldest son
Bhupatindra Malla
Bhupatindra Malla (Nepal Bhasa: ; 3 November 1674 – 19 May 1722) was a Malla Dynasty King of the Kingdom of Bhaktapur (present day Bhaktapur, Nepal) who reigned from 1696 until his death in 1722. He is the most widely known king of Bhaktapur a ...
to spend the rest of his life in religious activities.
He died 14 years after leaving the throne to his son.
Construction efforts
Son of Sri Jaya Jagatprakasa Malla Raja, he was noted for his construction projects. In 1674 he built a Shikara-style Shiva temple with a gilded repousse mask of the God on each side in Bhaktapur. In 1682 he built near the Durbar the two-storied Dharmasala Palace in which there is a golden
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.
The palace was used by royalty until 1769 and today is a museum and part of the
World Heritage Site
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on Durbar Square. To the east of this he erected the temple and statue of
Narayana
Narayana (Sanskrit: नारायण, IAST: ''Nārāyaṇa'') is one of the forms and names of Vishnu, who is in yogic slumber under the celestial waters, referring to the masculine principle. He is also known as Purushottama, and is co ...
, along with the temples of Dattatrikasa and Pashupati. An inscription in 1678 states that he built the royal palace Thanathu Dubar and its gardens and courtyard. Jitamitra was also credited with restoring Kumari Chowk, the images of Astamatrikas and in 1690, donated two large cooper kettledrums (nagara) or bells to his favourite deity, the goddess
Taleju for the gilded roof of Taleju.
He also contributed a finely carved wooden
tympanum above the main entrance to the Mul Chowk and also erected many memorials in Bhaktapur.
His son,
Bhupatindra Malla
Bhupatindra Malla (Nepal Bhasa: ; 3 November 1674 – 19 May 1722) was a Malla Dynasty King of the Kingdom of Bhaktapur (present day Bhaktapur, Nepal) who reigned from 1696 until his death in 1722. He is the most widely known king of Bhaktapur a ...
who succeed him in 1696 was equally fascinated with architecture, and continued the development of the Dharmsala Palace, its 55 windows and gardens.
References
Malla rulers of Bhaktapur
1663 births
1696 deaths
People from Bhaktapur
17th-century Nepalese people
Nepalese Hindus
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