The Kingdom of Bhaktapur () was a kingdom ruled by the

Malla dynasty Malla may refer to: Places ;Bolivia *Malla, Bolivia, a locality * Malla Jawira, a river * Malla Jaqhi, a mountain * Malla Municipality * Malla Qullu, a mountain ;India * Mallapuram, Tamil Nadu *Malla (tribe), an ancient republic, one of the s ...

of Nepal in the 15th century. It was established in 1482 after King

Yaksha Malla Jayayakshya Malla (often named Yaksha Malla for short) ( ne, यक्ष मल्ल) was a Malla Dynasty king of Nepal from around 1428 to 1482. He enlarged the boundaries of Nepal and developed infrastructure. He divided his lands among his so ...

divided his kingdom into three parts: Bhaktapur,

Kantipur Kantipur (from kanti ''light'', pur ''city'') was a medieval kingdom in the Malla confederacy of Nepal. The name of the kingdom was derived from the Sanskrit name of its capital city, now known as Kathmandu. History The kingdom started after ...

, and Lalitpur. In 1769, It became part of the

Gorkha Kingdom Gorkha Kingdom ( ne, गोरखा राज्य) was a member of the Chaubisi rajya, a confederation of 24 states on the Indian subcontinent ruled by Khas people. In 1743 CE, the kingdom began a campaign of military expansion, annexing se ...

(later became known as the

Kingdom of Nepal The Kingdom of Nepal ( ne, नेपाल अधिराज्य), also known as the Gorkha Empire ( ne, गोरखा अधिराज्य) or Asal Hindustan ( ne, असल हिन्दुस्तान)(), was a Hindu king ...

), after the conquest by the Gorkhas.

Monarchs

1428-1482 #

Ratna Malla Ratna Malla was the first independent king of Kantipur. He was one of the six sons of Jayayakshya Malla. On the death of his father in 1482, he and his brothers attempted to rule collegially. However, Ratna Malla decided to become an independent ...

1482-1504 #

Vir Malla Vir (; it, Puntadura, Dalmatian: ''Punta de Ura'') is an island on the Croatian coast of the Adriatic Sea with an area of 22 km2. It lies in Dalmatia, north of the city of Zadar. It is connected to the mainland via a road bridge. The mai ...

1504-1505 # Bhuban Malla 1505-1519 # Rana Malla 1519-1522 # Bhimsen Malla 1522-1524 # Pran Malla 1524-1548 #

Vishwa Malla Hindu philosophy encompasses the philosophies, world views and teachings of Hinduism that emerged in Ancient India which include six systems ('' shad-darśana'') – Samkhya, Yoga, Nyaya, Vaisheshika, Mimamsa and Vedanta.Andrew Nicholson (2 ...

1548-1561 #

Trailokya Malla Trailokya Malla ( ne, त्रैलोक्य मल्ल) was a Malla Dynasty King of Bhaktapur , motto = ne, पुर्खले सिर्जेको सम्पत्ती, हाम्रो कला � ...

1561-1614 #

Jagajjyoti Malla Jagajyoti Malla ( Newar Script: Devanagari Script:जगज्योति मल्ल) (died 1637) was a Malla Dynasty King of Bhaktapur, Nepal Nepal (; ne, :ne:नेपाल, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republ ...

1614–1637 #

Naresha Malla Naresha Malla ( ne, नरेश मल्ल) (died 1644), often referred to as Naresh or Narindra, was a Malla Dynasty King of Bhaktapur, Nepal from 1637 to 1644. He was succeeded by his son Jagat Prakasha Malla Jagat Prakasha Malla (Nepal Bha ...

1637–1644 #

Jagat Prakasha Malla Jagat Prakasha Malla (Nepal Bhasa:) ( ne, जगत प्रकाश मल्ल) or Jagat Prakash Mallaw was a Malla Dynasty King of Bhaktapur, Nepal from 1644 to 1673. He succeeded his father Naresha Malla Naresha Malla ( ne, नरेश ...

1644–1673 #

Jitamitra Malla Raja Jitamitra Malla (Nepal bhasa:) ( ne, जितामित्र मल्ल) was a Malla Dynasty King of Bhaktapur, Nepal from 1673 to 1696. He left his throne in 1696 to his eldest son Bhupatindra Malla to spend the rest of his life in ...

1673–1696 # Bhupatindra Malla 1696–1722 #

Ranajit Malla Ranajita Malla (Nepal bhasa: ) (Devanagari: रणजीत मल्ल) was a Malla Dynasty King of Bhaktapur, Nepal from 1722 to 1769. He was the last Malla king of Bhaktapur and of Nepal who left for Kashi after his defeat by the Gorkhali fo ...

1722–1769

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