Jayayakshya Malla (often named Yaksha Malla for short) ( ne, यक्ष मल्ल) was a

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king of

Nepal Nepal (; ne, :ne:नेपाल, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in S ...

from around 1428 to 1482. He enlarged the boundaries of Nepal and developed infrastructure. He divided his lands among his sons, effectively ending the possibility of a unified Nepal for some time. The major divisions were: 1. Khowpa: Modern Day Bhaktapur 2. Yein: Modern Day Kathmandu 3. Yala: Modern Day Patan 4. Kipli: Modern Day Kirtipur 5. Dhunkhya: Modern Day Dhulikhel 6. Bhota: Modern Day Banepa 7. Thee: Modern Day Thimi 8. Bhimphedi 9. Bandipur 10. Dolakha 11. Panauti 12. Palpa 13. Bhojpur 14. Chitlang

Construction works

He 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)."Sights and attractions in Bhaktapur"
Lonely Planet The palace would later be remodelled by Bhupatindra Malla in the seventeenth century He constructed the

Pashupatinath Temple Pashupatinath Temple ( ne, श्री पशुपतिनाथ मन्दिर) is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, and is located in Kathmandu, Nepal. This temple was classified as a World Heritage Site in 1979. This "extensi ...

, a replica of the temple by the

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in Yein

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and the Siddha Pokhari, a large rectangular water tank located near the main city gate of Khowpa

Bhaktapur , motto = ne, पुर्खले सिर्जेको सम्पत्ती, हाम्रो कला र संस्कृति , lit=Creation of our ancestors, our heritage and culture , image_map ...

. He is also credited as the founder of Yaksheswar Temple now standing in the palace complex.Nepalese Department of Archaeology

Conquests and treaties

Early in his reign, he raided south into

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, into the

State of Bihar Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West Be ...

and as far as

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.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, He consolidated control over the trade route to Tibet and captured the Tibetan stronghold of Shelkar Dzong. After his death in 1482, he was succeeded in Bhaktapur by his son,

Raya Malla Raya Malla ( ne, राय मल्ल) was a Malla Dynasty King of Bhaktapur, Nepal from 1482 to 1519. He was the son of Jayayakshya Malla. His younger brother, Ratna Malla, established the Kingdom of Kantipur Kantipur (from kanti ''light'' ...

, and in

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 ...

by his son

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 ...

References

Malla rulers of the Kathmandu Valley 1482 deaths Year of birth unknown People from Bhaktapur 15th-century Nepalese people Nepalese Hindus {{Nepal-royal-stub