Abhaya Malla ( ne, अभय मल्ल) (died 1255) was a Malla Dynasty king of

Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is ma ...

in the first half of the 13th century. His death is well documented in the history of Nepal, because he died during the 1255 earthquake which wiped out one third of the population of the

Kathmandu Valley The Kathmandu Valley ( ne, काठमाडौं उपत्यका; also known as the Nepal Valley or Nepa Valley ( ne, नेपाः उपत्यका, Nepal Bhasa: 𑐣𑐾𑐥𑐵𑑅 𑐐𑐵𑑅, नेपाः गाः)), ...

.Nepal Times
, 1 Jan. 2004.

Reign

His reign was generally turbulent and a victim of many attacks from his neighbouring kingdoms. He was attacked by Ranasura, and three times by the Tirhuts from Simrangaudh. On the third attempt in 1245, the Tirhuts invaded as far as Gokarna and were defeated. A disastrous earthquake on 7 June 1255 killed more than one-third of the population leaving Abhaya Malla injured. He died of his injuries six days later and was succeeded by his son

Jayadeva Malla Jayadeva Malla ( ne, जयदेव मल्ल) was the son of Abhaya Malla and the third Malla king of Nepal. He started his reign after his father died in the 1255 earthquake until his death in 1258. Reign The reign of Jayadeva was weak ...

References

Malla rulers of the Kathmandu Valley Year of birth unknown 1255 deaths 13th-century Nepalese people Nepalese monarchs {{Nepal-royal-stub