Kantipur (from kanti ''light'', pur ''city'') was a medieval kingdom in the Malla confederacy 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 mai ...

. The name of the kingdom was derived from the

Sanskrit Sanskrit (; attributively , ; nominally , , ) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had diffused there from the northwest in the late ...

name of its capital city, now known as

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History

The kingdom started after king

Jayayakshya 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 so that his sons could be the rulers of their own kingdom. After its formation, the kingdom replaced

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

as the main trading center.

References

1826 disestablishments States and territories established in 1484 Malla dynasty Newar Former countries in South Asia Empires and kingdoms of Nepal 15th-century establishments in Nepal {{Nepal-hist-stub

History

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