Jayayakshya Malla

Jaya Yakshya Malla
Jaya Yakshya Malla
Raja of Nepal
	A wooden sculpture of Yakshya Malla in Bhaktapur
Reign	1428–1482
Successor	Ratna Malla (Kantipur) ; Raya Malla (Bhaktapur)
Born	Nepal
Died	1482; Nepal
Dynasty	Malla

Jayayakshya Malla (often named Yaksha Malla for short) (Nepali: 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 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).^[1] The palace would later be remodelled by Bhupatindra Malla in the seventeenth century^[2]

He constructed the Pashupatinath Temple, a replica of the temple by the Bagmati River in Yein Kathmandu and the Siddha Pokhari, a large rectangular water tank located near the main city gate of Khowpa Bhaktapur. He is also credited as the founder of Yaksheswar Temple now standing in the palace complex.^[3]

Conquests and treaties[]

Early in his reign, he raided south into Mithila, into the State of Bihar and as far as Bengal.^[4] He consolidated control over the trade route to Tibet and captured the Tibetan stronghold of Shelkar Dzong.^[4]

After his death in 1482, he was succeeded in Bhaktapur by his son, Raya Malla, and in Kantipur by his son Ratna Malla.

References[]

^ "Sights and attractions in Bhaktapur" Lonely Planet
^ "Bhaktapur" Thamel.com
^ Nepalese Department of Archaeology Archived 2009-09-11 at the Wayback Machine
^ ^a ^b 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, ISBN 1-84331-152-6

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[Lonely-1] "Sights and attractions in Bhaktapur" Lonely Planet

[2] "Bhaktapur" Thamel.com

[3] Nepalese Department of Archaeology Archived 2009-09-11 at the Wayback Machine

[Bouchon-4] 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, ISBN 1-84331-152-6

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v t Malla Dynasty rulers
Nepal	Ari Malla I c.1201 – 1216 Abhaya Malla c.1216 – 1255 c.1216 Jayadeva Malla c.1255 – 1260 c.1260 – 1271 c.1271 – 1274 c.1274 – 1310 c.1310 – 1320 c.1320 – 1344 c.1320 – 1326 c.1347 – 1361 c.1361 – 1382 Jayasthiti Malla c.1382 – 1395 c.1395 – 1428 c.1395 – 1403 Jayadharma Malla c.1395 – 1408 Jayayakshya Malla c.1428 – 1482
Kantipur	Ratna Malla 1482 – 1520 Surya Malla 1520 – 1530 Amara Malla 1530 – 1538 1538 – 1560 1560 – 1574 1574 – 1583 Shivasimha Malla 1583 – 1619 1620 – 1641 Pratapa Malla 1641 – 1674 1669 1670 1674 – 1680 1680 – 1687 1687 – 1700 1700 – 1714 1714 – 1722 1722 – 1736 Jaya Prakash Malla 1736 – 1746, 1750 – 1768 1746 – 1750
Lalitpur	c.1580 – 1600 c.1600 – 1609 Shiva Simha (King of Kantipur) 1609 – 1620 1620 – 1661 1661 – 1685 1685 – 1705 1705 – 1706 (Purandara Malla) 1706 – 1709 1709 1709 – 1715 1715 – 1717 (King of Kantipur) 1717 – 1722 1722 – 1729 1729 – 1745 1745 – 1758 Vishvajit Malla 1758 – 1760 Jaya Prakash Malla (King of Kantipur) 1760 – 1761, 1763 – 1764 Ranajit Malla (King of Bhaktapur) 1762 – 1763 Dal Mardan Shah 1764 – 1765 1765 – 1768
Bhaktapur	Raya Malla 1482 – 1519 Prana Malla 1519 – 1547 Vishva Malla 1547 – 1560 Trailokya Malla 1560 – 1613 Jagajjyoti Malla 1613 – 1637 Naresha Malla 1637 – 1644 Jagat Prakasha Malla 1644 – 1673 Jitamitra Malla 1673 – 1696 Bhupatindra Malla 1696 – 1722 Ranajit Malla 1722 – 1769

Jaya Yakshya Malla
Raja of Nepal
A wooden sculpture of Yakshya Malla in Bhaktapur
Reign	1428–1482
Successor	Ratna Malla (Kantipur) Raya Malla (Bhaktapur)
Born	Nepal
Died	1482 Nepal
Dynasty	Malla