Jayabhimadeva () was the fourth king of

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after Arideva Malla, in which period the

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was prominent. He succeeded Jayadeva Malla and reigned from 1258 to 1271.

Early life

Jayabhimadeva, while not belonging to the

, was closely related with the same. He was a local lord in

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(then called ''Bhonta'') and had gained political power during the reigns of

Abhaya Malla Abhaya Malla () was the second Malla king of Nepal and a son of Aridev Malla. He succeeded his father in 1216 and died during the 1255 earthquake which wiped out a third of the population of the Kathmandu Valley.Jayadeva Malla. He, along with Jayasimha Malla of

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, controlled much of the area in the valley and had greatly reduced the powers of the presiding monarch.

Conflicts

In 1256, Jayabhimadeva recovered a village called Nipikvath. In the same year, he entered the state treasury and looted it with the help of the

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, and the officials of Patan. During a revolt, he was expelled from the kingdom but he seems to not have followed the royal orders.

Reign

Jayadeva Malla, the last king from the lineage of Aridev Malla, died in 1258. Following his death, Jayabhimadeva and Jayasimha Malla of Tripura House met at Palanchok and came to an agreement to alternate the throne. Jaybhimadeva then started to rule

. The details of his reign are not very well known. He was succeeded by Jayasimha Malla in 1271 following the prior agreement.

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* * Malla kings of the Kathmandu Valley 13th-century Nepalese people Nepalese monarchs 13th-century monarchs in Asia {{authority control