Jayari Malla, also known as Ari Malla II, () was a son of Ananta Malla and the eighth king of

Nepal Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China Ch ...

. Jayari succeeded Jayanandadeva and reigned as a powerless monarch from 1320 to 1344.

Reign

Background

After the death of Ananta Malla in 1308, Rudra Malla, the de facto ruler of the valley, had installed Jayanandadeva of Bhonta House as king. In 1320, Rudra Malla withdrew support for Jayananda and deposed him. He installed Jayari Malla as the King in the same year. Jayari Malla exercised no real power and Rudra Malla was the ruling figure in the valley. The chronicles state that Jayari Malla ruled over the religious domain of the kingdom while Rudra Malla exercised complete sovereignty over the kingdom.

Refugees from Tirhut

Around 1324, the Karnat kingdom was invaded by

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, the king of

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, along with his wife

Devalakshmidevi Devalakshmidevi (often known as Devaladevi) was the daughter of Jayatunga Malla of Bhaktapur, and the wife of King Harisimhadeva of Tirhut. She was a key figure in the Malla-era politics in the 14th century until her death on 18 April 1366. M ...

and son Jagatsimha fled towards Kathmandu valley as refugees. Harisimha died in 1326 before reaching the valley, and his relatives were kept as prisoners for some time by the local lords. Devalakshmi and her son, Jagatsimha, were eventually welcomed into Bhadgaon by her brother, Rudra Malla. Rudra Malla died on 16 June 1326 without any male heir and his daughter Nayakadevi became the head of Bhonta House.

Khasa invasions

On 18 February 1328, Aditya Malla of the

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invaded the Kathmandu valley. He annexed Nuwakot and tried to seize Patan for almost a month. He burnt down castles and imposed fines upon the resident of Patan. On 6 September 1334, Punya Malla, another Khasa king, entered Patan and killed forty men. He completely burnt the town of

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, imposed fines upon the citizens and left the valley on March of the following year.

Rise of Devaladevi

The Tripura House de facto ruled the kingdom and its head Nayakadevi had married Harischandra, a refugee from Kashi. Soon after in 1335, Harishchandra was poisoned by the nobles. Nayakadevi married Jagatsimha, who was her cousin and the son of Devaladevi and Harisimhadeva. Devaladevi then gathered the support of nobles and killed the ones opposing her. She later acted as the de facto ruler of the valley.

Succession

Jayari Malla died in 1344 leaving the throne vacant. After three years of his death in 1347, Devaladevi made an agreement with the Bhonta House such that a king would be from the Bhonta House, while the de facto control of the valley would remain with the House of Tripura.

Jayarajadeva Jayarajadeva, also known as Jayaraja, () was the ninth king of Nepal and an illegitimate son of Jayanandadeva. Jayaraja succeeded Jayari Malla and reigned as a powerless monarch from 1348 until his death in 1361. Reign Background Jayari ...

was crowned as the king following the agreement on 27 July 1347.

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