Jayayakshya Malla (often named Yaksha Malla for short) () was the son of Jayajyotir Malla and the last Malla king of the united

Kathmandu Valley The Kathmandu Valley (), also known as the Nepal Valley or Nepa Valley (, Newar language, Nepal Bhasa: 𑐣𑐾𑐥𑐵𑑅 𑐐𑐵𑑅, नेपाः गाः), National Capital Area, is a bowl-shaped valley located in the Himalayas, Hima ...

from around 1428 until his death in 1482. The valley was divided among his sons after his death.

Construction works

Yaksha Malla 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)."Sights and attractions in Bhaktapur"
Lonely Planet The palace would later be remodelled by

Bhupatindra Malla Bhupatindra Malla (Newar language, Nepal Bhasa: ; 3 November 1674 – 15 April 1722) was a Malla (Nepal), Malla Dynasty King of the Kingdom of Bhaktapur (present day Bhaktapur, Nepal) who reigned from 1696 until his death in 1722. He is the most ...

in the seventeenth century. He constructed the

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, a replica of the temple by the

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in Yein

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and the Siddha Pokhari, a large rectangular water tank located near the main city gate of Khowpa

Bhaktapur Bhaktapur (Nepali language, Nepali and Sanskrit: भक्तपुर, ; "City of Devotees"), known locally as Khwopa (Nepal Bhasa: , ) and historically called Bhadgaon, is a city in the east corner of the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal located abou ...

. He is also credited as the founder of Yaksheswar Temple now standing in the palace complex.

Conquests and treaties

Early in his reign, he raided south into

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, into the State of Bihar and as far as

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.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, He consolidated control over the trade route to Tibet and captured the Tibetan stronghold of Shelkar Dzong. As a result of his conquests, the boundary of Nepal extended as far as

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in the east, Kerung in the North,

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in the west, and

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in the south. After his death in 1482, the area that he ruled was divided into four kingdoms (Bhaktapur,

Kantipur Kantipur (; ) was a medieval kingdom in the Malla confederacy of Nepal, centered in the Kathmandu Valley. The name of the kingdom was derived from a Sanskrit name of its capital city, now known as Kathmandu. List of kings * Ratna Malla (148 ...

, Patan, and Banepa) ruled by his sons. Bhaktapur was ruled by Raya Malla and

by Ratna Malla. Banepa, however, was soon annexed by or submitted itself to Bhaktapur.

References

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