Kantipur (; ) was a medieval kingdom in the Malla confederacy of

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, centered in the

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. The name of the kingdom was derived from a

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name of its capital city, now known as

Kathmandu Kathmandu () is the capital and largest city of Nepal, situated in the central part of the country within the Kathmandu Valley. As per the 2021 Nepal census, it has a population of 845,767 residing in 105,649 households, with approximately 4 mi ...

List of kings

* Ratna Malla (14821520), son of Yakshya Malla, king of Nepal * Surya Malla (15201530), his son * Amara Malla (15301560), his son * Mahendra Malla (15601574), his son *

Sadashiva Malla Sadashiva Malla was a king of the Malla dynasty and the fifth king of Kantipur. He succeeded his father Mahendra Malla and ruled from 1574 to 1578. Reign Sadashiva Malla succeeded as the King of Kantipur after the death of Mahendra Malla. H ...

(15741578), his son *

Siva Simha Malla Siva Simha Malla (), also known as Shiva Simha or Shivasimha, was a Malla (Nepal), Malla ruler and the sixth king of Kingdom of Kantipur, Kantipur. He started his reign on 1578 after deposing his brother Sadashiva Malla. Life His brother, Sad ...

(15781619), his brother *

Lakshmi Narasimha Malla Lakshmi Narasimha Malla (also spelled Lakshminarasimha or Laxminarasimha) () was a Malla ruler and the seventh king of Kantipur. He was the youngest son of Harihara Simha and succeeded his grandfather Shivasimha Malla in 1619 as the King of Ka ...

(16191641), his grandson *

Pratap Malla Pratap Malla (1624–1674 A.D.) was a Malla dynasty (Nepal), Malla king and the eighth Kingdom of Kantipur, King of Kantipur from 1641 until his death in 1674. He attempted to unify Kathmandu Valley by conquering Lalitpur and Bhaktapur, but fai ...

(r. 16411674), his son *

Nripendra Malla Nripendra Malla () was a Malla ruler and the ninth king of Kantipur. He ascended the throne in 1674 following the death of his father, Pratap Malla. Reign Pratap Malla intended for his youngest son, Mahipendra Malla, to succeed him as king. H ...

(16741680), his son *

Parthibendra Malla Parthibendra Malla () was a Malla ruler and the tenth king of Kantipur. He succeeded his brother Nripendra Malla who died in 1680. Reign Parthibendra had earlier colluded with his brother Nripendra Malla to install the latter as the king ins ...

(16801687), his brother *

Bhupalendra Malla Bhupalendra Malla () was a Malla ruler and the eleventh king of Kantipur. He succeeded his father Parthibendra Malla in 1687 as the King of Kantipur. Reign Bhupalendra was just eight years old when he ascended the throne. His mother Riddhila ...

(16871700), his son *

Bhaskara Malla Bhaskara Malla (also known as Mahindrasimha Malla) ( Nepali: भास्कर मल्ल) was a Malla ruler and the twelfth king of Kantipur. He succeeded his father Bhupalendra Malla in 1700 as the King of Kantipur and also ruled Patan u ...

(17001722), his son, also king of Lalitpur (17171722) under the name Mahindrasimha Malla *

Jagajjaya Malla Jagajjaya Malla ( Nepali: जगज्जय मल्ल) was a Malla ruler and the thirteenth king of Kantipur, comprising the Kathmandu Valley. He succeeded Bhaskara Malla in 1722 as the King of Kantipur. Jagajjaya was the grandson of Mahi ...

(17221736), great-grandson of Pratap Malla *

Jaya Prakash Malla Jaya Prakash Malla (Newar: ) was the last king of Kantipur () which corresponds to present-day Kathmandu. He ruled from 1736 to 1746 after succeeding his father Jagajjaya Malla, and then from 1750 until his death in 1769. Early life Jayapraka ...

(17361746), his son * Jyoti Prakash Malla (17461750) *

(17501769), restored

References

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

List of kings

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