Lakshmi Narasimha Malla (also spelled Lakshminarasimha or Laxminarasimha) () was a Malla ruler and the seventh king of

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 ...

. He was the youngest son of Harihara Simha and succeeded his grandfather Shivasimha Malla in 1619 as the King of

Reign

The reign of Lakshminarasimha started when his grandfather Shivasimha Malla died in 1619.

had annexed Patan during the reign of Shivasimha Malla but after his death, Siddhi Narasimha Malla declared Patan independent and hence Laxminarasimha only ruled

. Lakshminarasimha had a ''Kaji'' (minister) named Bhima Malla. Bhima Malla was sent to

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to negotiate a trade treaty. He succeeded in concluding a favorable treaty to

but after his return, other ministers conspired and accused him of trying to replace the King. The conspirators were successful, and Bhima Malla was sent to death. The then tradition dictated that his wife be burnt along in her husband's pyre ( Sati). It is said that she, about to be burnt, cursed the entire country. Due to that event,

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is also called ''Sati le sarapeko desh'' (land cursed by Sati). Soon afterwards, the King realized his mistake of sentencing Bhima Malla to death. It greatly depressed him and later on he went insane. He was imprisoned by his son

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 ...

under the grounds of insanity who ruled

until 1674.

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