List of Malla kings of Nepal

Rāja of Nepal mandala


Details
First monarch	Ari Malla
Last monarch	Jaya Prakash Malla of Kantipur, Teja Narsimha Malla of Lalitpur and Ranajit Malla of Bhaktapur
Formation	1201
Abolition	1769
Residence	Kathmandu, Nepal

The Malla dynasty was the ruling dynasty of Kathmandu Valley in Nepal, from the 13th to the 18th century. The Mallas, starting from Aridev Malla in 1201, ruled the Kathmandu Valley and surrounding region which was known as Nepal or Nepal Mandala and the citizens were known as Nepa:mi (in Newari) at that time. In the late 15th century, the Kathmandu Valley was divided into four kingdoms of Bhaktapur (Bhadgaon), Kathmandu (Kantipur), Patan (Lalitpur), and Banepa. The division led to weakening of the dynasty resulted by numerous conflicts among the rulers.

The Malla dynasty came to an end in 1769 when Prithvi Narayan Shah of Gorkha invaded the valley, thus inaugurating the Shah dynasty of Nepal.

Malla rulers of the Kathmandu valley


Name	Reign	Notes
Arideva Malla	1201–1216	First Malla king. Lineage still debated.
Abhaya Malla	1216–1255	Suffered from internal and external conflicts. Died in the earthquake of 1255.
Jayadeva Malla	7 June 1255–11 Jan 1258	Deposed. Last successor from the lineage of Arideva.
Jayabhimadeva	Jan 1258–Apr 1271	From House of Bhonta. Became a king after an agreement with Jayasimha Malla.
Jayasimha Malla	Jan 1258–Apr 1271	From House of Tripura. Became a king following the same agreement as before. Deposed.
Ananta Malla	1274–14 Aug 1308	Faced several invasions from the Khasa Kingdom, and Tirhut. Throne was vacant after his death for five years.
Jayanandadeva	1313–1320	Powerless monarch. Administration resided in the hands of Rudra Malla.
Jayari Malla	5 Apr 1320–14 Sep 1344	Devalakshmidevi returns to the valley. Faced Khasa invasion twice.
Jayarajadeva	6 Sep 1348–1361	Nominal figurehead; Devalakashmidevi controls the kingdom; Bengal Sultanate invades Nepal.
Jayarjunadeva	18 Ap 1360–23 Nov 1381	Jayasthiti Malla rises as the supreme figure of the realm. Jayarjuna exiled by the same.
Jayasthiti Malla	15 Sep 1382–5 Sep 1395	Obscure origin; Ancestor to all the later Mallas of Kantipur and Bhaktapur.
Jayadharma Malla	1395–1408
Jayajyotir Malla	1408–1428
Jayayakshya Malla	1428–1 March 1482	Valley divided into four kingdoms of Kantipur, Patan, Bhaktapur, and Banepa after his death between his son.

Malla rulers of Kantipur (Yei)

Name	Reign
Ratna Malla	1482–1520	38 years
Surya Malla	1520–1530	10 years
Amara (Narendra) Malla	1530–1560	30 years
Mahendra Malla	1560–1574	14 years
Sadashiva Malla	1574–1583	9 years
Shivasimha Malla	1583–1620	37 years
Lakshmi Narasimha Malla	1620–1641	21 years
Pratap Malla	1641–1674	33 years
Chakravartendra Malla
Mahipatendra Malla
Nripendra Malla	1674–1680	6 years
Parthibendra Malla	1680–1687	7 years
Bhupalendra Malla	1687–1700	13 years
Bhaskara Malla	1700–1722	22 years
Jagajjaya Malla	1722–1736	14 years
Jaya Prakash Malla	1736–1746	10 years
Jyoti Prakash Malla	1746–1750	4 years
Jaya Prakash Malla	1750–1768	18 years

Malla rulers of Lalitpur (Yala)

Purandara Simha c.1580 – 1600
Harihara Simha c.1600 – 1609
Siddhi Narasimha Malla 1620 – 1661
Srinivasa Malla 1661 – 1685
Yoga Narendra Malla 1685–1705
Loka Prakash Malla 1705–1706
Indra Malla (Purandara Malla) 1706–1709
Vira Narasimha Malla 1709
Vira Mahindra Malla 1709–1715
Riddhi Narasimha Malla 1715–1717
Mahindrasimha Malla (King of Kantipur) 1717–1722
Yoga Prakash Malla 1722–1729
Vishnu Malla 1729–1745
Rajya Prakash Malla 1745–1758
Vishvajit Malla 1758–1760
Jaya Prakash Malla (King of Kantipur) 1760–1761, 1763–1764
Ranajit Malla (King of Bhaktapur) 1762–1763
Dal Mardan Shah 1764–1765
Tej Narasimha Malla 1765–1768

Malla rulers of Bhaktapur (Khowpa)

Yaksha Malla 1428–1482
Ratna Malla 1482–1519
Prana Malla 1519–1547
Vishva Malla 1547–1561
Trailokya Malla (with Tribhuvana Malla and Ganga Rani) 1560–1613
Jagajjyoti Malla 1613–1637
Naresha Malla 1637–1644
Jagat Prakasha Malla 1644–1673
Jitamitra Malla 1673–1696
Bhupatindra Malla 1696–1722
Ranajit Malla 1722–1769

References

Petech, Luciano. (1984). Mediaeval History of Nepal (ca. 750–1480). 2nd ed. Serie orientale, toma 54. Rome: Institutio Italiano per il Medio ed Estremo Oriente.

v t e Malla dynasty rulers
Kathmandu Valley	Aridev Malla c. 1201–1216 Abhaya Malla c. 1216–1255 Jayadeva Malla c. 1255–1258 Jayabhimadeva c. 1258–1271 Jayasimha Malla c. 1271–1274 Ananta Malla c. 1274–1308 Jayanandadeva c. 1308–1320 Jayari Malla c. 1320–1344 Jayarajadeva c. 1348–1361 Jayarjunadeva c. 1361–1382 Jayasthiti Malla c. 1382–1395 Jayadharma Malla c. 1395–1408 Jyoti Malla c. 1408–1428 Yakshya Malla c. 1428–1482
Kantipur	Ratna Malla 1482–1520 Surya Malla 1520–1530 Amara (Narendra) Malla 1530–1560 Mahendra Malla 1560–1574 Sadashiva Malla 1574–1583 Shivasimha Malla 1583–1619 Lakshmi Narasimha Malla 1619–1641 Pratap Malla 1641–1674 Chakravartendra Malla 1669 Mahipatendra Malla 1670 Nripendra Malla 1674–1680 Parthibendra Malla 1680–1687 Bhupalendra Malla 1687–1700 Bhaskara Malla 1700–1722 Jagajjaya Malla 1722–1736 Jaya Prakash Malla 1736–1746 Jyoti Prakash Malla 1746–1750 Jaya Prakash Malla 1750–1768
Lalitpur	Purandara Simha c. 1580–1600 Harihara Simha (installed by his father Shivasimha) c. 1600–1609 Shivasimha Malla (King of Kantipur) 1609–1619 Siddhi Narasimha Malla 1620–1661 Srinivasa Malla 1661–1685 Yoga Narendra Malla 1685–1705 Loka Prakash Malla 1705–1706 Indra Malla (Purandara Malla) 1706–1709 Vira Narasimha Malla 1709 Vira Mahindra Malla 1709–1715 Riddhi Narasimha Malla 1715–1717 Mahindrasimha Malla (King of Kantipur) 1717–1722 Yoga Prakash Malla 1722–1729 Vishnu Malla 1729–1745 Rajya Prakash Malla 1745–1758 Vishvajit Malla 1758–1760 Jaya Prakash Malla (King of Kantipur) 1760–1761 Ranajit Malla (King of Bhaktapur) 1762–1763 Jaya Prakash Malla (King of Kantipur) 1763–1764 Dal Mardan Shah 1764–1765 Teja Narasimha Malla 1765–1768
Bhaktapur	Raya Malla 1482–1509 Bhuwana Malla 1505–1519 Prana Malla 1519–1547 Vishva Malla 1547–1560 Trailokya Malla (with Tribhuvana Malla and Ganga Rani) 1560–1613 Jagajjyoti Malla 1613–1637 Naresha Malla 1637–1644 Jagat Prakasha Malla 1644–1673 Jitamitra Malla 1673–1696 Bhupatindra Malla 1696–1722 Ranajit Malla 1722–1769

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