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17th-century King of Patan

Siddhi Narasimha Malla
King of Patan
Reign	1619–1661
Predecessor	Shivasimha Malla
Successor	Srinivasa Malla

Born	Nepal
Died	1661 Vanarasi
Spouse	Bhanumati
Issue	Srinivasa Malla
Dynasty	Malla
Father	Harihara Simha

Siddhi Narasimha Malla, also known as Siddhinarasimha or Siddhi Narasingh or Siddhi Nar Singh, (Nepali: सिद्धिनरसिंह मल्ल) was a Malla dynasty king and the King of Patan. He was a religious king and ruled from 1619 to 1661.

Background of Patan

After the division of Kathmandu Valley into the three kingdoms of Kantipur, Patan, and Bhadgaon, Patan was ruled by feudal lords called pramanas. In around 1697, Shivasimha Malla, grandfather of Siddhinarasimha and Laxmi Narasimha Malla, annexed Patan, which was then ruled by Purandarsimha, the son of Vishnusimha.

Sivasimha Malla installed his son Hariharsimha as the governor of Patan. Hariharsimha died shortly afterwards, and he was succeeded by his eldest son, Siddhinarasimha. In 1619, when Shivasimha Malla died Siddhinarasimha declared Patan independent from Kantipur.

Reign

Siddhinarasima Malla's reign is generally considered one of the finest among the kings of Patan. Patan was on excellent terms with many neighboring kingdoms such as the Gorkha Kingdom which was then ruled by Ram Shah. The two kingdoms had an agreement to have a joint successor if any one of them died without a male heir. He also maintained friendly relations with the kingdoms in Terai as his wife Bhanumati was from the region of Terai. He had maintained an agreement with Kantipur such that the merchants from Patan could trade in Lhasa and had a similar arrangement with Gorkha.

Relations with Kantipur started to deteriorate after Pratap Malla became its king. Pratap Malla, unlike his father, did not like the idea of Patan being independent from Kantipur and laid several attacks against Patan.

Siddhinarasimha educated his son Srinivasa Malla from an early age about ruling a kingdom. This may partly be because of Siddhinarasimha's desires to retire gradually from being a monarch and devote himself to religious activities. Srinivasa jointly handled administrative responsibilities with his father in 1641.

Religious works

Siddhinarasimha was an extremely religious king and lived a disciplined life. He was a Hindu but had a liberal outlook on all religions. He also built several temples such as the Krishna Mandir in 1636. He ritually performed Koti Hom (sacrificial ceremony), and wrote devotional songs in Maithili. He also renovated many temples built by the early Malla kings.

He made it customary for the people returning from Lhasa to undergo a purification process. In 1652, he went on a two-year pilgrimage to India.

Death

In 1657, he abdicated as the King and went on a religious exile. He lived on the banks of Ganges and in his last years went to Vanarasi where died in 1661.

References

"Collections Online | British Museum". www.britishmuseum.org. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
^ Shaha, Rishikesh. Ancient and Medieval Nepal (PDF). Kathmandu, Nepal: University of Cambridge. pp. 71–74.
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^ Shrestha, D.B.; Singh, C.B. (1972). The History of Ancient and Medieval Nepal (PDF) (1st ed.). Kathmandu: University of Cambridge. pp. 55–57.
^ Wright, Daniel (1877). History of Nepal (PDF). University of Cambridge. pp. 233–243.

Preceded byShivasimha Malla

King of Patan
1619–1661

Succeeded bySrinivasa Malla

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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