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
Malla rulers of Kantipur (Yei)
Malla rulers of Lalitpur (Yala)
- Purandara Simha c.1580 â 1600
- Harihara Simha c.1600 â 1609
- Siddhi Narasimha Malla 1620 â 1661
- Srinivasa Malla 1661 â 1685
- Yoga Narendra Malla 1685âÂÂ1705
- Loka Prakash Malla 1705âÂÂ1706
- Indra Malla (Purandara Malla) 1706âÂÂ1709
- Vira Narasimha Malla 1709
- Vira Mahindra Malla 1709âÂÂ1715
- Riddhi Narasimha Malla 1715âÂÂ1717
- Mahindrasimha Malla (King of Kantipur) 1717âÂÂ1722
- Yoga Prakash Malla 1722âÂÂ1729
- Vishnu Malla 1729âÂÂ1745
- Rajya Prakash Malla 1745âÂÂ1758
- Vishvajit Malla 1758âÂÂ1760
- Jaya Prakash Malla (King of Kantipur) 1760âÂÂ1761, 1763âÂÂ1764
- Ranajit Malla (King of Bhaktapur) 1762âÂÂ1763
- Dal Mardan Shah 1764âÂÂ1765
- Tej Narasimha Malla 1765âÂÂ1768
Malla rulers of Bhaktapur (Khowpa)
- Raya Malla 1428âÂÂ1482
- Subarna Malla 1482âÂÂ1519
- Prana Malla 1519âÂÂ1547
- Vishva Malla 1547âÂÂ1561
- Trailokya Malla (with Tribhuvana Malla and Ganga Rani) 1560âÂÂ1613
- Jagajjyoti Malla 1613âÂÂ1637
- Naresha Malla 1637âÂÂ1644
- Jagat Prakasha Malla 1644âÂÂ1673
- Jitamitra Malla 1673âÂÂ1696
- Bhupatindra Malla 1696âÂÂ1722
- Ranajit Malla 1722âÂÂ1769
References
- Petech, Luciano. (1984). Mediaeval History of Nepal (ca. 750âÂÂ1480). 2nd ed. Serie orientale, toma 54. Rome: Institutio Italiano per il Medio ed Estremo Oriente.