Kingdom of Kantipur explained
| Native Name: | कान्तिपुर देय् |
| Conventional Long Name: | Kingdom of Kantipur |
| Common Name: | Kantipurcountry_id = Nepal001 |
| Year Start: | 1484 |
| Event End: | Battle of Kathmandu |
| Year End: | 1768 |
| S1: | Kathmandu |
| Flag S1: | Flag of Kathmandu, Nepal.svg |
| Common Languages: | Newar |
| Religion: | Hinduism, Buddhism |
| Leader1: | Ratna Malla |
| Year Leader1: | 1484–1520 |
| Leader2: | Mahendra Malla |
| Year Leader2: | 1560–1574 |
| Leader3: | Jayaprakash Malla |
| Year Leader3: | 1735–1768 |
| Title Leader: | King |
Kantipur (ne|कान्तिपुर देय्;) was a medieval kingdom in the Malla confederacy[1] 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 (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 (15741578), his son
- Siva Simha Malla (15781619), his brother
- Lakshmi Narasimha Malla (16191641), his grandson
- Pratap Malla (r. 16411674), his son
- Nripendra Malla (16741680), his son
- Parthibendra Malla (16801687), his brother
- Bhupalendra Malla (16871700), his son
- Bhaskara Malla (17001722), his son, also king of Lalitpur (17171722) under the name Mahindrasimha Malla
- Jagajjaya Malla (17221736), great-grandson of Pratap Malla
- Jaya Prakash Malla (17361746), his son
- Jyoti Prakash Malla (17461750)
- Jaya Prakash Malla (17501769), restored
See also
References
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Notes and References
- Web site: three medieval kingdom of kathmandu valley.
