Jaya Prakash Malla

Jaya Prakash Malla
Jaya Prakash Malla
	Raja of Kantipur
Born	Nepal (Kantipur)
Died	1768
House	Malla Dynasty
Occupation	King of Kantipur

Jaya Prakash Malla (Nepali: जयप्रकाश मल्ल) (died 1768) was the last king of Yen (यें) or Kantipur (कान्तिपुर) which corresponds to present-day Kathmandu. He ruled from 1736 to 1746, and then from 1750 until his death in 1768.

He spent most of his reign in constant conflict with other Nepali kingdoms including that of Prithvi Narayan Shah in the Battle of Kathmandu. He was the last king of Kathmandu (at that time, Kathmandu functioned as an independent state or principality) before King Prithvi Narayan Shah attacked Kathmandu when the Kathmandu city folk were celebrating the festival of Indrajatra and conquered it.

He contributed to the literature of Nepal Bhasa with works such as "Padma Samuchaya" and three dramas that were concerned with Hindu mythology being Ratneshwar Pradurbhav, Birdhwojopakhyan Natakam and Bhairavpradurbhav.[1]

When Gorkhali king Prithvi Narayan Shah attacked Nuwakot, a protectorate of Kantipur, Jaya Prakash Malla sent troops under Kashiram Thapa. The battle occurred in 1746 where Kashiram Thapa lost the war and Jaya Prakash Malla thought of deceit.[2][3] Jaya Prakash Malla was angered and killed him.[4][5] In the day of Indrajatra , when there was festival going on, Prithvi Narayan Shah attacked Yen (Kantipur). Jaya Prakash Malla was helpless and he went to Lalitpur to seek asylum. Tej Narasimha Malla ruled that kingdom. After some time Prithvi Narayan Shah attacked Lalitpur and Jaya Prakash Malla along with Tej Narasimha Malla ran to Bhaktapur to seek asylum. When Prithvi Narayan Shah attacked Bhaktapur, Ranajit Malla surrendered. Later, Ranajit Malla was sent to Kashi to spend rest of his life; Jaya Prakash Malla was sent to Pashupatinath and Tej Narasimha Malla was kept in lifetime detention. Thereafter, Jaya Prakash Malla then lived in Pashupatinath and Swoyambhunath as a devotee of Bhagwan.

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Citations

Baidhya, Janaklal: Nepalbhasha ya Prachin Kabyra Sirjana, p. 118; ISBN 99933-50-32-X)
Vaidya 1993, p. 144.
Aryal & Dhungyal 1975, p. 78.
Thapa 1989, p. 36.
Shaha 1990, p. 27.

Bibliography

Aryal, I. R.; Dhungyal, J. P. (1975), A new history of Nepal, Voice of Nepal
Shaha, Rishikesh (1990), Modern Nepal 1769-1885, Riverdale Company, ISBN 0913215643
Vaidya, Tulsi Ram (1993), Prithvinarayan Shah, founder of modern Nepal, Anmol Publications, ISBN 8170417015
Thapa, Krishna B. (1989), Unification of Nepal:A change in inter-intra relations, AKAA publishers

Malla Dynasty rulers
Nepal	Ari Malla I c.1201 – 1216 Abhaya Malla c.1216 – 1255 Ranasura c.1216 Jayadeva Malla c.1255 – 1260 Jayabhima Deva c.1260 – 1271 Jayasimha Malla c.1271 – 1274 Ananta Malla c.1274 – 1310 Jayananada Deva c.1310 – 1320 Ari Malla II c.1320 – 1344 Jayarudra Malla c.1320 – 1326 Jayaraja Deva c.1347 – 1361 Jayarjuna Malla c.1361 – 1382 Jayasthiti Malla c.1382 – 1395 Jayajyotir Malla c.1395 – 1428 Jayakiti Malla c.1395 – 1403 Jayadharma Malla c.1395 – 1408 Jayayakshya Malla c.1428 – 1482
Kantipur	Ratna Malla 1482 – 1520 Surya Malla 1520 – 1530 Amara Malla 1530 – 1538 Narendra Malla 1538 – 1560 Mahendra Malla 1560 – 1574 Sadashiva Malla 1574 – 1583 Shivasimha Malla 1583 – 1619 Lakshminarasimha Malla 1620 – 1641 Pratapa Malla 1641 – 1674 Chakravartendra Malla 1669 Mahipatendra Malla 1670 Nripendra Malla 1674 – 1680 Parthivendra Malla 1680 – 1687 Bhupalendra Malla 1687 – 1700 Bhaskara Malla 1700 – 1714 Mahindrasimha Malla 1714 – 1722 Jagajjaya Malla 1722 – 1736 Jaya Prakash Malla 1736 – 1746, 1750 – 1768 Jyoti Prakash Malla 1746 – 1750
Lalitpur	Purandara Simha c.1580 – 1600 Harihara Simha c.1600 – 1609 Shiva Simha (King of Kantipur) 1609 – 1620 Siddhi Narasimha 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 Teja Narasimha Malla 1765 – 1768
Bhaktapur	Raya Malla 1482 – 1519 Prana Malla 1519 – 1547 Vishva Malla 1547 – 1560 Trailokya Malla 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

Jaya Prakash Malla

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