Rajya Prakash Malla

Rajya Prakash Malla
Rajya Prakash Malla
	Silver coin of Rajya Prakash Malla, inscribed in the Newar script.
King of Patan
Reign	1745–1758
Predecessor	Vishnu Malla
Successor	Vishvajit Malla
Born	Kantipur
Died	1758
Dynasty	Malla
Father	Jagajjaya Malla
Mother	Kumudini Devi

Rajya Prakash Malla (Newar: 𑐬𑐵𑐖𑑂𑐫𑐥𑑂𑐬𑐎𑐵𑐱 𑐩𑐮𑑂𑐮), also spelled Rajyaprakash, was a Malla dynasty king and the King of Patan. He succeeded his brother-in-law Vishnu Malla and reigned from 1745 until his death in 1758.^[1]^[2]

Early life

Rajyaprakash was the third son of Jagajjaya Malla, king of Kantipur.^[3] His eldest brother and the heir apparent of Kantipur Rajendra Malla died while he was young. Some nobles wanted Rajyaprakash to be the successor to Kantipur instead of his brother Jaya Prakash Malla. However, King Jagajjaya rejected this proposal and Jayaprakash succeeded Jagajjaya. Suspecting a coup from Rajyaprakash, Jayaprakash expelled him from Kantipur and he fled to Patan.^[4] Later, King Vishnu Malla, also his brother-in-law, nominated him as his successor to the throne of Patan.^[5]^[6]

Reign

Rajyaprakash succeeded Vishnu Malla in 1745. His reign was full of political turmoil. The court officials of Patan, pramanas, exercised more power than Rajyaprakash. Rajyaprakash went blind in 1752 and died six years later in 1758. A lot of places south of Patan had already been annexed by Prithvi Narayan Shah of Gorkha when Rajyaprakash died.^[1]^[7]

Like his predecessors, Rajyaprakash, was also a religious monarch. He donated lands and money to temples and guthis.^[7] The courtiers of Patan installed Visvajit Malla on the throne after the death of Rajyaprakash in 1758.^[1]

Literary works

Rajya Prakash Malla is known to have written a drama in the Newar language named Ekādaśacaritra nāṭaka.^[8]

References

Notes

1 2 3 Shaha, p. 77.
↑ Regmi, p. 204.
↑ Regmi, p. 126.
↑ Regmi. p. 127.
↑ Regmi, p. 204.
↑ Burleigh, p. 64.
1 2 Burleigh, p. 66.
↑ Vaidya, Dr. Janak Lal (2002). nepalbhasaya prachin kavya srijana [Poetry Composition in Nepal Bhasa] (in Newari). Kathmandu: Nepal Academy. p. 107.

Bibliography

Shaha, Rishikesh. Ancient and Medieval Nepal (PDF). Kathmandu, Nepal: University of Cambridge.
Burleigh, Peter (16 February 2022). "A Chronology of Later Kings of Patan" (PDF). University of Cambridge.
Regmi, Mahesh C. "Regmi Research Series". German Oriental Society. 5.

[:0-1] 1 2 3 Shaha, p. 77.

[2] Regmi, p. 204.

[3] Regmi, p. 126.

[4] Regmi. p. 127.

[5] Regmi, p. 204.

[6] Burleigh, p. 64.

[:1-7] 1 2 Burleigh, p. 66.

[8] Vaidya, Dr. Janak Lal (2002). nepalbhasaya prachin kavya srijana [Poetry Composition in Nepal Bhasa] (in Newari). Kathmandu: Nepal Academy. p. 107.

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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