Malla (Nepal)

The Malla Dynasty was a Newari Dynasty that ruled Nepal from the twelfth century to the eighteenth century. Malla kings of Nepal visited Lumbini in the 11th and 12th century.
The Mallas were the ruling clan of the Malla Mahajanapada. They later shifted to Kathmandu valley. In Nepal, The first Malla king was Abhaya Malla, the son of Ari Deva..
Malla ruler Ananta Malla (r.1274 - 1310) was succeeded by his son Jayananda Deva (r.1310 - 1320). His son Jayaraja Deva (1317 - 1361) became king in 1347. During his reign Sultan of Bengal, Shams-ud-Din Ilyas Shah invaded Nepal. Jayaraja Deva was succeeded by his son Jayarjuna Malla (r. 1361 - 1382). Jayarjuna was overthrown by Jayasthiti Malla in 1382. Jayashtiti Malla (r.1382- 1395) was the most capable ruler of this dynasty who curbed the powers of the feudal chiefs. He is known for structuring of Newar society by implementing the caste system and fixing the status of the different castes. He took the titles Dayitanarayana and Asuranarayana. He had three sons who ruled conjointly after their father's death but later his youngest son Jayajyotir Malla became the sole ruler (r.1395 - 1428).
Jayajyotir Malla was succeeded by his son Jayayakshya Malla or Yakshya Malla (r.1428 - 1482). He was the last Malla king of united Nepal, who divided his kingdom amongst his sons. Most noted Malla kings were:
>Pratap Malla of Kantipur
>Siddhi Narasimha Malla of Lalitpur
>Bhupatindra Malla of Bhaktapur
The Malla dynasty rulers ruled the Kathmandu valley till Prithvi Narayan Shah conquered the valley from them in 1768-69 CE. The last Malla kings were Jayaprakash Malla of Kantipur, Tejnarsingh Malla of Lalitpur and Ranajit Malla of Bhaktapur.

Malla rulers of the whole Kathmandu valley
1.Ari Deva c.1201 - 1216
2.Abhaya Malla c.1216 - 1235
3.Ranasura c.1216
4.Jayadeva Malla c.1235 - 1258
5.Jayabhima Deva c.1258 - 1271
6.Jayasimha Malla c.1271 - 1274
7.Ananta Malla c.1274 - 1310
8.Jayananada Deva c.1310 - 1320
9.Jayari Malla c.1320 - 1344
10.Jayarudra Malla c.1320 - 1326
11.Jayaraja Deva c.1347 - 1361
12.Jayarjuna Malla c.1361 - 1382
13.Jayasthiti Malla c.1382 - 1395
14.Jayajyotir Malla c.1395 - 1428
15.Jayakiti Malla c.1395 - 1403
16.Jayadharma Malla c.1395 - 1408
17.Jayayakshya Malla c.1428 - 1482

Malla rulers of Kantipur
1.Ratna Malla 1482 - 1520
2.Surya Malla 1520 - 1530
3.Amara Malla 1530 - 1538
4.Narendra Malla 1538 - 1560
5.Mahendra Malla 1560 – 1574
6.Sadashiva Malla 1574 – 1583
7.Shivasimha Malla 1583 – 1620
8.Lakshminarasimha Malla 1620 - 1641
9.Pratapa Malla 1641 – 1674
10Chakravartendra Malla 1669
11.Mahipatendra Malla 1670
12.Jayanripendra Malla 1674 – 1680
13.Parthivendra Malla 1680 – 1687
14.Bhupalendra Malla 1687 – 1700
15.Bhaskara Malla 1700 – 1714
16.Mahendrasimha Malla 1714 – 1722
17.Jagajjaya Malla 1722 – 1736
18.Jaya Prakash Malla 1736 – 1746, 1750 – 1768
19.Jyoti Prakash Malla 1746 – 1750

Malla rulers of Lalitpur
1.Purandara Simha c.1580 - 1600
2.Harihara Simha c.1600 - 1609
3.Shiva Simha (King of Kantipur) 1609 - 1620
4.Siddhi Narasimha 1620 - 1661
5.Srinivasa Malla 1661 - 1685
6.Yoga Narendra Malla 1685 – 1705
7.Loka Prakash Malla 1705 – 1706
8.Indra Malla (Purandara Malla) 1706 – 1709
9.Vira Narasimha Malla 1709
10Vira Mahindra Malla 1709 – 1715
11.Riddhi Narasimha 1715 – 1717
12.Mahindra Simha (King of Kantipur) 1717 – 1722
13.Yoga Prakash Malla 1722 – 1729
14Vishnu Malla 1729 – 1745
15.Rajya Prakash Malla 1745 – 1758
16Vishvajit Malla 1758 – 1760
17Jaya Prakash Malla (King of Kantipur) 1760 – 1761, 1763 – 1764
18Ranajit Malla (King of Bhaktapur) 1762 – 1763
19Dala Mardan Shah 1764 – 1765
20Tej Narasimha Malla 1765 – 1768

Malla rulers of Bhaktapur
1.Raya Malla 1482 - 1519
2.Prana Malla 1519 - 1547
3.Vishva Malla 1547 - 1560
4.Trailokya Malla 1560 – 1613
5.Jagajjyoti Malla 1613 – 1637
6.Naresha Malla 1637 – 1644
7.Jagat Prakasha Malla 1644 – 1673
8.Jitamitra Malla 1673 – 1696
9.Bhupatindra Malla 1696 – 1722
10.Ranajit Malla 1722 – 1769