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Jagat Prakasha Malla

เคœเค—เคคเคชเฅเคฐเค•เคพเคถ เคฎเคฒเฅเคฒ

Ruler of Bhaktapur (r. 1644โ€“1673)

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Jagat Prakasha Malla (Nepal Bhasa: ๐‘–๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘ฅ๐‘‘‚๐‘ฌ๐‘Ž๐‘ต๐‘ฑ ๐‘ฉ๐‘ฎ๐‘‘‚๐‘ฎโ€Ž) was a Malla Dynasty King of Bhaktapur, Nepal from 1642 to 1673. He succeeded his father Naresha Malla when he was just four years old and was under the regency of his aunt Annapurna Lakshmi and his mother Kamala Devi until his Diksha ceremony in 1654. He is also known as Jagaccanda (Nepal Bhasa: ๐‘–๐‘๐‘”๐‘‘‚๐‘”๐‘ฃ๐‘‘‚๐‘กโ€Ž), a syncretic name formed by combining his name with his minister Candrasekhar Simha, a name which he adopted this name following the death of Chandrasekhara in 1661 till his own death in 1672.

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  • Raja (1644โ€“1673)

About

Throughout his life, he wrote plays and poems in both Nepal Bhasa and Maithili. His poetry book, Nepal Bhasaya gita ("songs in Nepal Bhasa") which contains 518 different poems, is considered by some experts to be one of the most important works in Nepal Bhasa.

He died of smallpox when he was 35 years old.

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When was Jagat Prakasha Malla born?
Jagat Prakasha Malla was born on 1636 in Nepal.
What positions has Jagat Prakasha Malla held?
Positions held by Jagat Prakasha Malla include: Raja (1644โ€“1673).

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Jagat Prakasha Malla ยท CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikipedia (Nepali): เคœเค—เคคเคชเฅเคฐเค•เคพเคถ เคฎเคฒเฅเคฒ ยท CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. Wikidata item Q6122217 ยท CC0 1.0

Last updated ยท facts checked 4 November 2026

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