Surya Malla

Surya Malla
Surya Malla
King of Kantipur
Reign	1520-1530
Predecessor	Ratna Malla
Successor	Amara Malla
Born	Nepal
Died	1530; Nepal
Dynasty	Malla
Father	Ratna Malla

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Surya Malla was a king of the Malla dynasty and the second king of Kantipur. He succeeded his father Ratna Malla and ruled from 1520 to 1530.^[1]

Reign

According to the Bhāsāvamsävali and Padmagiri's Vamsävali, he captured Sankhu and made it his capital.^[2] In 1526, Mukunda Sen of Palpa attacked the entire Kathmandu valley and at one time had surrounded both Kantipur, and Patan.

Surya Malla died in 1530 and was succeeded by his son Amara Malla.^[3]

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References

↑ Siddika, Shamima (1993). Muslims of Nepal. Kathmandu: Gazala Siddika.
↑ Shrestha, Bal Gopal (2012). The Sacred Town of Sankhu: The anthropology of Newar Ritual, Religion and Society in Nepal. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars. p. 57. ISBN 9781443838252.
↑ Shaha, Rishikesh. Ancient and Medieval Nepal (PDF). University of Cambridge. p. 61.

Preceded by Ratna Malla	King of Kantipur 1520–1530	Succeeded by Amara Malla

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[1] Siddika, Shamima (1993). Muslims of Nepal. Kathmandu: Gazala Siddika.

[2] Shrestha, Bal Gopal (2012). The Sacred Town of Sankhu: The anthropology of Newar Ritual, Religion and Society in Nepal. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars. p. 57. ISBN 9781443838252.

[3] Shaha, Rishikesh. Ancient and Medieval Nepal (PDF). University of Cambridge. p. 61.

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v t e 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