List of Malla kings of Nepal explained

Royal Title:	Rāja
Realm:	Nepal mandala
First Monarch:	Ari Malla
Last Monarch:	Jaya Prakash Malla of Kantipur, Teja Narsimha Malla of Lalitpur and Ranajit Malla of Bhaktapur
Residence:	Kathmandu, Nepal
Began:	1201
Ended:	1769

The Malla dynasty was the ruling dynasty of Kathmandu Valley in Nepal, from the 13th to the 18th century. The Mallas, starting from Aridev Malla in 1201, ruled the Kathmandu Valley and surrounding region which was known as Nepal or Nepal Mandala and the citizens were known as Nepa:mi (in Newari) at that time. In the late 15th century, the Kathmandu Valley was divided into four kingdoms of Bhaktapur (Bhadgaon), Kathmandu (Kantipur), Patan (Lalitpur), and Banepa. The division led to weakening of the dynasty resulted by numerous conflicts among the rulers.

The Malla dynasty came to an end in 1769 when Prithvi Narayan Shah of Gorkha invaded the valley, thus inaugurating the Shah dynasty of Nepal.

Malla rulers of the Kathmandu valley

!Name!Reign!Notes

Arideva Malla	1201–1216	First Malla king. Lineage still debated.
Abhaya Malla	1216–1255	Suffered from internal and external conflicts. Died in the earthquake of1255.
	7 June 1255–11 Jan 1258	Deposed. Last successor from the lineage of Arideva.
	Jan 1258–Apr 1271	From House of Bhonta. Became a king after an agreement with Jayasimha Malla.
Jayasimha Malla	Jan 1258–Apr 1271	From House of Tripura. Became a king following the same agreement as before. Deposed.
	1274–14 Aug 1308	Faced several invasions from the Khasa Kingdom, and Tirhut. Throne was vacant after hisdeath for five years.
	1313–1320	Powerless monarch. Administration resided in the hands of Rudra Malla.
Jayari Malla	5 Apr 1320–14 Sep 1344	Devalakshmidevi returns to the valley. Faced Khasa invasion twice.
Jayarajadeva	6 Sep 1348–1361	Nominal figurehead; Devalakashmidevi controls the kingdom; Bengal Sultanateinvades Nepal.
Jayarjunadeva	18 Ap 1360–23 Nov 1381	Jayasthiti Malla rises as the supreme figure of the realm. Jayarjuna exiled by the same.
Jayasthiti Malla	15 Sep 1382–5 Sep 1395	Obscure origin; Ancestor to all the later Mallas of Kantipur and Bhaktapur.
Jayadharma Malla	1395–1408
	1408–1428
Jayayakshya Malla	1428–1 March 1482	Valley divided into four kingdoms of Kantipur, Patan, Bhaktapur, and Banepa after his death between his son.

Malla rulers of Kantipur (Yei)

Picture	Name	Reign
	Ratna Malla	1482–1520	38 years
	Surya Malla	1520–1530	10 years
	Amara (Narendra) Malla	1530–1560	30 years
	Mahendra Malla	1560–1574	14 years
	Sadashiva Malla	1574–1583	9 years
		1583–1620	37 years
	Lakshmi Narasimha Malla	1620–1641	21 years
		1641–1674	33 years
	Chakravartendra Malla
	Mahipatendra Malla
	Nripendra Malla	1674–1680	6 years
	Parthibendra Malla	1680–1687	7 years
	Bhupalendra Malla	1687–1700	13 years
	Bhaskara Malla	1700–1722	22 years
	Jagajjaya Malla	1722–1736	14 years
		1736–1746	10 years
	Jyoti Prakash Malla	1746–1750	4 years
		1750–1768	18 years

Malla rulers of Lalitpur (Yala)

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

Malla rulers of Bhaktapur (Khowpa)

1. Yaksha Malla 1428–1482
2. Ratna Malla 1482–1519
3. Prana Malla 1519–1547
4. Vishva Malla 1547–1561
5. Trailokya Malla (with Tribhuvana Malla and Ganga Rani) 1560–1613
6. Jagajjyoti Malla 1613–1637
7. Naresha Malla 1637–1644
8. Jagat Prakasha Malla 1644–1673
9. Jitamitra Malla 1673–1696
10. Bhupatindra Malla 1696–1722
11. Ranajit Malla 1722–1769

References

• Petech, Luciano. (1984). Mediaeval History of Nepal (ca. 750–1480). 2nd ed. Serie orientale, toma 54. Rome: Institutio Italiano per il Medio ed Estremo Oriente.