Surya Malla Explained

Succession:King of Kantipur
Reign:1520-1530
Surya Malla
Predecessor:Ratna Malla
Successor:Amara Malla
Dynasty:Malla
Father:Ratna Malla
Birth Place:Nepal
Death Date:1530
Death Place:Nepal

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]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Siddika, Shamima. Muslims of Nepal. Gazala Siddika. 1993. Kathmandu.
  2. Book: Shrestha, Bal Gopal. The Sacred Town of Sankhu: The anthropology of Newar Ritual, Religion and Society in Nepal. Cambridge Scholars. 2012. Newcastle upon Tyne. 57. 9781443838252.
  3. Book: Shaha, Rishikesh . Ancient and Medieval Nepal . University of Cambridge . 61.