Visvajit Malla | |
Succession: | King of Patan |
Reign: | 1758–1760 |
Predecessor: | Rajya Prakash Malla |
Successor: | Jaya Prakash Malla |
Birth Place: | Nepal |
Death Date: | 1760 |
Spouse: | Chandralakshmi |
Dynasty: | Malla |
Vishvajit Malla (Nepali: विश्वजित मल्ल) was a Malla dynasty king and the King of Patan. He succeeded Rajya Prakash Malla and reigned from 1758 until his murder in 1760.[1]
According to a chronicle, he was a son of Vishnu Malla's daughter.[2] He was assassinated by the nobles at the gate of Taleju temple in 1760.[3] The nobles then installed Jayaprakash Malla of Kantipur to rule Patan.