
Map of the Mahajanapadas
The 'Malla' Dynasty was a
Newari Dynasty that ruled Nepal from the
twelfth century CE to the
seventeenth century CE. Malla kings of Nepal visited Lumbini in the 11th and 12th century.
The Mallas were one of the
Mahajanapadas. They later shifted to Kathmandu valley. In Nepal, The first Malla king was
Abhir Malla. The last Malla king of united Nepal was
Yakshya Malla who divided his kingdom amongst his sons. The last Malla kings were Jayaprakash Malla of Kantipur, Tejnarsingh Malla of Lalitpur and Ranajit Malla of Bhaktapur. Most noted Malla kings were:
★ Jayasthiti Malla: for his structuring of Newar society by implementing caste system
★ Pratap Malla of Kantipur
★ Siddhinarsingh Malla of Lalitpur
★ Bhupatindra Malla of Bhaktapur
★ Divas Malla of JPMChasepur
They were the ruling dynasty in the kathmandu. Until Prithivi Narayan Shan won the valley from them.