Jagat Prakasha Malla

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Jagat Prakasha Malla
King of Khwopa
A wooden sculpture depicting Jaggacanda, the syncretic form of Jagata Praksha Malla and his favourite minister, Chandrasekhara Singha supported by the two queen consorts, Padmāvatī and Candrāvatīi.[1]
King of Bhaktapur
Reign1642 — 1673
Coronation1642
PredecessorNaresha Malla
SuccessorJitamitra Malla
RegentAnnapurna Lakshmi
Born27 October 1638
Nepal
Died8 December 1673
Bhaktapur, Nepal
Spouse
  • Padmavati
  • Chandravati
  • Annapurna
Issue
Regnal name
Sri Jaya Jagat Prakasha Malla Deva
DynastyMalla
FatherNaresha Malla

Jagat Prakasha Malla (Nepal Bhasa:𑐖𑐐𑐟𑐥𑑂𑐬𑐎𑐵𑐱 𑐩𑐮𑑂𑐮‎) was a Malla Dynasty King of Bhaktapur, Nepal from 1642 to 1673.[2] He succeeded his father Naresha Malla (Narendra), when he was just four years old and became known as a great builder.[3] He died when he was 34 years old due to smallpox.[2]

Maithiili dramas[edit]

Jagat Prakasha Malla is known to have published ten dramas of which two have been published and are written in the Maithili language. These are:[4]

  • Prabhāvatīharana-nātaka (1656)
  • Pradyumnavijaya-nātaka (unknown date of composition)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Guy, John (1992). "New Evidence for the Jagannātha Cult in Seventeenth Century Nepal". Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society. 2 (2): 213–230. ISSN 1356-1863.
  2. ^ a b Dhaubhadel, Om (January 2021). "jaggachanda ko huna?" (PDF). Bhaktapur Municipality (in Nepali) (291 ed.). pp. 30–33.
  3. ^ The history of ancient and medieval Nepal in a nutshell
  4. ^ Yadav, Ramawatar (2011). "Medieval Maithili stagecraft in the Nepalamandala: the Bhaktapur school". Contributions to Nepalese Studies.