Jayayakshya Malla

Jayayakshya Malla
Miniature of Yaksha Malla from a Paubha dated 1782.
King of Nepal
Reign1428–1 March 1482
PredecessorJyoti Malla
Successor
Born1408
Nepal
Died1 March 1482
Nepal
DynastyMalla
FatherJyoti Malla
MotherSamsar Devi

Jayayakshya Malla (often named Yaksha Malla for short) (Nepali: यक्ष मल्ल) was the son of Jayajyotir Malla and the last Malla king of the united Kathmandu Valley from around 1428 until his death in 1482. The valley was divided among his sons after his death.[1]

  1. ^ Shrestha, D.B. The History of Ancient and Medieval Nepal (PDF). University of Cambridge. pp. 29–30.