Jagat_Prakasha_Malla

Jagat Prakasha Malla

Jagat Prakasha Malla

King of Khwopa

Jagat Prakasha Malla (Nepal Bhasa:š‘–š‘š‘Ÿš‘„š‘‘‚š‘¬š‘Žš‘µš‘± š‘©š‘®š‘‘‚š‘®ā€Ž) 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]

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Maithiili dramas

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]

  • PrabhāvatÄ«harana-nātaka (1656)
  • Pradyumnavijaya-nātaka (unknown date of composition)

References

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