Jitamitra Malla

Full name
	Raja Jitamitra Malla

Jitamitra Malla
Jitamitra Malla
	Raja of Bhaktapur
Born	1663; Nepal
Died	1696
Full name
	Raja Jitamitra Malla
House	Malla Dynasty
Father	Sri Jaya Jagatprakasa Malla
Occupation	King of Bhaktapur

Raja Jitamitra Malla (Nepali: जितामित्र मल्ल) (1663–1696) was a Malla Dynasty King of Bhaktapur, Nepal from 1673 to 1696.

Construction efforts

Son of Sri Jaya Jagatprakasa Malla Raja, he was noted for his construction projects. In 1674 he built a Shikara-style Shiva temple with a gilded repousse mask of the God on each side in Bhaktapur. In 1682 he built near the Durbar the two-storied Dharmasala Palace in which there is a golden Mahadeva.[1] The palace was used by royalty until 1769 and today is a museum and part of the World Heritage Site on Durbar Square. To the east of this he erected the temple and statue of Narayana, along with the temples of Dattatrikasa and Pashupati. An inscription in 1678 states that he built the royal palace Thanathu Dubar and its gardens and courtyard. Jitamitra was also credited with restoring Kumari Chowk, the images of Astamatrikas and in 1690, donated two large cooper kettledrums (nagara) or bells to his favourite deity, the goddess Taleju for the gilded roof of Taleju.[2] He also contributed a finely carved wooden tympanum above the main entrance to the Mul Chowk and also erected many memorials in Bhaktapur.[1]

His son, Bhupatindra Malla replaced him after his death in 1696 and was equally fascinated with architecture, and continued the development of the Dharmsala Palace, its 55 windows and gardens.[1]

References

Singh, Munshi; Gunanand, Pandit Sri (1877). The History of Nepal. Low Price Publications, Delhi, India. p. 131.
"Bhaktapur Durbar Square". Government of Nepal Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Department of Archaeology. Archived from the original on 11 September 2009. Retrieved 8 October 2009.

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[History-1] Singh, Munshi; Gunanand, Pandit Sri (1877). The History of Nepal. Low Price Publications, Delhi, India. p. 131.

[2] "Bhaktapur Durbar Square". Government of Nepal Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Department of Archaeology. Archived from the original on 11 September 2009. Retrieved 8 October 2009.

Malla Dynasty rulers
Nepal	Ari Malla I c.1201 – 1216 Abhaya Malla c.1216 – 1255 Ranasura c.1216 Jayadeva Malla c.1255 – 1260 Jayabhima Deva c.1260 – 1271 Jayasimha Malla c.1271 – 1274 Ananta Malla c.1274 – 1310 Jayananada Deva c.1310 – 1320 Ari Malla II c.1320 – 1344 Jayarudra Malla c.1320 – 1326 Jayaraja Deva c.1347 – 1361 Jayarjuna Malla c.1361 – 1382 Jayasthiti Malla c.1382 – 1395 Jayajyotir Malla c.1395 – 1428 Jayakiti Malla c.1395 – 1403 Jayadharma Malla c.1395 – 1408 Jayayakshya Malla c.1428 – 1482
Kantipur	Ratna Malla 1482 – 1520 Surya Malla 1520 – 1530 Amara Malla 1530 – 1538 Narendra Malla 1538 – 1560 Mahendra Malla 1560 – 1574 Sadashiva Malla 1574 – 1583 Shivasimha Malla 1583 – 1619 Lakshminarasimha Malla 1620 – 1641 Pratapa Malla 1641 – 1674 Chakravartendra Malla 1669 Mahipatendra Malla 1670 Nripendra Malla 1674 – 1680 Parthivendra Malla 1680 – 1687 Bhupalendra Malla 1687 – 1700 Bhaskara Malla 1700 – 1714 Mahindrasimha Malla 1714 – 1722 Jagajjaya Malla 1722 – 1736 Jaya Prakash Malla 1736 – 1746, 1750 – 1768 Jyoti Prakash Malla 1746 – 1750
Lalitpur	Purandara Simha c.1580 – 1600 Harihara Simha c.1600 – 1609 Shiva Simha (King of Kantipur) 1609 – 1620 Siddhi Narasimha 1620 – 1661 Srinivasa Malla 1661 – 1685 Yoga Narendra Malla 1685 – 1705 Loka Prakash Malla 1705 – 1706 Indra Malla (Purandara Malla) 1706 – 1709 Vira Narasimha Malla 1709 Vira Mahindra Malla 1709 – 1715 Riddhi Narasimha Malla 1715 – 1717 Mahindrasimha Malla (King of Kantipur) 1717 – 1722 Yoga Prakash Malla 1722 – 1729 Vishnu Malla 1729 – 1745 Rajya Prakash Malla 1745 – 1758 Vishvajit Malla 1758 – 1760 Jaya Prakash Malla (King of Kantipur) 1760 – 1761, 1763 – 1764 Ranajit Malla (King of Bhaktapur) 1762 – 1763 Dal Mardan Shah 1764 – 1765 Teja Narasimha Malla 1765 – 1768
Bhaktapur	Raya Malla 1482 – 1519 Prana Malla 1519 – 1547 Vishva Malla 1547 – 1560 Trailokya Malla 1560 – 1613 Jagajjyoti Malla 1613 – 1637 Naresha Malla 1637 – 1644 Jagat Prakasha Malla 1644 – 1673 Jitamitra Malla 1673 – 1696 Bhupatindra Malla 1696 – 1722 Ranajit Malla 1722 – 1769