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Visvajit Malla
King of Patan
Reign1758–1760
Predecessor Rajya Prakash Malla
Successor Jaya Prakash Malla
Born Nepal
Died1760
SpouseChandralakshmi
Dynasty Malla

Vishvajit Malla ( Nepali: विश्वजित मल्ल) was a Malla dynasty king and the King of Patan. He succeeded Rajya Prakash Malla and reigned from 1758 until his death in 1760. [1]

Life

According to a chronicle, he was a son of Vishnu Malla's daughter. [2] He was assassinated by the nobles at the gate of Taleju temple in 1760. [3] The nobles then installed Jayaprakash Malla of Kantipur to rule Patan. [1]

References

  1. ^ a b Shaha, Rishikesh. Ancient and Medieval Nepal (PDF). Kathmandu, Nepal: University of Cambridge. pp. 77–78.
  2. ^ Burleigh, Peter (16 February 2022). "A Chronology of Later Kings of Patan" (PDF). University of Cambridge: 67.
  3. ^ Regmi, Mahesh C. "Regmi Research Series". German Oriental Society. 5: 204–205.
Preceded by King of Patan
1758–1760
Succeeded by