Kingdom of Lalitpur
The Kingdom of Lalitpur (Nepali: ललितपुर राज्य) was a kingdom ruled by the Malla dynasty of Nepal.[1][2]
Kingdom of Lalitpur ललितपुर राज्य | |||||||||
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| 1500–1768 | |||||||||
| Capital | Patan Durbar | ||||||||
| Common languages | Newar, Sanskrit, Nepali | ||||||||
| Religion | Newar Hinduism and Newar Buddhism | ||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Establishment | 1500 | ||||||||
| 1768 | |||||||||
| Currency | Mohar | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Nepal | ||||||||
It was established in 1500 after King Yaksha Malla divided his kingdom into three parts: Bhaktapur, Kantipur, and Lalitpur.[3][4]
In 1768, It became part of the Gorkha Kingdom (later became known as the Kingdom of Nepal), after the conquest by the Gorkhas.[5][6]
References
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- Shrestha, Ramesh (2007). Nepalese Coins & Bank Notes (1911 to 1955 Ce). Kazi Madhusudan Raj Bhandary. p. 10. ISBN 978-9937-2-0034-9.
- Lall, Kesar (1994). Folk Tales from the Himalayan Kingdom of Nepal: Tales of Three Brothers. Ratna Pustak Bhandar. p. 60.
- Ring, Trudy; Salkin, Robert M.; Schellinger, Paul E.; Boda, Sharon La; Watson, Noelle; Hudson, Christopher; Hast, Adele (1994). International Dictionary of Historic Places: Asia and Oceania. Taylor & Francis. p. 466. ISBN 978-1-884964-04-6.
- Regmi, D. R. (1966). Medieval Nepal: A history of the three kingdoms, 1520 A.D. to 1768 A.D. Firma K. L. Mukhopadhyay. p. 353.
- Kingdom of Nepal. Ministry of Information & Communication, Department of Information. 1999. p. 1.
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