Reference
A History of Nepal
A concise, reliable history of Nepal from the Gorkha unification to the republic.
Malla Dynasty of Nepal
Kingdom
Level 2
★ Major power
1201 – 1769
Newar golden age of art and architecture in the Kathmandu valley.
- Capital
- Kathmandu, Patan, Bhaktapur
- Region
- Himalaya
- Duration
- 568 years
- Main period
- Delhi Sultanate & Regional Kingdoms
Approximate extent.
At a glance
Move along the chart to read any year; click a ruler or event to open the map there.
Rulers
- Jayasthiti Malla King1382 – 1395Social and legal reforms.
- Yaksha Malla King1428 – 1482Last ruler of the undivided valley.
Selected rulers; gaps in the list are not gaps in the dynasty.
Constituent & related polities
Key events
| Year | Event | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 1382 | Jayasthiti Malla's reforms in Nepal | Kathmandu |
| 1482 | Nepal valley divides into three Malla kingdoms | Kathmandu valley |
Sites & monuments
Kathmandu Durbar Square
Capital / fort · c. 1600
Personalities
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Contemporaries
Powers that coexisted with the Malla Dynasty of Nepal for a significant part of its history. The bar shows when, within its own span.
Chola Empire ★
South · c. 848 CE – 1279
Overlap: 78 years
Polonnaruwa Kingdom ★
Sri Lanka · c. 1070 – 1232
Overlap: 31 years
Sultanate of the Maldives ★
Islands · c. 1153 – 1968
Overlap: 568 years
Delhi Sultanate ★
North · 1206 – 1526
Overlap: 320 years
Ahom Kingdom ★
Northeast · 1228 – 1826
Overlap: 541 years
Mewar (Sisodia) ★
West · 1326 – 1949
Overlap: 443 years
Vijayanagara Empire ★
South · 1336 – 1646
Overlap: 310 years
Bahmani Sultanate ★
Deccan · 1347 – 1527
Overlap: 180 years
Kingdom of Mysore ★
South · 1399 – 1950
Overlap: 370 years
Kingdom of Kandy ★
Sri Lanka · c. 1469 – 1815
Overlap: 300 years
Portuguese Estado da Índia ★
Coastal · 1505 – 1961
Overlap: 264 years
Mughal Empire ★
North · 1526 – 1857
Overlap: 243 years
British East India Company ★
Pan-Indian · 1600 – 1858
Overlap: 169 years
Maratha Empire ★
Deccan · 1674 – 1818
Overlap: 95 years
Nawabs of Bengal ★
East · 1717 – 1765
Overlap: 48 years
Hyderabad State (Nizams) ★
Deccan · 1724 – 1948
Overlap: 45 years
Guhilas of Medapata
West · c. 728 CE – 1303
Overlap: 102 years
Paramara Dynasty
Central · c. 800 CE – 1305
Overlap: 104 years
Chandela Dynasty
Central · c. 831 CE – 1315
Overlap: 114 years
Chaulukyas (Solankis) of Gujarat
West · c. 940 CE – 1244
Overlap: 43 years
Hoysala Empire
South · c. 1026 – 1343
Overlap: 142 years
Soomra Dynasty
Northwest · c. 1026 – 1351
Overlap: 150 years
Sena Dynasty
East · c. 1070 – 1230
Overlap: 29 years
Eastern Ganga Dynasty
East · c. 1078 – 1434
Overlap: 233 years
Khasa Malla Kingdom
Himalaya · c. 1100 – c. 1400
Overlap: 199 years
Zamorins of Calicut
South · c. 1124 – 1766
Overlap: 565 years
Kachwahas of Amber (Jaipur)
West · c. 1128 – 1949
Overlap: 568 years
Kakatiya Dynasty
Deccan · c. 1163 – 1323
Overlap: 122 years
Seuna (Yadava) Dynasty
Deccan · c. 1187 – 1317
Overlap: 116 years
Pandya Empire (Second Empire)
South · c. 1190 – 1345
Overlap: 144 years
Jaffna Kingdom
Sri Lanka · c. 1215 – 1619
Overlap: 404 years
Marwar (Rathore)
West · c. 1226 – 1949
Overlap: 543 years
Madurai Sultanate
South · 1335 – 1378
Overlap: 43 years
Kashmir Sultanate
North · 1339 – 1586
Overlap: 247 years
Samma Dynasty
Northwest · 1351 – 1524
Overlap: 173 years
Bengal Sultanate
East · 1352 – 1576
Overlap: 224 years
Timurid Empire (Herat)
Northwest · 1370 – 1507
Overlap: 137 years
Malwa Sultanate
Central · 1392 – 1562
Overlap: 170 years
Jaunpur (Sharqi) Sultanate
Gangetic Plain · 1394 – 1479
Overlap: 85 years
Gujarat Sultanate
West · 1407 – 1573
Overlap: 166 years