Surya Malla

Surya Malla
King of Kantipur
Reign1520-1530
PredecessorRatna Malla
SuccessorAmara Malla
BornNepal
Died1530
Nepal
DynastyMalla
FatherRatna Malla

Surya Malla was a king of the Malla dynasty and the second king of Kantipur. He succeeded his father Ratna Malla and ruled from 1520 to 1530.[1]

Reign

According to the Bhāsāvamsävali and Padmagiri's Vamsävali, he captured Sankhu and made it his capital.[2] In 1526, Mukunda Sen of Palpa attacked the entire Kathmandu valley and had surrounded both Kantipur, and Patan at one time.

He died in 1530 and was succeeded by his son Amara Malla.[3]

References

  1. ^ Siddika, Shamima (1993). Muslims of Nepal. Kathmandu: Gazala Siddika.
  2. ^ Shrestha, Bal Gopal (2012). The Sacred Town of Sankhu: The anthropology of Newar Ritual, Religion and Society in Nepal. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars. p. 57. ISBN 9781443838252.
  3. ^ Shaha, Rishikesh. Ancient and Medieval Nepal (PDF). University of Cambridge. p. 61.
Preceded by King of Kantipur
1520–1530
Succeeded by


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