Kantipur
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| Kingdom of Kantipur कान्तिपुर देय् | |||||
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| Capital | Kantipur | ||||
| Languages | Nepal Bhasa | ||||
| Religion | Hinduism, Buddhism | ||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||
| King | |||||
| - | 1560-1574 | Mahendra Malla | |||
| - | 1735-1768 | Jayaprakash Malla | |||
| History | |||||
| - | Established | 1560 | |||
| - | Unification of Nepal | 01/09/2011 1826 | |||
Kantipur (from kanti light, pur city) was a medieval kingdom in the Malla confederacy of Nepal. The name of the kingdom was derived from the Sanskrit name of its capital city.
History
The kingdom started after king Yakshya Malla divided his kingdom so that his sons could be the rulers of their own kingdom. After its formation, the kingdom replaced Bhaktapur as the main trading center.
See also
- Kathmandu Metropolitan City
- Kathmandu District
- Kathmandu Valley
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