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Jagajjyoti Malla

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Jagajyoti Malla
King of Bhaktapur
Early 17th century depciction of Jagajjyoti Malla and his queen Kamala Devi.
King of Bhaktapur
Reign1613–1637
PredecessorTrailokya Malla
SuccessorNaresha Malla
Born1613
Bhaktapur, Nepal
Died1637
Bhaktapur, Nepal
SpouseKamala Devi
IssueNaresha Malla
Kirti Malla
DynastyMalla
FatherTrailokya Malla
Jagajjyoti Malla, excerpt from a devtional song book c.17th century.

Jagajyoti Malla (Newar Script:𑐖𑐐𑐖𑑂𑐫𑑀𑐟𑐶 𑐩𑐮𑑂𑐮‎ ) was a Malla Dynasty King of Bhaktapur, Nepal from 1613 to 1637. Unlike many other Malla rulers, there is little evidence that this king was particularly active in construction developments in Nepal.[1]

Maithili plays

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Jagajyoti Malla also wrote in the Maithili language and composed three Maithili plays.[2]

  • Muditakuvalayāśva-nātaka (1628)
  • Haragaurīvivāha-nātaka (1629)
  • Kuñjavihāra-nātaka (unknown date)

Other dramas have also been ascribed to him but copies have yet to be located.

References

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  1. ^ Nepalese Department of Archaeology Archived 2009-09-11 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Yadav, Ramawatar (2011). "Medieval Maithili stagecraft in the Nepalamandala: the Bhaktapur school". Contributions to Nepalese Studies.