Jayadeva Malla

Jayadeva Malla
King of Nepal
Reign	7 June 1255 – 11 January 1258
Predecessor	Abhaya Malla
Successor	Jayabhimadeva
Born	1 November 1203 Nepal
Died	11 January 1258 Nepal
Dynasty	Malla
Father	Abhaya Malla

Jayadeva Malla (Nepali: जयदेव मल्ल) was the son of Abhaya Malla and the third Malla king of Nepal. He reigned from his father's death as a result of the 1255 earthquake until his death in 1258.^[1]

Reign

The reign of Jayadeva was weak. The dynasty of Aridev Malla was slowly dying out and the local lords were growing powerful.

House of Bhonta and Tripura

Jayasimha Malla, who was probably a local lord in Bhadgaon, had started gathering political power during the reign of Abhaya Malla. He slowly expanded his control over the entirety of Bhadgaon. Another lord from Banepa, Jayabhimadeva also increased his influence in the surrounding regions of Banepa. The descendants of Jayasimha were called Tripuras and the descendants of Jayabhimadeva were called Bhontas.^[2]

The two houses continuously grew their influence over the valley and had, several times, direct battles against Jayadeva.^[2]

Succession

After his death in 1258, the two houses made an agreement to alternate the throne and Jayabhimadeva became the king following the agreement. Jayadeva was the last king from the lineage of Aridev Malla.^[3]

References

1. "www.dpnet.org.np". Archived from the original on 2009-01-09. Retrieved 2009-10-27.
2. Petech, Luciano (1984). Medieval History of Nepal (PDF) (2nd ed.). Italy: Fondata Da Giuseppe Tucci. pp. 89–91.
3. Shaha, Rishikesh (1990). Ancient and Medieval Nepal (PDF). Kathmandu, Nepal: University of Cambridge. pp. 39–40.

Preceded by Abhaya Malla

King of Nepal 1255–1258

Succeeded by Jayabhimadeva