Ananta Malla

Ananta Malla (Nepali: अनन्त मल्ल) was the sixth Malla king of Nepal. He succeeded Jayasimha Malla and reigned from 1271 until his death in 1308.^[1]^[2]

Reign1274 – 14 August 1308

PredecessorJayasimha Malla

SuccessorJayanandadeva

Born21 April 1246

Ananta Malla
King of Nepal
Reign	1274 – 14 August 1308
Predecessor	Jayasimha Malla
Successor	Jayanandadeva

Born	21 April 1246
Died	14 August 1308
Dynasty	Malla

Relationship with Tibet

The reign of Ananta Malla was full of conflicts and political unrest. He himself had sat on the throne after deposing Jayasimha Malla with the help of the House of Bhonta and the duration of his reign was filled with similar attempts against himself.^[3] Jayadityadeva, the elder son of Jayabhimadeva and the then-head of the House of Bhonta, was appointed the heir apparent and had the actual control of the administration and Ananta Malla reigned as a puppet ruler.^[4]

Ananta Malla was close with Tibet, which at that time was a protectorate of Kublai Khan. Nepalese art and culture were highly regarded in Tibet and earlier in 1260, Araniko was sent to Tibet to erect a golden stupa.^[5]

Invasions from the west

From 1287 to 1290, Kathmandu valley faced at least three invasion attempts from the Khasa kingdom which was located west of the valley. Khasa kingdom was also ruled by Mallas from Sinja but they were of different origin from the ones in Kathmandu valley. The first invasion in the December of 1287 was not an invasion per se, but Jayatari Malla (Khasa) entered Kathmandu valley and paid tributes to Swayambhunath. After the villagers fled from their homes, Jayatari Malla withdrew.^[6]

On 6 March 1289, Jayatari Malla again entered the valley and burnt several villages. He also visited different temples.^[6]

For the third time in 26 February 1290, he ensued even more chaos. He annexed Nuwakot, burnt many villages, and also destroyed a castle of Patan before returning back.^[6]

Invasions from the south

Kathmandu valley also faced invasion attempts from Mithila (then called Tirhut) which was then ruled by the Karnat dynasty. In the December of 1291, the Tirhuts invaded the valley and occupied as far as Bhadgaon. They returned on 22 January 1300 and captured Bhadgaon again and inflicted fines on the House of Tripura. They returned back on March 1292. The chronicles say that this invasion was invited by the Bhontas to weaken the Tripuras.^[7]

Final years

In 1307, frustrated from the constant internal conflicts between Bhontas and Tripuras and from the fact that he held no actual power, he took out all the treasury and offered it to Pashupatinath Temple. He then went to Bhontas and died a year later at Banepa.^[8]

v t e Malla dynasty rulers
Kathmandu Valley	Aridev Malla c. 1201–1216 Abhaya Malla c. 1216–1255 Jayadeva Malla c. 1255–1258 Jayabhimadeva c. 1258–1271 Jayasimha Malla c. 1271–1274 Ananta Malla c. 1274–1308 Jayanandadeva c. 1308–1320 Jayari Malla c. 1320–1344 Jayarajadeva c. 1348–1361 Jayarjunadeva c. 1361–1382 Jayasthiti Malla c. 1382–1395 Jayadharma Malla c. 1395–1408 Jyoti Malla c. 1408–1428 Yakshya Malla c. 1428–1482
Kantipur	Ratna Malla 1482–1520 Surya Malla 1520–1530 Amara (Narendra) Malla 1530–1560 Mahendra Malla 1560–1574 Sadashiva Malla 1574–1583 Shivasimha Malla 1583–1619 Lakshmi Narasimha Malla 1619–1641 Pratap Malla 1641–1674 Chakravartendra Malla 1669 Mahipatendra Malla 1670 Nripendra Malla 1674–1680 Parthibendra Malla 1680–1687 Bhupalendra Malla 1687–1700 Bhaskara Malla 1700–1722 Jagajjaya Malla 1722–1736 Jaya Prakash Malla 1736–1746 Jyoti Prakash Malla 1746–1750 Jaya Prakash Malla 1750–1768
Lalitpur	Purandara Simha c. 1580–1600 Harihara Simha (installed by his father Shivasimha) c. 1600–1609 Shivasimha Malla (King of Kantipur) 1609–1619 Siddhi Narasimha Malla 1620–1661 Srinivasa Malla 1661–1685 Yoga Narendra Malla 1685–1705 Loka Prakash Malla 1705–1706 Indra Malla (Purandara Malla) 1706–1709 Vira Narasimha Malla 1709 Vira Mahindra Malla 1709–1715 Riddhi Narasimha Malla 1715–1717 Mahindrasimha Malla (King of Kantipur) 1717–1722 Yoga Prakash Malla 1722–1729 Vishnu Malla 1729–1745 Rajya Prakash Malla 1745–1758 Vishvajit Malla 1758–1760 Jaya Prakash Malla (King of Kantipur) 1760–1761 Ranajit Malla (King of Bhaktapur) 1762–1763 Jaya Prakash Malla (King of Kantipur) 1763–1764 Dal Mardan Shah 1764–1765 Teja Narasimha Malla 1765–1768
Bhaktapur	Raya Malla 1482–1509 Bhuwana Malla 1505–1519 Prana Malla 1519–1547 Vishva Malla 1547–1560 Trailokya Malla (with Tribhuvana Malla and Ganga Rani) 1560–1613 Jagajjyoti Malla 1613–1637 Naresha Malla 1637–1644 Jagat Prakasha Malla 1644–1673 Jitamitra Malla 1673–1696 Bhupatindra Malla 1696–1722 Ranajit Malla 1722–1769

Relationship with Tibet

Invasions from the west

Invasions from the south

Final years

Succession

References

Notes

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