Jayari Malla

Reign5 April 1320 – 14 September 1344

Born29 January 1276

Jayari Malla
King of Nepal
Reign	5 April 1320 – 14 September 1344
Predecessor	Jayanandadeva
Successor	Jayarajadeva

Born	(1276-01-29)29 January 1276
Died	14 September 1344(1344-09-14) (aged 68) Nepal
Dynasty	Malla
Father	Ananta Malla

Jayari Malla, also known as Ari Malla II, (Nepali: जयारी मल्ल) was a son of Ananta Malla and the eighth king of Nepal. Jayari succeeded Jayanandadeva and reigned as a powerless monarch from 1320 to 1344.^[1]

Background

After the death of Ananta Malla in 1308, Rudra Malla, the de facto ruler of the valley, had installed Jayanandadeva of Bhonta House as king. In 1320, Rudra Malla withdrew support for Jayananda and deposed him. He installed Jayari Malla as the King in the same year.^[1] Jayari Malla exercised no real power and Rudra Malla was the ruling figure in the valley.^[2] The chronicles state that Jayari Malla ruled over the religious domain of the kingdom while Rudra Malla exercised complete sovereignty over the kingdom.^[3]

Refugees from Tirhut

Around 1324, the Karnat kingdom was invaded by Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq, the king of Delhi Sultanate. Harisimhadeva, along with his wife Devalakshmidevi and son Jagatsimha fled towards Kathmandu valley as refugees. Harisimha died in 1326 before reaching the valley, and his relatives were kept as prisoners for some time by the local lords.^[4] Devalakshmi and her son, Jagatsimha, were eventually welcomed into Bhadgaon by her brother, Rudra Malla.^[1] Rudra Malla died on 16 June 1326 without any male heir and his daughter Nayakadevi became the head of Bhonta House.^[5]

Khasa invasions

On 18 February 1328, Aditya Malla of the Khasa kingdom invaded the Kathmandu valley. He annexed Nuwakot and tried to seize Patan for almost a month. He burnt down castles and imposed fines upon the resident of Patan.^[6]

On 6 September 1334, Punya Malla, another Khasa king, entered Patan and killed forty men. He completely burnt the town of Sankhu, imposed fines upon the citizens and left the valley on March of the following year.^[6]^[7]

Rise of Devaladevi

The Tripura House de facto ruled the kingdom and its head Nayakadevi had married Harischandra, a refugee from Kashi. Soon after in 1335, Harishchandra was poisoned by the nobles.^[7]^[5] Nayakadevi married Jagatsimha, who was her cousin and the son of Devaladevi and Harisimhadeva. Devaladevi then gathered the support of nobles and killed the ones opposing her. She later acted as the de facto ruler of the valley.^[8]^[9]^[5]

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

Background

Refugees from Tirhut

Khasa invasions

Rise of Devaladevi

Succession

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