Jagajjyoti Malla

Jagajyoti Malla
King of Bhaktapur
Early 17th century depciction of Jagajjyoti Malla and his queen Kamala Devi.
King of Bhaktapur
Reign1613โ€“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:๐‘–๐‘๐‘–๐‘‘‚๐‘ซ๐‘‘€๐‘Ÿ๐‘ถ ๐‘ฉ๐‘ฎ๐‘‘‚๐‘ฎ‎ ) 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

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

  • Muditakuvalayฤล›va-nฤtaka (1628)
  • Haragaurฤซvivฤha-nฤtaka (1629)
  • Kuรฑjavihฤra-nฤtaka (unknown date)

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

References

  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.