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they were allowed to build houses and settle in Kathmandu. To<br />
facilitate trade and commerce he got coins minted out of copper<br />
found in a mine at Chitlang in Silgadhi<br />
hills. On one side of<br />
the coin was an image of a lion and words were engraved on<br />
the other. Ratna Malla ruled in Kantipur for eleven years. Du<br />
ring his reign he was able to bring about peace and prosperity<br />
in the country.<br />
Soorya Malla<br />
After the death of Ratna Malla, Soorya Malla<br />
became<br />
king. He introduced the practice of drawing the Rath (chariot)<br />
of Bajra Jogini of Shankhu.<br />
Amar<br />
Malla<br />
After him Amar Malla became king. So many jatras were<br />
started during his reign that they<br />
made his name immortal.<br />
Some of the jatras he started are as follows: Khokhana Mahankal's<br />
Jatra, Halchok Devi Jatra, Pachali Bhairab Jatra, Kankeshwari<br />
Jatra, Ghanteshwari Jatra, Hari Siddhi Jatra, Trisuli<br />
Jatra. The famous Maha Bauddha temple of Patan was<br />
built<br />
during his reign. Many villages as Bandegram, Thecho, Hari<br />
Siddhi, Lubhu, Chapagram, Pharping Machhendrapur, or<br />
Bungmati, Khokana, Panga, Kirtipur, Thankot, Balambu,<br />
Satungal, Halchok, Dharmasthali, Tokha, Chapagram, Lele,<br />
Gokama, Devpatan, Nandigram, NaxaL were<br />
annexed to his<br />
kingdom. Some of the villages were given by kings to the<br />
Brahmans' daughters as a dowry. Some were built by the rich.<br />
Some new ones were built upon the old ones when the latter<br />
were destroyed by fire or other natural agencies. Nandigram,<br />
as for example, was built over<br />
Mallagram which was gutted<br />
by fire. Some were the remains of old villages, Naxal, for<br />
example, was the remains of ancient Bishalnagar. Changu<br />
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