History_Ancient_Medieval_Nepal

Parthibendra Malla: After the death of Nripendra Malla his
brother Parthibendra Malla ascended the throne of
Kantipur.
Like his father he was also a man of literary taste. He used to
compose poems in Sanskrit. He thought himself to be one of
the best poets in Sanskrit. He had his poems engraved in vari
ous inscriptions. Fearing that Mahipatendra Malla might be a
source of trouble, Parthibendra Malla imprisoned him in 1742
B. E. (1685 A.D.). Parthibendra Malla extended his suzerainty
,as
far as Sindhuli Gadhi. He died in 1745 B. E.' (1688 A. D.).
He was believed to have been poisoned by his
.
chief minister
Chikuti. He was dragged out of his hiding place at Devapatan
and was killed.
Bhupalendra Malla: After the death of Parthibendra
Malla, his son Bhupalendra Malla became king. During his
reign his chief minister Laxmi Narayan bacame all in all. Some
two months after the death of Parthibendra Malla, Laxmi
Narayan was successful in causing the death of Mahipatendra
Malla who was found hiding in the house of Raghawananda of
Devapatan, a priest of Pashupati Nath and who Laxmi Narayan
considered a source of danger to his growing power. At first he
sided with Lalitpur and invaded Bhaktapur. Later on, Lalitpur
entered into an alliance with Bhaktapur and Kantipur and La
litpur fought between themselves. In 1746 B.E. (1689 A.D.) Riddhi
Laxmi Levi, mother of. Bhupalendra, erected the high tem
ple of Shiva in front of Gaddi Baithak. The big Garuda in Kath
mandu was also set up by Bhupalendra. Durin ghis pilgrimage
he died at Brahmanav in Ayodhya in 1757 B.E. (1700 A.D.).
Bhaskar Malla: When Bhupalendra Malla died, his son
Bhaskar Malla was just
a child. So his mother Bhuban Laxmi
as the regent of. her son carried on the administration of the
country. Bhuban Laxmi, being religious-minded, had done many
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