Bhupatindra Malla
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Raja Bhupatindra Malla was a Malla Dynasty
King of Bhaktapur
, Nepal
from 1696 to 1722.
The son of Jitamitra Malla
he continued his fathers ambitious work in construction and completed the 55 window palace in Bhaktapur
which remains today. In one window of the palace it was said he inserted a rare and valuable small pane of glass presented to him by a man from the plains of India as an object of wonder for the people. To the right and left of the Durbar he erected stone images of Hanuman and Narsinha and made 99 choks or courtyards. In the Mula Chok he placed a golden door with images of gods.
Malla (Nepal)
The Malla Dynasty was a ruling dynasty of Nepal from the 12th to the 18th century. Malla kings of Nepal visited Lumbini in the 11th and 12th century. It was during their reign the people living in and around the Kathmandu Valley began to be called as "Newars" . The Mallas were the ruling clan of...
King of Bhaktapur
Bhaktapur
Bhaktapur , also Bhadgaon or Khwopa is an ancient Newar town in the east corner of the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. It is located in Bhaktapur District in the Bagmati Zone...
, Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
from 1696 to 1722.
The son of Jitamitra Malla
Jitamitra Malla
Raja Jitamitra Malla was a Malla Dynasty King of Bhaktapur, Nepal from 1673 to 1696.-Construction efforts:Son of Sri Jaya Jagatprakasa Malla Raja, he was noted for his construction projects. In 1674 he built a Shikara-style Shiva temple with a gilded repousse mask of the God on each side in Bhaktapu...
he continued his fathers ambitious work in construction and completed the 55 window palace in Bhaktapur
Bhaktapur
Bhaktapur , also Bhadgaon or Khwopa is an ancient Newar town in the east corner of the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. It is located in Bhaktapur District in the Bagmati Zone...
which remains today. In one window of the palace it was said he inserted a rare and valuable small pane of glass presented to him by a man from the plains of India as an object of wonder for the people. To the right and left of the Durbar he erected stone images of Hanuman and Narsinha and made 99 choks or courtyards. In the Mula Chok he placed a golden door with images of gods.