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Kingdom of Kantipur कान्तिपुर देय् | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1484–1768 | |||||||
| Common languages | Newar | ||||||
| Religion | Hinduism, Buddhism | ||||||
| King | |||||||
• 1484–1520 | Ratna Malla | ||||||
• 1560–1574 | Mahendra Malla | ||||||
• 1735–1768 | Jayaprakash Malla | ||||||
| History | |||||||
• Established | 1484 | ||||||
| 1768 | |||||||
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Kantipur (from kanti light, pur city) was a medieval kingdom in the Malla confederacy[1] of Nepal, sentered around the Kathmandu Valley. The name of the kingdom was derived from the Sanskrit name of its capital city, now known as Kathmandu.