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4 unusual facts about Jaya Prakash Malla


Kamalamai

King Jaya Prakash Malla of Kathmandu sought help from the British and so the East India Company sent a contingent of soldiers under Captain Kinloch in 1767.

Sindhuli Gadhi

The king of Kathmandu at the time, Jaya Prakash Malla, then asked for military aid from the British in British India.

Sino-Nepalese War

When Prithvi Narayan Shah of the Gorkha Kingdom launched an economic blockade on the Kathmandu Valley during his unification campaign, Jaya Prakash Malla of Kathmandu faced an economic crisis which he tried to alleviate by minting low quality coins mixed with copper.

Sudarshan Mahasthavir

His play Juju Jaya Prakash, on the last king of Kathmandu Jaya Prakash Malla, was awarded the Shrestha Sirapa in 1958.



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