- Kantipur
Infobox Former Country
native_name = कान्तिपुर देय्
conventional_long_name = Kingdom of Kantipur
common_name = Kantipur
continent = moved from Category:Asia to South Asia
region = South Asia
country = Nepal
government_type = Monarchy|
event_start =
year_start = 1560
date_start =
event_end = Unification of Nepal
year_end = 1826
date_end = |
p1 =
s1 =
image_map_caption =
capital = Kantipur |latd27= |latm42= |latNS=N |longd85= |longm20= |longEW=E
common_languages = Nepal Bhasa
religion =Hinduism ,Buddhism
leader1 = Mahendra Malla
year_leader1 = 1560-1574
leader2 = Jayaprakash Malla
year_leader2 = 1735-1768
title_leader = KingKantipur (from kanti "light", pur "city") was a medieval kingdom in the Malla confederacy of
Nepal . The name of the kingdom was derived from the Sanskrit name of its capital city.History
The kingdom started after king Yakshya Malla divided his kingdom so that his sons could be the rulers of their own kingdom. After its formation, the kingdom replaced Bhaktapur as the main trading center.
ee also
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Kathmandu Metropolitan City
*Kathmandu District
*Kathmandu Valley
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