Kingdom of Kantipur

Kantipur (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, now known as Kathmandu.

Kingdom of Kantipur
कान्तिपुर देय्
1484–1768
Common languagesNewar
Religion
Hinduism, Buddhism
King 
 1484–1520
Ratna Malla
 1560–1574
Mahendra Malla
 1735–1768
Jayaprakash Malla
History 
 Established
1484
1768
Succeeded by
Kathmandu
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