Jaya Sthiti
Nepali ruler
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Malla era
- In Malla era
The Malla ruler Jaya Sthiti (r. c. 1382–95) introduced a legal and social code strongly influenced by contemporary Hindu principles. In the early 18th century one of Nepal’s independent principalities, Gurkha, began to challenge the Mallas, who were at that time weakened by familial dissension and social and…
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role in Nepali history
- In Nepal: Middle period
…and the great Malla ruler Jaya Sthiti (reigned c. 1382–95) introduced the first legal and social code strongly influenced by contemporary Hindu principles.
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