Jayayakshya Malla (जययक्ष्य मल्ल), the last king of a united Nepal Mandala, ruled from 1428 to his death on 1 March 1482. Under him the kingdom reached its medieval maximum: raids south into Mithila and Bihar, control of the Tibet trade route, and the capture of the Tibetan stronghold of Shelkar Dzong. Chronicles claimed his borders ran from Sikkim in the east to Kerung in the north, Gorkha in the west and Bihar in the south.जययक्ष्य मल्ल — एकीकृत नेपाल मण्डलका अन्तिम राजा — १४२८ देखि १ मार्च १४८२ मा मृत्युसम्म शासन गरे। उनी बेला राज्य आफ्नो ऐतिहासिक चरममा पुग्यो: मिथिला-बिहारतर्फ आक्रमण, तिब्बती व्यापार मार्गको नियन्त्रण, र शेल्कार द्रोङ किल्ला कब्जा।
He enclosed Bhaktapur (Khwopa) with moats and defensive walls, commissioned the Palace of Fifty-five Windows, built a replica of Pashupatinath, the great Siddha Pokhari tank and the Yaksheswar temple. He left at least six sons — and that was the problem.उनले भक्तपुरलाई खाइयो र किल्लाले घेरे, पच्चपन्न झ्याले दरबारको आधार राखे, सिद्ध पोखरी र यक्षेश्वर मन्दिर बनाए। उनले छ जना छोरा छोडे — र त्यही समस्या बन्यो।
Three Brothers, Three Kingdomsतीन दाजुभाइ, तीन राज्य
- ◆Bhaktapur (Bhadgaon/Khwopa) → Raya Malla (राय मल्ल), the eldest, sole ruler from 1482 (d. 1509)
- ◆Kantipur (Kathmandu/Yen) → Ratna Malla (रत्न मल्ल), who seized the city in 1484 and ruled until 1520
- ◆Banepa (Bhonta) → Rana Malla (राण मल्ल); broke away, later reabsorbed by Bhadgaon by 1649
- ◆Lalitpur (Patan/Yala) → ruled by local lords until Kathmandu annexed it (~1597); independent again in 1619 under Siddhi Narasimha Malla
"The three capitals, intermarried yet chronically at war, made the valley easy prey for Gorkha two and a half centuries later.
तीन राजधानीहरू — वैवाहिक सम्बन्धबद्ध तर सधैं युद्धमा — ढाइ सौ वर्षपछि गोरखाका लागि सजिलो शिकार बने।
— Kailash, "The History of Yaksa Malla"