Kingdom of Kantipur

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

Kantipur (Nepali: कान्तिपुर देय्; lit. 'Kingdom of the City of Light') was a medieval kingdom in the Malla confederacy^[1] of Nepal, centered in the Kathmandu Valley. The name of the kingdom was derived from a Sanskrit name of its capital city, now known as Kathmandu.