Editing History of Nepal (section)

===Malla dynast''y <small>(Not to be confused from the khas mallas to the mallas from the kathmandu valley)</small>''===
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Early [[Malla dynasty (Nepal)|Malla]] rule started with [[Arimalla|Ari Malla]] in the 12th century. Over the next two centuries, his kingdom expanded widely, into much of the Indian subcontinent and western Tibet, before disintegrating into small principalities, which later came to be known as the [[Baise Rajya]].

[[Jayasthiti Malla]], with whom commences the later Malla dynasty of the Kathmandu valley, began to reign at the end of the 14th century.This era in the valley is eminent for the various social and economic reforms such as the [[Sanskritisation|'Sanskritization']] of the valley people, new methods of land measurement and allocation, etc. In this era, new forms of art and architecture was introduced. The monuments in Kathmandu valley which are listed in the [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site]]s were built during Malla rule. In the 14th century, before Kathmandu was divided into 3 princely states, [[Araniko]] was sent to China upon the request of [[Abhaya Malla]] for representing the skill of art and architecture, and he introduced the Pagoda style of architecture to China and subsequently, whole of Asia. [[Jayayakshya Malla|Yaksha Malla]], the grandson of [[Jayasthitimalla|Jayasthiti Malla]], ruled the Kathmandu valley until almost the end of the 15th century. After his demise, the valley was divided into four independent kingdoms—Kathmandu, Bhaktapur, Patan, and Banepa—in about 1484 CE. Banepa, however, soon came under the control of Bhaktapur. This division led the Malla rulers into internecine clashes and wars for territorial and commercial gains. Mutually debilitating wars gradually weakened them, which facilitated the conquest of the valley by [[Prithvi Narayan Shah]] of [[Gorkha Kingdom|Gorkha]]. The last Malla rulers were [[Jaya Prakash Malla]], Teja Narasingha Malla and [[Ranajit Malla|Ranjit Malla]] of Kathmandu, Patan, and Bhaktapur respectively.