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Siddhi Narasimha Malla

r. c. 1620–1661 · 17th century

Siddhi Narasimha Malla was a Malla king of Lalitpur (Patan) in the Kathmandu Valley, ruling from about 1620 until 1661 as head of a separate kingdom alongside Kantipur and Bhaktapur. Known for his piety, he built the stone Krishna Mandir in Patan Durbar Square, completed in 1637, and is said to have left the throne to become an ascetic.

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Kingdom of Lalitpur

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Siddhi Narasimha Malla. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/siddhi-narasimha-malla
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