Jayasthiti Malla

            King Jayasthiti Malla was a very ambitious king. He was a lover of literature and reformer and he revolutionized the social, political, economic, and religious life of Nepali society. During his period many communities of different castes from Terai had migrated to Kathmandu. Tourism was developing in the society and the traditional religious system was deteriorating (make wrong), people were becoming undisciplined and economic conditions were very bad. In the meantime, there were earthquakes, quarrels and revolts which had weekend the economic system of Nepal. Malla took strong steps to control such events with multiple reforms.

Reforms of Jayasthiti Malla

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v    Social Reforms

         Malla stratified the whole society according to the Varma system in to various casts and sub castes based on the ancient system of Hindu Philosophy. The basis of the caste system was maintained according to hierarchy occupation and commensality. The Newar community was also divided in to the various castes and sub castes. Malla made strick rules for each caste and sub caste.

v                        Religious Reforms

Jayasthiti Malla was a religious minded king. He constructed many temple and shrines and established trusts for their management and renovaton.

v    Reforms in Art

During Jayasthiti Malla’s time Newari and Sanskrit language developed equally, Poems written in Sanskrit language. He told some scholars to write dramas about Ramayan.He were very fond of songs, music, dances and painting.

v    Economic and other Reforms

Jayasthiti Malla began to systematize laws. Criminal were punished, fines were taken from such criminals. He divided the land on the basis of productivity in to four categories. He started the modern of measurement by creating measuring units such as Mana, Pathi, Pau, Dharni etc.