Medieval Nepal and the Malla Dynasty

      Before 600 B.C there existed the small petty states of the malla king near the near the border of Nepal and India. After the Mahanirvan of Buddha, king Ajatasatru of Magadha defeated the kingdom of the Lichhavis and sakyas. As result of their defeat these groupmigrated to the Himalayan region in the north. During this period the Malla moved toward the mountain and Lichhavis fled to the Kathmandu valley. During the 13^th century A.D there was a strong Malla kingdom in Dulla in far western Nepal. King Manadeva of the Lichhavi dynasty and earlier defeated the Malla of west, so these Malla were waiting for on opportunity to take revenge. Eventually the Mallas become stronger while the Lichhavis became very malla king. He ruled from 1201 to 12196.