Queen Vishva Lakshmi
Vishva Lakshmi Devi, also spelled Vishwo Lakshmi Devi or simply Vishwo Lakshmi Malla [4] (Nepal Bhasa: ๐ง๐ถ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐๐ฉ๐ท ๐ก๐พ๐ฐ๐ทโ, Bรญswo Lakshmi Dรฉvi) was the Queen of Bhaktapur and the spouse of King Bhupatindra Malla of Bhaktapur, who ruled form 1696 to 1722 CE.[5] She was also the mother of Ranajit Malla, the last king of Bhaktapur.[6]
Visva Lakshmi Devi | |
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Queen of Bhaktapur | |
![]() Bronze image of Visva Lakshmi at the National Museum of Nepal, c. 18th century CE | |
Mฤhฤrฤni (Queen Consort) of Bhaktapur | |
Tenure | November of 1696 โ May of 1722 |
Predecessor | Lฤlamati Devi |
Successor | Briddhi Lakshmi Devi |
Rฤjamฤtฤ (Queen Mother) of Bhaktapur | |
Tenure | May of 1722 โ November of 1769 |
Born | Kingdom of Bhaktapur (Present day Bhaktapur, Nepal) |
Died | Sometime after 1769 CE Kingdom of Bettiah, Present day India.[1][2] |
Spouse | Bhupatindra Malla |
Issue | Ranajit Malla |
Dynasty | Malla Dynasty (by marriage) |

Gilt copper statue of Vishwo Lakshmi at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, c.โ18th century CE.[3]
References
Citation
- Raj, Yogesh (2006). Studies in Nepali History and Society. Mandala Book Point. pp. 241โ270.
- Raj 2018, p. 151.
- "Portrait of the Malla King Bhupatindra and Malla Queen". Global Nepali Museum. Archived from the original on 2020-09-28. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
- Shrestha, Sahina. "An illustrated history of the Chitrakars | Nepali Times Buzz | Nepali Times". archive.nepalitimes.com. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
- Regmi 1966, p. 237.
- Upadhaya 2009, p. 202.
Bibliography
- Upadhaya, Shreeram Prasasd (2009). Nepal ko Prachin tatha Madhyakalin Itihas (in Nepali). Ratna Pustak Bhandar. pp. 194โ202. ISBN 978-9993304555.
- Raj, Yogesh (2018). Ranahar (in Nepali). Nepa~laya Publications. ISBN 9789937921244.
- Regmi, DR (1966). Medieval Nepal:A history of the three kingdoms, 1520 A.D. to 1768 A.D. Firma K. L. Mukhopadhyay.
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