Posted by: shiva_linga April 15, 2016
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@rajesh, dragon
the last thing i remember about jayasthiti malla in my kirtipur lecture was that he was a maithil brahmin and devaldevi brought him to kathmandu to get married with the heir to throne.
also after the shah coup, the ruling elite fled the valley which is well documented.but yes, some may have intermarried ortaken the local newari culture. but the lichhivis and mallas were so proud of their tirahutiya culture that they spoke maithali in palace though in later times newari was the language of administration .also they were far more prthodox hindus than other hill kings like shahs,sens or kirat rulers.they even brought their wives from high born terai nobles.
the last thing i remember about jayasthiti malla in my kirtipur lecture was that he was a maithil brahmin and devaldevi brought him to kathmandu to get married with the heir to throne.
also after the shah coup, the ruling elite fled the valley which is well documented.but yes, some may have intermarried ortaken the local newari culture. but the lichhivis and mallas were so proud of their tirahutiya culture that they spoke maithali in palace though in later times newari was the language of administration .also they were far more prthodox hindus than other hill kings like shahs,sens or kirat rulers.they even brought their wives from high born terai nobles.