King Mahindra Malla (reigned 1560–1574) is regarded as the first Nepal Bhasa poet.
The Newar language of Nepal has the fourth oldest literature tradition among the Sino-Tibetan languages (after Chinese, Tibetan and Burmese).
The earliest known document in Newar is called "The Palmleaf from Uku Bahal" which dates from 1114 during the Thakuri period.[1] The earliest dated stone inscription in Nepal Bhasa is dated Nepal Sambat 293 (1173 AD).[2] From the 14th century onwards, an overwhelming number of stone inscriptions in the Kathmandu Valley, where they are an ubiquitous element at heritage sites, are in Nepal Bhasa.[3]
The first books appeared in the 14th century.
Haramekhalā (Devanāgarī: हरमेखला, a medical manual written in 1374
Nāradsmṛti (नारदस्मृति) a law book written in 1380
Amarkośa (अमरकोश), a Sanskrit-Newari dictionary written in 1381
Gopālarāja Vaṃśāvalī (गोपालराज वंशावली), a history of Nepal written in 1389[4][5]
The first story book is Tantrākhyāna (1518), and the first one-act play is Ekadaśī Brata (1633) written by King Siddhi Narasingha Malla.
Nepal Bhasa literature can be broadly divided into four periods.
Classical Period (1505–1847)
Dark Period (1847–1909)
Renaissance Period (1909–1941)
Modern Period (1941 onwards)
^Malla, Kamal P. "The Earliest Dated Document in Newari: The Palmleaf from Uku Bahah NS 234/AD 1114". Kailash. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 January 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2012. Pages 15–25.
^Malla, KP. "Classical Newari Literature" (PDF). p. 1. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
^Gutschow, Niels (1997). The Nepalese Caitya: 1500 Years of Buddhist Votive Architecture in the Kathmandu Valley. Edition Axel Menges. p. 25. ISBN 9783930698752. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
^Tuladhar, Prem Shanti (2000). Nepal Bhasa Sahityaya Itihas: History of Nepalbhasa Literature. Kathmandu: Nepal Bhasa Academy. ISBN 99933-56-00-X. Pages 20, 25.
^Lienhard, Siegfried (1992). Songs of Nepal: An Anthology of Nevar Folksongs and Hymns. New Delhi: Motilal Banarsidas. ISBN 81-208-0963-7. Page 1.
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