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Lakshmi Narayan Joshi wielded almost unlimited power in the kingdom during the regency of Riddhi Lakshmi, disposing of political rivals by intrigue and assassination. In 1691 he himself fell victim to an assassin. He founded the temple to Shiva known as the Jaisi Deval in south Kathmandu. The Shiva Mandir in Durbar Square is a replica of the Jaisi Deval and was built by Riddhi Lakshmi in 1690.
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