[3] His eldest brother and the heir apparent of Kantipur Rajendra Malla died while he was young.
Some nobles wanted Rajyaprakash to be the successor to Kantipur instead of his brother Jaya Prakash Malla.
[4] Later, King Vishnu Malla, also his brother-in-law, nominated him as his successor to the throne of Patan.
A lot of places south of Patan had already been annexed by Prithvi Narayan Shah of Gorkha when Rajyaprakash died.
[7] The courtiers of Patan installed Visvajit Malla on the throne after the death of Rajyaprakash in 1758.