Kathmandu is believed to be built by king Gun Kamdev at 723. According to legend, the area was formerly a lake. But a follower of the teachings of Shakyamuni Buddha called Manjushri splitting of a hill in the southern part of making it easier for water to flow. It made the area into a habitable. The ins and outs of the name 'Kathmandu' is unknown. However, a theory stating the name was taken from the word 'Kastha-Mandapa', a pagoda carved from a tree by order of King Lakshmi Narasingha Malla in 1596.
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