For the next three centuries Nepal had three city-states side by side in the valley Kantipur ( now known as Kathmandu ) , Lalitpur ( now known as Patan ) , and Bhaktapur ( also sometimes called Bhadgaon ) , along with their hinterlands .
Nepal had three city-states side by side in the Valley Kantipur , Lalitpur , and Bhaktapur for the next three centuries .