Prithvi Narayan Shah
Maharajadhiraj Prithvi Narayan Shah (Nepali: श्री ५ बडामहाराजाधिराज पृथ्वीनारायण शाह देव), (7 January 1723 – 11 January 1775), was the last King of the Gorkha Kingdom and first King of the Kingdom of Nepal (also called the Kingdom of Gorkha). Prithvi Narayan Shah started the unification of Nepal.
| Prithvi Narayan Shah | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shree Panch Maharajadhiraja Sarkar | |||||
Prithvi Narayan Shah | |||||
| King of Gorkha | |||||
| Reign | 3 April 1743 – 25 September 1768 | ||||
| Coronation | 3 April 1743 | ||||
| Predecessor | Nara Bhupal Shah | ||||
| Successor | Position abolished (himself as the King of Nepal) | ||||
| King of Nepal | |||||
| Reign | 25 September 1768 – 11 January 1775 | ||||
| Coronation | 25 September 1768 | ||||
| Predecessor | Position established | ||||
| Successor | Pratap Singh Shah | ||||
| Chief of Nepalese Army | |||||
| Reign | 1743 - 1743 | ||||
| Coronation | 1743 | ||||
| Successor | Shivaram Singh Basnyat | ||||
| Born | 7 January 1723 Gorkha Palace, Gorkha Kingdom (present-day Gorkha District, Nepal) | ||||
| Died | 11 January 1775 (aged 52) Devighat, Kingdom of Nepal | ||||
| Spouses | |||||
| Issue | Pratap Singh Shah Vedum Shah Bahadur Shah Bilas Kumari Narayan Shah Vishnu Shah | ||||
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| Dynasty | Shah | ||||
| Father | Nara Bhupal Shah | ||||
| Mother | Kaushalyavati Devi | ||||
| Religion | Hinduism | ||||
Prithvi Narayan Shah is considered the Father of the Nation in Nepal.
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