Ram Shah

Ram Shah (Nepali: राम शाह; reign before 1606  1636) was king of the Gorkha Kingdom (present-day Gorkha District, Nepal). He was the son of Gorkha king Purna Shah and brother of Chatra Shah. He acceded to the throne c.1606 after his brother's death. He expanded his kingdom far as the Trishuli River (east), the Marshyangdi (west), the Rasuwa, (north) and the Mahabharat Range (west).

King Ram Shah
राजा राम शाह
King of Gorkha Kingdom
Reign1606–1636
Coronation1606
PredecessorChatra Shah
SuccessorDambar Shah
Born1550
Nepal
Died1636
Gorkha, Gorkha Kingdom, Nepal
IssueDambar Shah
DynastyShah dynasty
FatherPurna Shah
ReligionHinduism

Shah was known as the "great conqueror" and "conscientious". He brought many changes to the Kingdom of Gorkha, including fixed and uniform weights and measurements, criminal codes, created a fixed rate of interest and built the Newar architecture palace Gorkha Palace. His statue is displayed at his Chautari where he used to give justice to the people. |War. = Battle Of Pithoragarh ;

         27June 1580.
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           14October 1613
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