Monday, December 5, 2011

Prithvi Narayan Shah, King of Nepal

the first king of the House of Shahs to rule Nepal. He is credited for starting the campaign for a unified Nepal, which had been divided and weakened under Malla confederacy. He was the ninth generation descendant of Dravya Shah (1559–1570), the founder of the ruling house of Gorkha. Prithvi Narayan Shah succeeded his father King Nara Bhupal Shah to the throne of Gorkha in 1743.
Prithvinarayan Shah'(1779-1831 B.S.) was a great king of Nepal. He unified the so-called 'baise(22 states)' and 'chaubise(24states)'as well as the rajya(states) of ancient Nepal. His father's name was king Narabhupal Shah and his mother's name was queen Kaushalyadevi Shah. He became the king(1799) of the Gorkha district of Nepal which was the foundation of modern Nepal. He has unified more than 22 districts to create the map of modern Nepal. He is considered one of the most vigilant, powerful, and farsighted kings of Nepal and is also regarded as the father of modern Nepal. He has been compared to 'Bismark' the historic German king .

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