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Prithvi Narayan Shah
Sign in to saveAlso known as Prithvī Nārayan Shaha, Prithvinarayan Shah, Prithvi of Nepal, Prithvi Narayan Shah The Great, Prithvi Narayan Shah, The Great, Father of the Nation
King of Nepal
Key facts
- Reign
- 3 April 1743 – 25 September 1768
- Coronation
- 3 April 1743
- Predecessor
- Nara Bhupal Shah
- Successor
- Position abolished
- Born
- ( 1723-01-11 ) 11 January 1723, Gorkha Palace , Gorkha Kingdom , (present-day Gorkha District , Nepal)
- Died
- 11 January 1775 (1775-01-11) (aged 52), Devighat , Kingdom of Nepal , (present-day Nuwakot District , Nepal)
- Spouses
- Indira Kumari Devi ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1725 ; died 1775 ) Narendra RL Devi ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1740 ; died 1775 )
- Issue
- Pratap Singh Shah Vedum Shah Bahadur Shah Bilas Kumari Narayan Shah Vishnu Shah
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Shah
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Nepal
- Place of birth
- Gorkha District
- Occupation
- monarch
- Position held
- monarch
- Languages spoken
- Nepali
- Native language
- Nepali
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Family
- Shah dynasty
- Noble title
- Maharaja
- Image
- Prithvi Narayan Shah 1960 (restoration).png
- Significant event
- unification of Nepal
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- date of death
- 1775-01-11
- Commons category
- Prithvi Narayan Shah
- cause of death
- disease
- date of birth
- 1723-01-07
- topic's main category
- Category:Prithvi Narayan Shah
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- श्री ५ बडामहाराजाधिराज पृथ्वीनारायण शाह
- different from
- Prithvi of Nepal
- replaced by
- Pratap Singh Shah
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Encyclopedic overview
DynastyShah FatherNara Bhupal Shah MotherKaushalyavati Devi ReligionHinduism
Prithvi Narayan Shah (Nepali: पृथ्वीनारायण शाह; 11 January 1723 – 11 January 1775) was the last monarch of the Gorkha Kingdom and the founding monarch of the unified Kingdom of Nepal, also referred to as the Gorkha Empire. He is credited with initiating the Unification of Nepal and relocating Kathmandu as the royal capital. He ruled from 1743 until his death in 1775 . Through a series of strategic conquests and alliances, he expanded Gorkha’s territory and laid the foundation of modern Nepal.
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