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Narbhupal Shah

Chandraprabhawati Kaushalyawati Buddhamati Subhadrawoti
(childless)

Prithvi Narayan Shah Dalmardan Shah Prithvipati Shah

Brindakeshar Shah Sur Pratap Shah

Kirtimahoddam Shah Daljit Shah

Prithvi Narayan Shah was born on Poush 27, 1779 in Gorkha. He was brought up
by eldest queen Chandraprabhawati. She gave him lessons of the Ramayan, the
Mahabharat, politics, diplomacy, horse riding, archery as well as the qualities required
to be the king. At the age of 14 years he married with the Indra Kumari, the daughter
of Hemkarna Sen of Makwanpur in BS 1793 but the marriage was unsuccessful. So
he did the second marriage with Narendra Laxmi, the daughter of Abhiman Singh, a
Rajput chief of Benaras in BS 1797. He made friendship with the prince of Bhaktapur.
He recruited many people from the Terai in Gorkhali army and introduced Marwat
System. His first unification Campaign started with the invasion on Nuwakot in 1800
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BS. After the demise of his father and he ascended the throne on 25 Chaitra, 1799.
His first attack was unsuccessful. But he got succeeded in the second attack due to his
tireless effort throughout his life resulted that he could extend the territory of Nepal
up to the Mechi river in the east. The founder of Nepal Prithvi Narayan Shah took his
st
last breadth at the age of 52 years at Devighat of the Trishuli river on 1 Magh 1831.
Unification Campaign

Unsuccessful Invasion of Nuwakot, 1800 BS
Prithvi Narayan Shah became the king of Gorkha in BS 1779. He planned to begin
the unification Campaign from Nuwakot. He sent Gorkhali troops under Kaji Biraj
Thapa. The volume of the Trishuli river was very high, so Biraj Thapa waited at
Khinchet by the side of the Trishuli river for an appropriate time to launch the
attack. Prithvi Narayan Shah didn’t have that much of patience and even didn’t trust

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