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- 1743 - 1775 H.H. Svasti Sri
Giriraj Chakrachudamani Narnarayanetyadi Vividha
Virudavali Virajamana Manonnata Shriman Maharajadhiraja
Sri Sri Srimat Maharaj Prithvi Narayan Bahadur Shamsher
Jang Devanam Sada Samar Vijayinam, Maharajadhiraja of
Nepal. b. at Gorkha Fort, 27th
December 1722, second and eldest surviving son of
Svasti Sri Giriraj Chakrachudamani Narayantyadi Vividha
Virudavali Sirajman Manonnat Shrimant Maharajadhiraj Sri
Sri Raja Nara Bhupal Shah, Raja of Gorkha, by his second
wife, Sri Sri Rani Kaushalyavati Devi, educ. privately.
Became Heir Apparent on the death of his half-twin
brother. Became Co-Regnt with his step-mother, 1737.
Succeeded on the death of his father, 3rd
April 1743. Attacked and defetaed his brother-in-law,
Maharaja Digbandham of Makwanpur, and annexed his
principality in 1762. Conquered Katmandu, ejected Raja
Jaya Prakash Malla and seized the Nepalese throne, 24th
September 1768. Crowned at the Nyasal Chowk, Hanuman
Dhoka Palace, Katmandu, 25th September 1768.
Granted the title of Sri Maharaja Bahadur Shamsher
Jang, and appointed to an Imperial mansab of
5,000 zat and 4,000 sawar, by Emperor Shah
Alam II, 12th March 1772. m. (first)
at Makwanpur, 1738 (not completed), H.H. Sri Sri Sri
Chautaria Maharani Indra Kumari Devi (b. 1726; d.s.p.
1759), daughter of Sri Sri Sri Maharaja Hemkarna Sen,
Maharaja of Makwanpur. m. (second) at
Gorakpur, February 1740, H.H. Sri Sri Sri Maharani
Narendra Rajya Lakshmi Devi (d. by sati 11th
January 1775), daughter of Abhiman Singh, a Brahmin from
Benares. m. (a) Icchavati Devi. m. (b)
Dayavati Devi (d.s.p.). m.
(c) Lakshmi Devi (d.s.p.). m.
(d) a daughter of Babu Shibadatta Singh. He d. at
Devaghat, Nawakhot, 11th January 1775 (when
one wife and eight concubines committed sati),
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- 1) H.H. Svasti Sri
Giriraj Chakrachudamani Narnarayanetyadi Vividha
Virudavali Virajamana Manonnata Shriman
Maharajadhiraja Sri Sri Srimat Maharaj Pratap
Singh Shah Bahadur Shamsher Jang Devanam Sada
Samar Vijayinam, Maharajadhiraja of Nepal (s/o
Narendra Lakshmi) - see below.
- 2) Sri Sri Sri
Adhirajkumar Vedum Shah (s/o Narendra
Lakshmi).
- 3) General Rajpratinidhi
Sri Sri Sri Adhirajkumar Bahadur Shah, Mahila
Sahibju. b. at Nuwakot, 16th
June 1757 (s/o Narendra Lakshmi), educ.
privately. Amalidar of Dolakha 1775-1776, Sri
Chautaria. Deposed the Queen Mother and
assumed the regency for his infant nephew with
the title of Rajpratinidhi 31st
August 1778. Deposed 20th June 1779
and exiled to Betia, restored 13th
July 1785 (terminated 6th June 1794), Subedar
of Jajarkot 1795-1797, imprisoned 1797. m.
at Gorkha, 8th February 1786, Sri
Sri Sri Rajkumari Vidya Lakshmi Devi,
daughter of Svasti Shriman Maharajadhiraj Sri Sri
Sri Sri Shriman Maharaja Maha Datta Sen Bahadur
Devanam Sada Shamsher Vijayinam, Raja of Palpa.
He d. in prison, at Aryaghat,
Pashupatinath, 24th June 1797, from
the probable effects of torture, having had
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- a) Ripu Mardan
Shah (s/o Vidya Lakshmi Devi). He d.
before 1841.
- b) Sri
Sardar Shatru Bhanjan Shah (s/o
Vidya Lakshmi Devi). m. Biranchi
Lakshmi Devi. He was k. in the Kot
masacre, 15th September 1846.
- General Rajpratinidhi
Sri Sri Sri Adhirajkumar Bahadur Shah, also
had further issue, by a concubine:
- c) Dripu
Bhanjan Shah (c). He had issue, two sons:
- i) Ari
Mardan Shah. He d. before
1923, having had issue one son:
- (1)
Shyam Bahadur Shah. b.
before 1923. He had
issue, five sons:
- (a)
Seth Bikram Shah. He had
issue, one son:
- (i)
Ganesh Bikram Shah. He
had issue, a son:
- (b)
Krishna Bikram Shah. He
had issue, seven sons:
- (i)
Bhairav Bikram Shah. He
had issue, one son:
- 1.
Diwakar Bikram Shah.
Chair. Bahadur Shah
Memorial Acad. 2003.
- (ii)
Bharat Bikram Shah.
- (iii)
Uttam Bikram Shah.
- (iv)
Prem Bikram Shah.
- (v)
Teja Bikram Shah.
- (vi)
Shashi Bikram Shah.
- (vii)
Madan Bikram Shah.
- (c)
Rama Bikram Shah. He had
issue, two sons:
- (i)
Divya Bikram Shah.
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Simha Bikram Shah. Copyright©
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- (d)
Lakshman Bikram Shah. He
had issue, a son:
- (e)
Hari Bikram Shah. He had
issue, a son:
- ii)
Prem Bahadur Shah. He d.
before 1923, having had issue
two, sons:
- (1)
Chet Bikram Shah. b.
before 1923. m.
Sri Rani Dev Kumari
Rajya Lakshmi. He had
issue, seven sons:
- (a)
Komal Bikram Shah.
- (b)
Bhupendra Bikram Shah.
- (c)
Jita Bikram Shah.
- (d)
Saman Bikram Shah.
- (e)
Suprabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu
Narayan Bikram Shah. b.
at Katmandu, June
1930, educ. Tri-Chandra
Coll., Katmandu (BA
1952), and Sch. of
Co-operation, Colombo,
Ceylon. Assist. Registrar
Coop. Dept. 1953-1958,
Registrar 1958-1970,
Joint Sec. Ministry of
Land Reform 1970. Rcvd:
the Order of the Gurkha
Right Hand 3rd
class. m. 1954,
Sri Rani Sarada.
He has issue two sons and
two daughters:
- (f)
Shanta Bikram Shah.
- (g)
Jitendra Bikram Shah.
- (2)
Chandra Bikram Shah. b.
before 1923.
- 4) Sri Sri Sri
Adhirajkumar Narayan Shah (s/o
Narendra Lakshmi). Copyright©
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- 5) Sri Sri Sri
Adhirajkumar Vishnu Shah. He d. young.
- 1) Sri Sri Sri
Adhirajkumari Jethi Mainya Kumari (d/o
Narendra Lakshmi).
- 2) Sri Sri Sri
Adhirajkumari Vilasa Kumari Devi (d/o
Queen Indra Kumari). Granted Chilli, Dang and
Deukhuri in dowry. m. 1766, Sri Sri Sri
Raja Rana Bhim Shah, Raja of Salyana, son of Sri
Sri Sri Raja Sri Krishna Shah, Raja of Salyana.
She d. after 1804 - see Nepal (Salyana).
- 3) Sri Sri Sri
Adhirajkumari Shri Kumari Devi (d/o
Queen Narendra Lakshmi).
- 4) Sri Sri Sri
Adhirajkumari Shri Madhavati Devi (d/o
Queen Narendra Lakshmi).
- King
Prithvi Narayan Shah, had further issue, by his
morganatic wife, Icchavati Devi:
- 6) Sri Chautaria
Rajkumar Rana Simha Bir Shah (s/o
Icchavati Devi). Appointed to the rank and title
of Sri Chautaria 1775. m. 1777, a
lady from the Terai. He had issue:
- a) Shiva
Narayan Shah. He had issue, a son:
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- b) Nagendra
Shah. He d. before 1775.
- 5) Rajkumari
Divyahasta Devi (d/o Icchavati Devi).
- 6) Rajkumari
Kunjavati Devi (d/o Icchavati Devi).
- 7) Rajkumari
Punya Kumari (d/o Icchavati Devi).
- 8) Rajkumari
Maha Kumari (d/o Icchavati Devi).
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