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was the last ruler of the Gorkha Kingdom and first monarch of Kingdom of Nepal (also called Kingdom of Gorkha). Prithvi Narayan Shah is credited for starting the campaign for the unification of Nepal.[5]
Prithvi Narayan Shah
Prithvi Narayan Shah (oldest picture).jpg
Oldest known painting of Prithvi Narayan Shah (painted during his reign).
King of Gorkha
Reign
3 April 1743 – 1768[1]
Coronation
3 April 1743[1][2]
Predecessor
Nara Bhupal Shah
King of Nepal
Reign
1768 – 11 January 1775
Successor
Pratap Singh Shah
Born
11 January 1723[3]
Gorkha Palace, Gorkha Kingdom
(present-day Gorkha District, Nepal)
Died
11 January 1775 (aged 52)
Devighat, Kingdom of Nepal
Spouses
Indra Kumari Devi
Narendra Rajya Lakshmi Devi
Icchavati Devi
Dayavati Devi
Issue
Pratap Singh Shah
Vedum Shah
Bahadur Shah
Narayan Shah
Vishnu Shah Bilas Kumari
Dynasty
Shah dynasty
Father
Nara Bhupal Shah
Mother
Kaushalyavati Devi
Religion
Hinduism
Shah proclaimed the newly unified Kingdom of Nepal as Asal Hindustan ("Real Land of Hindus") due to North India being ruled by the Islamic Mughal rulers. He also referred to the rest of Northern India as Mughlan (Country of Mughals).[6] Prithvi Narayan Shah is commonly, though not formally, considered the Father of the Nation in Nepal
