Shah Dynasty : The Shah Kings of Nepal

Shah Dynasty, Chittorgarh in Rajasthan is the ancestral home of the Shah dynasty kings of Nepal. The founder of Chittorgarh is Chandravanshi Bhattarak Rishi Raj Ranaji. After Bhattaraka sage Ranaji, the 33rd king of the same dynasty, Bhupati Ranaji Rao, had three sons, Udaybam, Fatehsingh and Manmath, and a daughter named Sadal, who was very beautiful. King Bhupathi Rana Rao’s son Fateh Singh and many others were killed in the battle.

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Sadal committed suicide. Among the survivors, Manmath went to Ujjain. After a quarrel with Bhupal Ranaji Rao Daju, the youngest son of Manmath, Ridi of Pal came to the north from Ujjain.

Shah Dynasty kings of Gorkha before Unification:

1. Dravya Shah

1616 BS–1627 BS  (On 25 Bhadra 1616 BS, he became the king of Gorkha)

2. Purandar (Purna Shah) :

1627 BS-1662 BS

3. Chhatra Shah :

1662 BS -1663BS (ruled for only 7 months and lost his life prematurely)

4.  Ram Shah:

1663 BS -1693 BS ( He is the brother of Chhatra Shah. As Chhatra Shah was childless, Ram Shah became king)

5.  Dambar Shah 

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1693 BS–1701 BS

6.  Krishna Shah

1701 BS –1707 BS

7.  Rudra Shah :

1707 BS–1728 BS

8.  Prithvipati Shah:

1728 BS –1773 BS

9.  Narbhupal Shah :

1773 BS–1799 BS

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Prithvipati Shah’s son Birbhadra Shah died in the state of Yuvaraja and his brothers were not seen as influential, so after Prithvipati Shah, his grandson Narbhupal Shah became the king. The establishment of the Gorkha state was done by Dravya Shah in B.C. Done on September 25, 1616. Just as Dravya Shah established the Gurkha state, Yashobram Shah established the Lamjung state.

Shah Dynasty kings after Unification

10.Prithvinarayan Shah 

1799–1831

11.Pratap Singh Shah

1831–1834

12.Ranbahadur Shah 

1834–1855

13.Girvana Yuddha Bikram Shah

Pratap Singh Shah

1855–1873

14.Rajendra Bikram Shah

1873–1904

15.Surendra Bikram Shah 

1904–1938

16.Trilokya Bikram Shah dies as Yuvaraj

17.Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah 

1938-1968

18.Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah

1968–2011

19.Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah

2011–2028

20.Birendra Bir Bikram Shah

2028–2058

21.Dipendra Bir Bikram Shah 

Jestha 2058 (4 days)

22.Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah

2058–2065

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