Shah Dynasty : The Shah Kings of Nepal
Shah Dynasty
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.
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
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
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
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