| Gorakshya | |||||
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| Queen consort of Nepal | |||||
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| Born | ca. 1798 Nepal | ||||
| Died | 16 December 1816 Pashupatinath Temple, Nepal | ||||
| Spouse | Girvan Yuddha Bikram Shah | ||||
| Issue | Rajendra Bikram Shah Satyarupa Rajya Lakshmi Devi Subhagyasundari Rajya Lakshmi Devi a premature child | ||||
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| Dynasty | House of Shah (by marriage) | ||||
| Religion | Hinduism | ||||
Gorakshya Rajya Lakshmi Devi (c. 1798 – 16 December 1816) was the junior Queen of Girvan Yuddha Bikram Shah, King of Nepal.[1][2] She may have been the mother of Rajendra Bikram Shah, in which case she would have given birth to him at around age 15.[2] She may have died of smallpox in 1816, shortly after the death of her husband,[2] however at the time there was some suspicion that she had been murdered by others who wished to remove her as a potential threat during the coming regency around her infant son.[3]
Edward Gardner, who was the British Representative at the Nepalese court during 1816, stated that, while it was reported she had died of smallpox, he did not believe that was accurate, particularly as she had been exposed to smallpox as a child and would have immunity to the disease. Instead, he attributed her death to premature childbirth, potentially caused by anxiety and distress.[1]
- ^ a b Heydon, Susan (January 2019). "Death of the King: The Introduction of Vaccination into Nepal in 1816". Medical History. 63 (1): 24–43. doi:10.1017/mdh.2018.61. ISSN 0025-7273. PMC 8670763. PMID 30556516.
- ^ a b c Raj, Prakash A. (1997). Queens of the Shah Dynasty in Nepal. Ratna Pustak Bhandar. ISBN 978-0-7855-7483-5.
- ^ Regmi Research Series. Regmi Research. 1972.