Rajendra Rajya Laxmi Devi

Rajendra
Queen consort of Nepal
Queen regent of Nepal
Reign1777–1785
BornPalpa Darbar
Died1785
Hanuman Dhoka Palace, Basantapur, Kathmandu
SpousePratap Singh Shah
IssueNagendra Shah
Rana Bahadur Shah
Names
Rajendra Rajya Lakshmi Devi
DynastyHouse of Shah (by marriage)
ReligionHinduism

Rajendra Rajya Lakshmi Devi was the consort of Pratap Singh Shah, king of the Kingdom of Nepal. She was the regent of Nepal during the minority of her son Rana Bahadur Shah between 1777 and 1785.[1] During her eight years of regency, she contributed to the unification of modern Nepal begun by Prithvi Narayan Shah.

  1. ^ Queens of the Shah Dynasty in Nepal. Prakash A. Raj. 1997