Rana Bahadur Shah | |||||
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King of Nepal | |||||
Reign | 17 November 1777 – 8 March 1799 | ||||
Coronation | January 1778[citation needed] | ||||
Predecessor | Pratap Singh Shah | ||||
Successor | Girvan Yuddha Bikram Shah | ||||
Born | 25 May 1775 Basantapur, Nepal | ||||
Died | 25 April 1806 (aged 30) Basantapur, Nepal | ||||
Cause of death | Assassination | ||||
Spouse | Raj Rajeshwari Devi (m.1789–1806; his death) Subarna Prabha Devi (m.1791–1806; his death) Kantavati Jha (m.1797–1799; her death) Lalit Tripura Sundari Devi (m.1804–1806; his death) | ||||
Issue | Ranodyot Bikram Shah Samarsher Shah King Girvan Yuddha Bikram Shah Tilottoma Devi Amar Lakshmi Devi Vilasvati Lakshmi Devi Dhanashahi Lakshmi Devi | ||||
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Dynasty | Shah | ||||
Father | Pratap Singh Shah | ||||
Mother | Rajendra Rajya Lakshmi Devi | ||||
Religion | Hinduism |
Rana Bahadur Shah, King of Nepal (Nepali: श्री ५ महाराजाधिराज रण बहादुर शाह देव; 25 May 1775 – 26 April 1806) was King of Nepal, he succeeded to the throne after the death of his father, King Pratap Singh Shah. He ruled under the regencies of his mother, Queen Rajendra Rajya Lakshmi Devi (died, 13 July 1785 from tuberculosis), and then of his uncle, Bahadur Shah. During this time, the kingdom was expanded by conquest to include the Garhwal and Kumaon regions, now part of India. He imprisoned his uncle, Bahadur Shah, who died in jail.