Rana Bahadur Shah

Rana Bahadur Shah
King of Nepal
Reign17 November 1777 – 8 March 1799
CoronationJanuary 1778[citation needed]
PredecessorPratap Singh Shah
SuccessorGirvan Yuddha Bikram Shah
Born25 May 1775
Basantapur, Nepal
Died25 April 1806 (aged 30)
Basantapur, Nepal
Cause of deathAssassination
SpouseRaj 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)
IssueRanodyot Bikram Shah
Samarsher Shah
King Girvan Yuddha Bikram Shah
Tilottoma Devi
Amar Lakshmi Devi
Vilasvati Lakshmi Devi
Dhanashahi Lakshmi Devi
Regnal name
Shree Paanch Maharajadhiraj Rana Bahadur Shah Dev
DynastyShah
FatherPratap Singh Shah
MotherRajendra Rajya Lakshmi Devi
ReligionHinduism

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.