Raj Rajeshwari Devi

Queen Raj Rajeshwari Devi
Queen consort of Ghorka
Queen regent of Nepal
BornNepal
Died(1806-05-05)5 May 1806
Sankhu, Nepal
SpouseRana Bahadur Shah
IssueTilottoma Devi
Names
Raj Rajeshwari Devi
DynastyHouse of Shah (by birth)
ReligionHinduism

Raj Rajeshwari Devi (Nepali: राज राजेश्वरी) (died 5 May 1806) was a queen consort and twice regent of Nepal. She was the Queen consort of Rana Bahadur Shah. She ruled as regent during the minority of her son Girvan Yuddha Bikram Shah in 1799, and in 1801–1804. She was forced to commit sati on the orders of Bhimsen Thapa, on the bank of the Salinadi rivulet, at Sankhu, 5 May 1806.