Nara Bhupal Shah (Nepali: नरभूपाल शाह; 1697–1743) was a king of the Gorkha Kingdom, which lies in modern day Nepal; and the father of Prithvi Narayan Shah. Nara Bhupal Shah was the son of Birbhadra Shah, the grandson of Prithvipati Shah. He was the king of the Gorkha state in Nepal. He unsuccessfully tried to extend his kingdom by capturing Nuwakot.[citation needed]

Narabhupal Shah
नरभूपाल शाह
Posthumous painting of Nara Bhupal Shah
King of Gorkha
Reign1716 – 3 April 1743
Coronation1716
PredecessorPrithvipati Shah
SuccessorPrithvi Narayan Shah
Borncirca 1697
Gorkha Darbar, Gorkha Kingdom, Nepal
Died3 April 1743[citation needed]
Nepal
SpouseChandraprabhawati Devi
Kaushalyavati Devi
Buddhimati Subhadramati[citation needed]
IssuePrithvi Narayan, King of Gorkha and Nepal
Brindakeshar Shah
Dal Mardan, King of Patan
Mahoddam Kirti Shah
Surapratap Shah
Daljit Shah
DynastyShah dynasty
FatherBirbhadra Shah
MotherMalikavati Devi
ReligionHinduism

After his death, his eldest son, Prithvi Narayan Shah,[1] annexed Nuwakot and even the Kathmandu Valley, in his conquest of a unified Nepal.[citation needed]

Preceded by King of Gorkha
1716–1743
Succeeded by

References

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  1. ^ Sons of Sikkim: The Rise and Fall of the Namgyal Dynasty of Sikkim. Notion Press. 20 October 2020. ISBN 978-1-64805-981-0.