Prithvi Narayan Shah

King of Gorkha

11 January 1723 Gorkha Palace, Gorkha Kingdom

11 January 1775(1775-01-11) (52) Devighat, Kingdom of Nepal

Regnal nameShree Paanch Bada Maharajadhiraj Prithvi Narayan Shah Dev

King of Gorkha and Nepal This article is about the King of Nepal between 1768 and 1775. For Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah, King of Nepal between 1881 and 1911, see Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah. This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Prithvi Narayan Shah" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (October 2020 ) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) Prithvi Narayan ShahOldest known painting of Prithvi Narayan Shah (painted during his reign).King of GorkhaReign3 April 1743 – 1768Coronation3 April 1743PredecessorNara Bhupal ShahKing of NepalReign1768 – 11 January 1775SuccessorPratap Singh ShahBorn(1723-01-11 ) 11 January 1723 Gorkha Palace, Gorkha Kingdom (present-day Gorkha District, Nepal)Died11 January 1775(1775-01-11) (aged 52) Devighat, Kingdom of NepalSpousesIndra Kumari Devi Narendra Rajya Lakshmi Devi Icchavati Devi Dayavati DeviIssuePratap Singh Shah Vedum Shah Bahadur Shah Narayan Shah Vishnu Shah Bilas KumariDynastyShahFatherNara Bhupal ShahMotherKaushalyavati DeviReligionHinduism Maharajadhiraj Prithivi Narayan Shah (1723–1775; Nepali: पृथ्वीनारायण शाह ) was the last ruler of the Gorkha Kingdom and first monarch of Kingdom of Nepal (also called Kingdom of Gorkha). Prithvi Narayan Shah started the unification of Nepal. Shah proclaimed the newly unified Kingdom of Nepal as Asal Hindustan ("Real Land of Hindus") due to North India being ruled by the Islamic Mughal rulers. He also referred to the rest of Northern India as Mughlan (Country of Mughals). Prithvi Narayan Shah is commonly, though not formally, considered the Father of the Nation in Nepal.