Pratap Singh Shah

King of Nepal

16 April 1751 Gorkha, Nepal

17 November 1777 (aged 26) (tuberculosis) Kathmandu, Nepal

Regnal nameShree Paanch Maharajadhiraj Pratap Singh Shah Dev

King of Nepal Pratap Singh ShahKing of NepalReign11 January 1775 – 17 November 1777Coronation12 January 1775PredecessorPrithvi Narayan ShahSuccessorRana Bahadur ShahBorn16 April 1751 Gorkha, NepalDied17 November 1777 (aged 26) (tuberculosis) Kathmandu, NepalSpouseRajendra Rajya Lakshmi Devi Maiju Rani Maneshvari Devi Rani Bhitryani DeviIssueNagendra Shah (died young) Rana Bahadur Shah Bidur Bahadur Shah Sher Bahadur ShahDynastyShahFatherPrithvi Narayan ShahMotherNarendra Rajya Lakshmi DeviReligionHinduism Pratap Singh Shah, King of Nepal (Nepali: प्रतापसिंह शाह ) (1751–1777) was the second King of modern Nepal. He was the eldest son of Prithvi Narayan Shah, the king who started the unification of the Nepal. He became King at the age of 24 in 1775. Pratap Singh Shah ruled only up to 1777 for 36 months, and died of smallpox at the age of 26. He was succeeded by his two-year-old son Rana Bahadur Shah. He did not actively participate in the unification campaign led by his father. The boundaries of Nepal continued to extend after his reign, as his wife Rajendra Laxmi and his brother Prince Bahadur Shah continued the unification campaign as regents of his son Ranabahadur Shah.