Dambar Shah

Dambar Shah
Posthumous painting of Dambar Shah
King of Gorkha
Reign	1636–1645
Predecessor	Ram Shah
Successor	Krishna Shah
Issue	Krishna Shah
Dynasty	Shah dynasty
Father	Ram Shah
Religion	Hinduism

Dambar Shah (Nepali: डम्बर शाह, ?–1645) was a King of the Gorkha Kingdom, present-day Gorkha District, Nepal who reigned from 1636 until his death in 1645. He was the father of Krishna Shah.[1][2]

Reign

King Tula Sen wanted to attack Gorkha after the death of Ram Shah, father of Dambar.

Dambar Shah visited the Kingdom of Lalitpur after being invited by Siddinarasingh Malla to celebrate the construction of Krishna Mandir. Unfortunately, King Pratap Malla attacked them, and the wealth of Dambar Shah was also confiscated. One of the Bansawali states that Dambar Shah was married to Padmavati, the daughter of King Hambir Sen of Tanahu. Bhasa Bansawali states that he had four other Queens, and Krishna Shah, the Crown Prince of Gorkha was born through Varnavati.[1]

Preceded by Ram Shah

King of Gorkha 1636–1645

Succeeded by Krishna Shah

References

1. Pokhrel, Aupson (2023-04-08). "King Dambar Shah - An Encyclopedia of Nepali History". Retrieved 2025-02-11.
2. "King Dambar Shah". www.bilder-aus-nepal.de. Retrieved 2025-02-11.