Prithvipati Shah

Prithvipati Shah
Posthumous painting of Prithvipati Shah
King of Gorkha
Reign1673–1716
PredecessorRudra Shah
SuccessorNara Bhupal Shah
IssueBirbhadra Shah
Chandrarup Shah
DynastyShah dynasty
FatherRudra Shah
ReligionHinduism

Prithvipati Shah (Nepali: पृथ्वीपति शाह) was King of the Gorkha Kingdom. He was the grandfather of Nara Bhupal Shah and reigned from 1673–1716.[1]

King Prithvipati Shah ascended to the throne after the demise of his father Rudra Shah. He was the longest serving king of the Gorkha Kingdom but his reign saw a lot of struggles.[2]

References

  1. ^ Wright, Daniel (1877). History of Nepal. Cambridge University Press. p. 279. ISBN 9788120605527.
  2. ^ "King Prithvi Pati Shah". www.bilder-aus-nepal.de. Retrieved 2021-03-24.


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