Sher Bahadur Shah

Sher Bahadur Shah
शेरबहादुर शाह
Chautaria
In office 1794–1806
Monarch	Rana Bahadur Shah
Personal details
Born	January 1778 Hanuman Dhoka, Nepal
Died	25 April 1806(1806-04-25) (aged 28) Kathmandu Durbar Square
Manner of death	Assassination
Citizenship	Nepali
Parents	Pratap Singh Shah (father) Maiju Rani Maneshvari Devi (mother)

Sher Bahadur Shah (Nepali: शेरबहादुर शाह; January 1778 – 25 April 1806) was a Nepalese noble who served as Chautaria from 1794 until his assassination in 1806. He was the son of King Pratapsingh Shah and the 3rd dynasty royal prince of Nepal.

Biography

Sher Bahadur Shah was born at Hanuman Dhoka on January 1778 to King Pratap Singh Shah and Maiju Rani Maneshvari Devi.[1] His mother, from a Newar family, was a concubine of the king.[2][3]

Shah was promoted to Chautaria in 1794 by Rana Bahadur Shah.[4]

There was a conspiracy led by Prince Bahadur Shah, son of Prithvi Narayan Shah, to depose then king Rana Bahadur Shah and install Sher Bahadur Shah on the throne.[5]

In 1806, Shah assassinated his step-brother Rana Bahadur Shah, which ultimately led to the 1806 Bhandarkhal massacre.[2][6]

Sher Bahadur Shah was assassinated by Bal Narsingh Kunwar on 25 April 1806.[7]

References

1. Bajracharya, Bhadra Ratna (1992). Bahadur Shah, the Regent of Nepal, 1785–1994 [i.e. 1794] A.D. Anmol Publications. p. 18. ISBN 978-81-7041-643-2.
2. Banarjee, Gautam (19 March 2021). "The Night Of Assassination". The Rising Nepal. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
3. Whelpton, John (17 February 2005). A History of Nepal. Cambridge University Press. p. 41. ISBN 978-0-521-80470-7.
4. Shaha, Rishikesh (1990). Modern Nepal: 1769–1885. Riverdale Company. p. 76. ISBN 978-0-913215-64-7.
5. Rose, Leo E. (28 May 2021). Nepal: Strategy for Survival. Univ of California Press. p. 72. ISBN 978-0-520-36518-6.
6. Regmi, D. R. (1975). Modern Nepal: Expansion: climax and fall. 1st ed. Firma K. L. Mukhopadhyay. p. 166.
7. Pradhan, K. L. (2012). Thapa Politics in Nepal: With Special Reference to Bhim Sen Thapa, 1806-1839. Concept Publishing Company. p. 27. ISBN 978-81-8069-813-2.