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History of the unification of Greater Nepal

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The present territory of Nepal was divided into many small kingdoms before the unification campaign. King Prithivi Narayan Shah, inspired by his father, the then-king of Gorkha, Nara Bhupal Shah, started the unification of greater Nepal. Nara Bhupal Shah tried to extend his kingdom by capturing Nuwakot but failed. After his death, Prithvi Narayan Shah, his elder son, continued the annexation and conquered Nuwakot and even Kathmandu Valley. The unification campaign halted due to the death of Prithvi Narayan Shah.
Prithvi Narayan Shah : Reign:25 September 1743 - 11 January 1775

The Gorkha Durbar

After the death of King Prithvi Narayan Shah, his son Pratap Singh Shah took the responsibility of the kingdoms annexed by his father in his hands. Pratap Singh Shah was more involved in royal luxuries rather than the unification campaign. While he was the ruling king, his brother Prince Bahadur Shah took charge of the unification campaign started by late King Prithvi Narayan Shah. He died after being in the reign for 36 months due to natural causes at an early age of 26.

Late King Pratap Singh Shah | Reign: 11 January 1775 -17 November 1777

Rana Bahadur Shah succeeds after the death of his father, King Pratap Singh Shah. He ruled under the regencies of his mother - Queen Rajendra Rajya Laxmi Devi (died on 13 July 1785 due to tuberculosis)- and his uncle, Prince Bahadur Shah. During this time, the kingdom expanded by conquest to include the Garhwal and Kumaon regions, now part of India.

King Rana Bahadur Shah

Rajendra Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah

Bahadur Shah

During the ruling of Rana Bahadur Shah - Regency of Bahadur Shah - the territory of Nepal was extended from Tista in East to Sutlej in the West. The formation of greater Nepal finally completed, after the annexation campaign.

The Greater Nepal looked like this

The map of finally Nepal that was given to Prince Harry of England during his Nepal visit.



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  1. UnknownMay 10, 2017 at 1:32 AM

    Good keep it on ... buddy😎😎😎

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  2. AnonymousAugust 7, 2021 at 8:56 PM

    nice thanks for information

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