Prithvi Narayan Shah
Prithvi Narayan Shah King of Nepal (1723 - 1775 A.D.) Prithvi Narayan Shah, King of Nepal (1723 - 1775 A.D.) was the most capable and farsighted King Nepal ever had. He was the ninth generation descendant of Dravya Shah(1559 - 1570 A.D.), the founder of the ruling house of Gorkha . He was born from immature pregnancy by Kaushalyawati Shah. After the death of his father in 1743, Prithivi Narayan Shah ascended to the throne of Gorkha at the age of 20.. An ambitious ruler, he was able to quickly enlarge his territory by conquering the quarrelsome and disunited principalities around Gurkha. Walking around Gorkha and talking to people about the general concern of the palace was his likeness and this helped him to understand the needs of the citizens of Gorkha. King Prithvi Narayan Shah's reign began with an immediate military defeat; his invasion of Nuwakot in 1743 CE failed. He conquered the three Malla kingdoms of Kāthmāndu,...