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Prithvi Narayan Shah

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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,...

Facts about Nepal

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 Facts about Nepal नेपाल  मेरो देश मेरो  गौरव   "my country my pride" NEPAL; heavenly land in Earth, is a country situated between two gaint countries CHINA in NORTH and INDIA in EAST_WEST_NORTH.  Nepal is the Land of Great Gorkhas. There are 123 Languages (Mother Tongue) spoken in Nepal. Languages of Nepal Nepal is the country with the highest mountain and deepest gorges. Some of the highest permanent human habitat exists in Nepal. Some of the highest placed lakes including Tilicho are found in Nepal. Nepal has the second largest number of Everest summiteers. Nepal has the second largest hydro power resources in the world, that is enough capability to eliminate loadshedding in the entire continent of Africa. In span of 100 Kms going from South to North at any part of Nepal you can experience hot tropical climate to bone chilling Artic type weather. Out of 14 Eight Thousanders (Mountains above 8000 M...