Sher Bahadur Shah
Sher Bahadur Shah | |
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शेरबहादुर शाह | |
| Chautaria | |
| In office 1794–1806 | |
| Monarch | Rana Bahadur Shah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 1778 Hanuman Dhoka, Nepal |
| Died | 25 April 1806 (aged 28) Kathmandu Durbar Square |
| Manner of death | Assassination |
| Citizenship | Nepali |
| Parents |
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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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Banarjee, Gautam (19 March 2021). "The Night Of Assassination". The Rising Nepal. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Whelpton, John (17 February 2005). A History of Nepal. Cambridge University Press. p. 41. ISBN 978-0-521-80470-7.
- ^ Shaha, Rishikesh (1990). Modern Nepal: 1769–1885. Riverdale Company. p. 76. ISBN 978-0-913215-64-7.
- ^ Rose, Leo E. (28 May 2021). Nepal: Strategy for Survival. Univ of California Press. p. 72. ISBN 978-0-520-36518-6.
- ^ Regmi, D. R. (1975). Modern Nepal: Expansion: climax and fall. 1st ed. Firma K. L. Mukhopadhyay. p. 166.
- ^ 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.
