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11 January 1775(1775-01-11) (aged 52) Devighat, Kingdom of Nepal
Spouses
Indra Kumari Devi
(m. 1738)
Narendra Rajya Lakshmi Devi
(m. 1740)
Issue
Pratap Singh Shah Vedum Shah Bahadur Shah Bilas Kumari Narayan Shah Vishnu Shah
Regnal name
Shree Paanch Bada Maharajadhiraj Prithvi Narayan Shah Dev
Dynasty
Shah
Father
Nara Bhupal Shah
Mother
Kaushalyavati Devi
Religion
Hinduism
Prithvi Narayan Shah[4] (Nepali: श्री ५ बडामहाराजाधिराज पृथ्वीनारायण शाह देव, romanized: Shri Panch Badamaharajadhiraj Prithvi Narayan Shah Dev; 7 January 1723 – 11 January 1775), was the last king of the Gorkha Kingdom and first king of the Kingdom of Nepal (also called the Kingdom of Gorkha). Prithvi Narayan Shah started the unification of Nepal.[5]
Prithvi Narayan Shah is considered the Father of the Nation in Nepal.[6][7]
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