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Prithvipati Shah
Posthumous painting of Prithvipati Shah
King of Gorkha
Reign1673–1716
Predecessor Rudra Shah
Successor Nara Bhupal Shah
Issue Birbhadra Shah
Chandrarup Shah
Dynasty Shah dynasty
Father Rudra Shah
Religion Hinduism

Prithvipati Shah ( Nepali: पृथ्वीपति शाह) was King of the Gorkha Kingdom. He was the grandfather of Nara Bhupal Shah and reigned from 1673–1716. [1]

King Prithvipati Shah ascended to the throne after the demise of his father. He was the longest serving king of the Gorkha Kingdom but his reign saw a lot of struggles. [2]

References

  1. ^ Wright, Daniel (1877). History of Nepal. Cambridge University Press. p. 279. ISBN  9788120605527.
  2. ^ "King Prithvi Pati Shah". www.bilder-aus-nepal.de. Retrieved 2021-03-24.