Surpratap Shah | |
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Prince of Gorkha | |
Born | Gorkha Kingdom |
Died | Nepal |
Nepali | सूर्यप्रताप शाह |
Dynasty | Shah dynasty |
Father | Nara Bhupal Shah |
Religion | Hinduism |
Surapratap Shah ( Nepali: सुरप्रताप शाह) or Surya Pratap Shah ( Nepali: सूर्यप्रताप शाह) was a prince of the Gorkha Kingdom. He was active during the Unification of Nepal led by his brother, King Prithvi Narayan Shah. [1]
He participated in the Battle of Kirtipur and the Battle of Makwanpur. [2] [3] He command the Battle of Kirtipur, in the battle, he lost his left eye, which led people to call him "a blind man". [4] [5]
Shah also held the title of Kaji. [2] In the early 1970s, Shah went into exile in the Tanahun Kingdom, after Prithvi Narayan Shah and Surpratap had quarreled. [6] This led to Prithvi Narayan Shah invading Tanahun. [6]
Kirtipur War Memorial Park, an under-construction park, is set to depict the Battle of Kirtipur, and it is planned to show Surpratap Shah being struck by an arrow. [7]