Gorkha Kingdom
former kingdom located in present-day western Nepal
Gorkha Kingdom (Nepali: गोरखा राज्य) was a kingdom on the Indian subcontinent, present-day western Nepal.[1]
Kingdom of Gorkha गोरखा राज्य | |||||||||
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| 1559–1768 CE | |||||||||
| Capital | Gorkha Darbar | ||||||||
| Common languages | Khas (later Nepali) | ||||||||
| Religion | Hinduism | ||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
| Māhārājādhirāj (Sovereign King) | |||||||||
• 1559–1570 CE | Dravya Shah (first) | ||||||||
• 1570–1605 CE | Purna Shah | ||||||||
• 1609–1633 CE | Ram Shah | ||||||||
• 1633–1645 CE | Dambar Shah | ||||||||
• 1645–1661 CE | Krishna Shah | ||||||||
• 1661–1673 CE | Rudra Shah | ||||||||
• 1673–1716 CE | Prithvipati Shah | ||||||||
• 1716–1743 CE | Nara Bhupal Shah | ||||||||
• 1743–1768 CE | Prithvi Narayan Shah (last) | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 1559 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1768 CE | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Nepal | ||||||||
Gallery
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Metal Window -
Stone history -
Gorkha Durbar -
King Prithavi Pal -
Image of Goddess & Gorkha Palace -
Gorkha Tallo Durbar -
Shree Panch Bada Maharajadhiraj Prithavi Narayan Shah Dev -
Nepali Cannon -
Nagada
References
change- ↑ Hamilton, Francis Buchanan (1819). An Account of the Kingdom Of Nepal and of the Territories Annexed to This Dominion by the House of Gorkha. Edinburgh: Longman. Retrieved 12 January 2013. Page 237.
