King Prithvi Narayan Shah, credited with shaping Nepal's modern history, remains a subject of extensive discussion and analysis. Author Pant, who has been leading Samsodhan Mandal-Nepal's foremost ...

People participate in a rally to mark the birth anniversary of King Prithvi Narayan Shah, who started the Shah dynasty in the 18th century, in Katmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023.

In the 18th century, Gyanendra’s forefather, Prithvi Narayan Shah, was king of Gorkha, a small hill kingdom in central Nepal that was not particularly fertile nor on any trade route.

Prithvi Narayan Shah was born on 7 January 1723 as the first child of Nara Bhupal Shah and Kaushalyawati in the Gorkha Palace. He ascended to the throne of Gorkha Kingdom on April 3, 1743, and ...

"Prithvi Narayan Shah created the nation of modern Nepal by uniting the smaller principalities and this campaign was continued by our brave ancestors in different periods of history, due to which ...

Twenty-five years later, in 1826 BS, he conquered the Kathmandu Valley. After conquering the Nepal Valley, Prithvi Narayan Shah extended the borders of the country. (ANI) ...

Nepal’s first King, Prithvi Narayan Shah, is supposed to have remarked that Nepal was like a yam squeezed between two giant boulders – referring to India and China, of course.

1768-90 - The present Shah dynasty begins after King Prithvi Narayan Shah conquers Kathmandu, Patan and Bhadgaon in Kathmandu valley and unites Nepal's eastern and western kingdoms.

People circumambulate the statue of Prithvi Narayan Shah at Singha Darbar during a rally held to mark Prithvi Jayanti on 12 January. Photo: NABN POUDEL/RSS We all knew that the populist surge in India ...

Before that, Nepal was divided into 52 principalities. As per the historians, Prithvi Narayan Shah conquered Nuwakot in 1801 BS. Twenty-five years later, in 1826 BS, he conquered the Kathmandu Valley.