Following the death of his father, King Pratap Singh Shah, Rana Bahadur Shah (Nepali: श्री ५ महाराजाधिराज रण बहादुर शाह देव; 25 May 1775 – 25 April 1806) was King of Nepal. His mother, Queen Rajendra Rajya Lakshmi Devi (who passed away on July 13, 1785, from disease), and his uncle, Bahadur Shah, were his … Read more
A Gorkhali military general, commander, and administrator in the Sikh Empire and the Kingdom of Nepal, Balbhadra Kunwar lived from 30 January 1789 to 13 March 1823. His military prowess in defending Nalapani Fort during the Anglo-Nepalese War (1814–1816) earned him widespread acclaim. As a captain in the Nepalese military, it was his responsibility to … Read more
From 1641 till his death in 1674, Pratap Malla (1624–1674 A.D.) was the eighth Malla king and the ruler of Kantipur. He made an unsuccessful attempt to take Lalitpur and Bhaktapur in order to unite the Kathmandu Valley. He was in charge of Kantipur’s monopoly on trade with Tibet and was effective in expanding and … Read more
In the Kingdom of Nepal, Bhakti Thapa Chhetri (Nepali: भक्ति थापा क्षेत्री; 1741 A.D., Lamjung, Nepal – 1815 A.D.) served as a military commander and governor. He first worked for the Kingdom of Lamjung. He is regarded as one of Nepal’s national heroes. An elderly man The Lamjung state’s Sardar (commander) was Bhakti Thapa Chhetri, … Read more
Bir Narsingh Kunwar (1817–1877) was the birthplace of Jung Bahadur Rana, GCB, GCSI. Ganesh Kumari, his mother, was the daughter of Kaji Nain Singh Thapa, a member of the well-known Thapa family and the brother of Mukhtiyar Bhimsen Thapa. During his lifetime, Jung Bahadur brought reforms to the bureaucracy and judiciary, eradicated factional strife at … Read more
From August 1775 until July 29, 1839, Bhimsen Thapa (Nepali: भीमसेन थापा) was a Nepalese statesman who held the position of Mukhtiyar, or prime minister, and de facto ruler of Nepal from 1806 to 1837. He was named one of the “National heroes of Nepal” by King Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah and is renowned for … Read more
Laxmi Prasad Devkota (Nepali: लक्ष्मीप्रसाद देवकोटा) (1909–1959) was a Nepalese poet, playwright, novelist, and politician. Honored with the title of Mahakabi (Nepali: महाकवि, lit. “Greatest poet”) in Nepali literature, he was known as a “poet with a golden heart” and is considered one of the most famous literary figures in Nepal. Some of his popular … Read more