History of Gorkha King Ran Bahadur Shah

History of Gorkha King Ran Bahadur Shah

 

History of Gorkha /Nepal Rule over Kumaun, Garhwal and Himachal (1790-1815) -18

  

   History of Uttarakhand (Garhwal, Kumaon and Haridwar) -537

 

                        By: Bhishma Kukreti (A History Research Student)

 

 Ran Bahadur Shah and his son Givani Yuddh Vikram Shah could be called as King of Uttarakhand too.

              Clashes between Queen Rajendra Lakshmi and Bahadur Shah for Gorkha Kingdom

                    Ran Bahadur Shah was two and half year old when he was coroneted. His mother Rajya Lakshmi was the Care Taker ( Nayab) of Gorkha Kingdom. On the time of death of Singh Pratap Shah died his rebellion brother Bahadur Shah was spending exile life in Betiya. When Bahadur Shah heard the news of death of Singh Pratap, he returned to Kathmandu. He replaced Rajya Lakshmi from Nayabship. Bahadur Shah declared himself as Nayab (Care Taker). Rajya Lakshmi captured Bahadur Shah and put him jail. As per suggestion of Rajguru Gajraj Mishra, Bahadur Shah was freed from jail Again, Bahadur Shah put Rajylakshmi in jail and became Nayab. The supporters of Rajya Lakshmi freed Rajya Lakshmi. Rajya Lakshmi exiled Bahadur Shah. Bahadur Shah went to Patna via Betia. This tusle for crown or Care Taker was continued for three years after Ran Bahadur took the regime.

 

Copyright@ Bhishma Kukreti Mumbai, India, bckukreti@gmail.com19/1/2015

History of Garhwal – Kumaon-Haridwar (Uttarakhand, India) to be continued… Part -538

(The History of Garhwal, Kumaon, Haridwar write up is aimed for general readers)

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Dr S.P Dabral, Uttarakhand ka Itihas part 5, Veer Gatha Press, Dogadda

Bandana Rai, 2009 Gorkhas,: The Warrior Race

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I.R.Aryan and T.P. Dhungyal, 1975, A New History of Nepal , Voice of Nepal

L.K Pradhan, Thapa Politics:

Gorkhavansavali, Kashi, Bikram Samvat 2021 

Derek J. Waller, The Pundits: British Exploration of Tibet and Central Asia page 172-173

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History of Gorkha Rule in Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh; History of Gorkha Rule in Pauri Garhwal, Udham Singh Nagar Kumaon, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh; History of Gorkha Rule in Chamoli Garhwal, Nainital Kumaon, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh; History of Gorkha Rule in Rudraprayag Garhwal, Almora Kumaon, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh; History of Gorkha Rule in Tehri Garhwal, Champawat Kumaon, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh; History of Gorkha Rule in Uttarkashi Garhwal, Bageshwar Kumaon, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh; History of Gorkha Rule in Dehradun Garhwal, Pithoragarh Kumaon, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh;

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