Bilas Kumari Explained

Bilas Kumari
Princess of Gorkha
Princess of Nepal
Succession:Queen of Salyan
Reign:1766 – 1809
Birth Place:Gorkha Palace, Gorkha Kingdom
Death Place:Kingdom of Nepal
Spouse:Rana Bhim Shah (m. 1737)
Father:Prithvi Narayan Shah
Mother:Indra Kumari Devi
Religion:Hinduism
Native Lang1:Nepali
Native Lang1 Name1:विलासकुमारी
Dynasty:Shah dynasty (by birth)

Bilas Kumari Devi (; sometimes anglicized as Vilas Kumari) was the Queen of Salyan State. Born to King Prithvi Narayan Shah and Indra Kumari Devi, she is best remembered for her contributions to her father's Unification of Nepal campaign.

Biography

Bilas Kumari was born to King Prithvi Narayan Shah and Indra Kumari Devi.[1] Her mother was the daughter of the king of Makwanpur, Hem Karna Sen.[2] Due to disputes with Sen, Prithvi Narayan Shah had married Narendra Rajya Laxmi Devi in 1740.[3] [4] In 1766, Bilas Kumari was married to Rana Bhim Shah, Crown Prince of Salyan.[5] [6] Her marriage was arranged by priest Siddha Bhagwant Nath, subsequently, which created an ally for the Gorkha Kingdom.[7] [8] Salyan was a relatively poor kingdom, she once remarked to her father why he had married her to a state that could not comfortably feed her.[9] As a dowry, Shah had promised to give lands of various Chaubisi Rajyas to Salyan.[10]

After her father's death, the Unification of Nepal was notability led by her half-brother Bahadur Shah and her step-mother Narendra Rajya Laxmi Devi.[11] Bilas Kumari also participated in the battles of Argha, and Khanchi.[12] After the king of Salyan went to Kashi, he crowned Rana Bhim Shah as the king.[13] After Sher Bahadur Shah had assassinated deposed King Rana Bahadur Shah, she went to visit him in Nepal Durbar.[14] She wanted to punish Bhimsen Thapa who she had believed had killed her half-brother.[15] After Thapa had learned about her plan, he sent her back to Salyan and he created a plan to annex the state into Nepal.[16] Despite being a daughter of Prithvi Narayan Shah, she was sanctioned severely by the court and she had sent her son, Raghunath Shah, to Oudh State for protection.[17] Bilas Kumari was exiled in 1809.[18]

Legacy

Basant Maharjan writing for Himal Khabar said her contributions to the Unification of Nepal had largely been forgotten and he also added that she should be remembered as she played an important role during the campaign.[19]

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Maharjan. Basant. 11 January 2022. ओझेलमा परेकी पृथ्वीनारायण शाहकी छोरी विलासकुमारी. live. 11 January 2022. Himal Khabar. ne. https://web.archive.org/web/20220111033848/https://www.himalkhabar.com/news/127765 . 11 January 2022 .
  2. Web site: Prithvi Narayan Shah: 9 interesting facts about the founder of modern Nepal. live. 11 January 2022. OnlineKhabar. en-GB. https://web.archive.org/web/20220111033621/https://english.onlinekhabar.com/prithvi-narayan-shah.html . 11 January 2022 .
  3. Web site: Prithvi Narayan Shah: 9 interesting facts about the founder of modern Nepal. live. 11 January 2022. OnlineKhabar. en-GB. https://web.archive.org/web/20220111033621/https://english.onlinekhabar.com/prithvi-narayan-shah.html . 11 January 2022 .
  4. Web site: Basnyat. Prem Singh. 31 July 2020. The battle of Makawanpur. live. 11 January 2022. My Republica. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20210115210347/https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/97266/ . 15 January 2021 .
  5. Book: Regmi Research Series. 1972. Regmi Research. 195. en.
  6. Book: Gurung, Harka B.. Vignettes of Nepal. 1980. Sajha Prakashan. 31. en.
  7. Web site: Maharjan. Basant. 11 January 2022. ओझेलमा परेकी पृथ्वीनारायण शाहकी छोरी विलासकुमारी. live. 11 January 2022. Himal Khabar. ne. https://web.archive.org/web/20220111033848/https://www.himalkhabar.com/news/127765 . 11 January 2022 .
  8. Book: Khanāla, Ṭīkārāma Śarmā. Nepālamā rājaparamparā ra sāhityika rūparekhā. 1982. Pratibhā Prakāśana. 265. ne.
  9. Web site: Maharjan. Basant. 11 January 2022. ओझेलमा परेकी पृथ्वीनारायण शाहकी छोरी विलासकुमारी. live. 11 January 2022. Himal Khabar. ne. https://web.archive.org/web/20220111033848/https://www.himalkhabar.com/news/127765 . 11 January 2022 .
  10. Web site: Maharjan. Basant. 11 January 2022. ओझेलमा परेकी पृथ्वीनारायण शाहकी छोरी विलासकुमारी. live. 11 January 2022. Himal Khabar. ne. https://web.archive.org/web/20220111033848/https://www.himalkhabar.com/news/127765 . 11 January 2022 .
  11. Web site: Maharjan. Basant. 11 January 2022. ओझेलमा परेकी पृथ्वीनारायण शाहकी छोरी विलासकुमारी. live. 11 January 2022. Himal Khabar. ne. https://web.archive.org/web/20220111033848/https://www.himalkhabar.com/news/127765 . 11 January 2022 .
  12. Web site: Maharjan. Basant. 11 January 2022. ओझेलमा परेकी पृथ्वीनारायण शाहकी छोरी विलासकुमारी. live. 11 January 2022. Himal Khabar. ne. https://web.archive.org/web/20220111033848/https://www.himalkhabar.com/news/127765 . 11 January 2022 .
  13. Web site: Maharjan. Basant. 11 January 2022. ओझेलमा परेकी पृथ्वीनारायण शाहकी छोरी विलासकुमारी. live. 11 January 2022. Himal Khabar. ne. https://web.archive.org/web/20220111033848/https://www.himalkhabar.com/news/127765 . 11 January 2022 .
  14. Web site: Maharjan. Basant. 11 January 2022. ओझेलमा परेकी पृथ्वीनारायण शाहकी छोरी विलासकुमारी. live. 11 January 2022. Himal Khabar. ne. https://web.archive.org/web/20220111033848/https://www.himalkhabar.com/news/127765 . 11 January 2022 .
  15. Web site: Maharjan. Basant. 11 January 2022. ओझेलमा परेकी पृथ्वीनारायण शाहकी छोरी विलासकुमारी. live. 11 January 2022. Himal Khabar. ne. https://web.archive.org/web/20220111033848/https://www.himalkhabar.com/news/127765 . 11 January 2022 .
  16. Web site: Maharjan. Basant. 11 January 2022. ओझेलमा परेकी पृथ्वीनारायण शाहकी छोरी विलासकुमारी. live. 11 January 2022. Himal Khabar. ne. https://web.archive.org/web/20220111033848/https://www.himalkhabar.com/news/127765 . 11 January 2022 .
  17. Web site: Maharjan. Basant. 11 January 2022. ओझेलमा परेकी पृथ्वीनारायण शाहकी छोरी विलासकुमारी. live. 11 January 2022. Himal Khabar. ne. https://web.archive.org/web/20220111033848/https://www.himalkhabar.com/news/127765 . 11 January 2022 .
  18. Book: Contributions to Nepalese Studies. 1993. Institute of Nepal and Asian Studies, Tribhuvan University.. 38. en.
  19. Web site: Maharjan. Basant. 11 January 2022. ओझेलमा परेकी पृथ्वीनारायण शाहकी छोरी विलासकुमारी. live. 11 January 2022. Himal Khabar. ne. https://web.archive.org/web/20220111033848/https://www.himalkhabar.com/news/127765 . 11 January 2022 .

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