Daljit Shah Explained

Daljit Shah
Prince of Gorkha
Birth Place:Gorkha Kingdom
Death Place:Nepal
Father:Nara Bhupal Shah
Religion:Hinduism
Native Lang1:Nepali
Native Lang1 Name1:दलजित शाह
Dynasty:Shah dynasty

Daljit Shah was a Prince of the Gorkha Kingdom. He was active during the military campaign known as the Unification of Nepal led by his brother, King Prithvi Narayan Shah.[1]

He held the rank of Chautaria, and Kaji.[2] [3] Shah commanded various battles including the Capture of Palanchok, the Battle of Kirtipur, the Battle of Kavre, and the Battle of Makwanpur.[4] [5]

Shah and Bahadur Shah were allegedly conspiring against Pratap Singh Shah to crown Bahadur Shah as the king of Nepal.[6] When the conspiracy was discovered, Daljit Shah and Bahadur Shah were imprisoned in Nuwakot.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Singh, Nagendra Kr. Nepal: Refugee to Ruler : a Militant Race of Nepal. 1997. APH Publishing. 978-81-7024-847-7. 28. en.
  2. Book: Hamal, Lakshman B.. Military History of Nepal. 1995. Sharda Pustak Mandir. 179. en.
  3. Book: Khatri, Shiva Ram. Nepal Army Chiefs: Short Biographical Sketches. 1999. Sira Khatri. 27. en.
  4. Book: Itihas. 1979. Director of State Archives, Government of Andhra Pradesh.. 46. en.
  5. Book: Shrestha, Nagendra Prasad. The Road to Democracy and Kingdom of God. 2007. Shrijana Shrestha. 978-99946-2-462-1. 53. en.
  6. Book: Shrestha. D. B.. The History of Ancient and Medieval Nepal in a Nutshell: With Some Comparative Traces of Foreign History. Singh. C. E.. 1972. Verlag nicht ermittelbar. 4. en.
  7. Book: Acharya, Baburam. The Bloodstained Throne: Struggles for Power in Nepal (1775–1914). 15 August 2013. Penguin UK. 978-93-5118-204-7. en.