Dravya Shah श्री श्री राजा द्रव्य शाह | |
Predecessor: | Position established |
Successor: | Purna Shah |
House: | Shah dynasty |
House-Type: | Dynasty |
Father: | Yasho Brahma Shah |
Issue: | Purna Shah |
Religion: | Hinduism |
Death Date: | 1570 |
Succession: | King of Gorkha |
Reign: | 1559–1570 |
Coronation: | September 1559 |
Birth Place: | Nepal |
Death Place: | Gorkha, Gorkha Kingdom, Nepal |
Dravya Shah (ne|द्रव्य शाह; 1559–1570) was the first King of the Gorkha Kingdom in Nepal. He was the father of Purna Shah, king of Gorkha.Dravya Shah's accomplices were Bhagirath Panta, Ganesh Pandey, Narayan Arjyal, Sarveshwar Khanal, Keshav Bohora and Gangaram Rana Magar all of whom belonged to Gorkha and knew all areas, ins and outs of the region. Narayan Arjyal was Drabya's Guru spiritual tutor. Ganesh Pandey and Bhagirath Panta were minister and commander-in-chief, respectively. Sarveshwar Khanal was the royal pandit.[1]