Indra Kumari Devi Explained

Indra Kumari Devi
Birth Date:1724
Birth Place:Kingdom of Makwanpur
Death Place:Devighat, Nuwakot
Consort:yes
Spouse:Prithvi Narayan Shah (m. 1738)
Issue:Bilas Kumari
House-Type:Dynasty
Father:Hem Karna Sen
Succession1:Queen Consort of Gorkha
Reign1:3 April 1743 — 25 September 1768
Succession2:Queen consort of Nepal
Reign2:25 September 1768 — 11 January 1775
Royal House:Shah dynasty (by marriage)

Indra Kumari Devi was the first wife of Prithvi Narayan Shah, King of Nepal. Born to Hem Karna Sen, King of Makwanpur, she was married to Shah in February 1738, at the age of 14. During the wedding ceremony, a conflict arose, subsequently he went home without a bride. She with other wives of Prithvi Narayan Shah committed sati on 11 January 1775 in Devighat.

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