Kantavati Devi Explained

Kantavati Devi
Full Name:Kantavati Devi Jha
Queen consort of Nepal
Royal House:House of Shah (by marriage)
Spouse:Rana Bahadur Shah
Death Date:31 October 1799
House-Type:Dynasty
Issue:Girvan Yuddha Bikram Shah
Dhanashahi Lakshmi Devi
Birth Place:Nepal
Death Place:Arya Ghat, Devapatam, Nepal

Kantavati Devi (Kantawati Devi Jha) (?–31 October 1799) was the favourite wife of Rana Bahadur Shah, King of Kingdom of Nepal. She was a Mithila Brahmin from Mohtari. She was the mother of Girvan Yuddha Bikram Shah, who was made heir to the throne by Bahadur Shah for being the son of his favourite wife. She died of smallpox.