Kaushalyavati Devi Explained

Queen Kaushalyavati Devi
Full Name:Kaushalyavati Devi
Queen consort of Gorkha
Royal House:House of Shah (by marriage)
Spouse:Nara Bhupal Shah
House-Type:Dynasty
Issue:Prithvi Narayan Shah
Dala Mardan Shah
Prithvi Pal Shah
Padma Kumari Devi
Bisaul Budana Devi
Birth Place:Palpa
Death Place:Gorkha
Father:Gundharva Sen,
Raja of Palpa and Binayakpur

Kaushalyavati Devi (Nepali: कौशल्यावती शाह) or Kaushalyawati Devi was a queen consort of Gorkha.

Her father, Gundharva Sen, was a Raja of Palpa and Binayakpur. He added considerably to his lands, with the help of the Rajas of Gulmi and Kanchi. She was the second wife of King Nara Bhupal Shah, and the mother of Prithvi Narayan Shah, who was the king of unified Nepal from 1768 to 1775 C.E.,[1] She gave birth to Prithvi Narayan Shah prematurely, after 7 months of pregnancy.

References

  1. http://www.manitara.com/timeline/aboutnepal/shahdynasty.htm Manitara