Mahoddam Kirti Shah Explained

Mahoddam Kirti Shah
Prince of Gorkha
Birth Place:Gorkha Kingdom
Death Place:Nepal
Father:Nara Bhupal Shah
Issue:Balbhadra Shah
Srikrishna Shah
Religion:Hinduism
Native Lang1:Nepali
Native Lang1 Name1:महोद्दमकीर्ति शाह
Dynasty:Shah dynasty

Mahoddam Kirti Shah was a Prince of the Gorkha Kingdom.[1] He was active during the Unification of Nepal military campaign led by his brother, King Prithvi Narayan Shah.[2] [3]

He also held the rank of Chautaria.[4] In 1744, he commanded the Battle of Nuwakot with Kalu Pande, and Prithvi Narayan Shah.[5]

His two sons Balbhadra Shah, and Srikrishna Shah also held the rank of the Chautaria.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Hasrat, Bikrama Jit. History of Nepal as Told by Its Own and Contemporary Chroniclers. 1970. local stockists: V.V. Research Institute Book Agency. 162. en.
  2. Book: Singh, Nagendra Kr. Nepal: Refugee to Ruler : a Militant Race of Nepal. 1997. APH Publishing. 978-81-7024-847-7. 28. en.
  3. Book: Thapa, Netra Bahadur. A Short History of Nepal. 1967. Ratna Pustak Bhandar. 70. en.
  4. Book: Hamal, Lakshman B.. Military History of Nepal. 1995. Sharda Pustak Mandir. 96. en.
  5. Book: Āsā, Esa Pī. The Founder of Modern Nepal Prithvinarayan Shah. 2003. Vaani Prakashan. 198. en.
  6. Book: Regmi, Mahesh Chandra. Kings and Political Leaders of the Gorkhali Empire, 1768–1814. 1995. Orient BlackSwan. 978-81-250-0511-7. 43. en.