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Prithvi Narayan Shah was a member of the ruling dynasty of small kingdom Gurkha who conquers the several other states and founded the modern state of Nepal. It was blessed of Prithvi Narayan Shah who unified petite states into one and erected Kathmandu as its capital.
King Prithvi Narayan Shah was born in 27 poush, 1779 B.s as a prince to father Nara Bhupal Shah and mother Kaushalyavati Devi (First Wife of Nara Bhupal), but was raise and heave by his step mother Chandra Pravawati. From the adulthood itself he started to illustrate example of leadership by taking keen interest and concern in state affairs.
Prithvi Narayan Shah succeeded to the throne of Gorkha at the age of 20 in 1799 after death of his father. He was always down to earth with his citizen; he used to have gossip with them about their needs and wants; which helped him to be preferred dynasty of Gurkha people. He always valued his citizen as prosperity of nations.
King Prithvi Narayan Shah Unification campaign kicked off with military defeat with battalion of Nuwakot in 1743 CE. He took defeat as a lesson, which helped him to learn about his troops, geographical situation of his and other kingdom territory. Nuwakot for him was always a first priority as it was bridge between Gorkha and Kathmandu and was also trading route to Tibet and Muglan.
He conquers Nuwakot with the help of Commander Kalu Pandey in second attempt in a subsequent year 1744 CE which is marked as significant steps in unification of Nepal. He attacks Nuwakot from three sides commanded by Kalu Pandey (Gerkhu Route), Kirti Mahodam Saha (Dharma Pani Route) and kings himself (front Route). The commander of the Nuwakot army was killed in the battle-field and the troops fled to Belkot. Thus, Nuwakot fell in the hands of Prithvi Narayan Shah. He planned to impose an economic blockade on the Kathmandu valley.
It’s said that King Prithvi Narayan Shah meet with the sage of Banaras in Gorkha who was welcomed and treated properly. Sage was pleased with the king and told king to ask for a boon. King solicits for the whole kingdom of Nepal. Sage requested king to meet him in Banaras. King then went to Banaras. Being pleased with King, Sage said “your desire will be fulfilled; I hereby give you the whole kingdom”. When king asked to take something’s as Guru Bheti the saga said, “When you have become the king of the whole of Nepal, you must provide the necessary facilities for the pilgrims to Gosainthan”. Prithvi Narayan Shah readily promised to do so.
He started to spy the Kathmandu, Bhaktaput and Kirtipur on his own. The ancient prosperity of three cities hiked his hierarchy need of greater Gurkha.
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