Tripurasundari, also known as Lalit Tripura Sundari Devi, was a queen consort of Nepal by marriage to King Rana Bahadur Shah of Nepal. Widowed at a very young age and childless, she served as regent o
Statue of Queen Tripurasundari
Girvan Yuddha Bikram Shah
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Girvan Yuddha Bikram Shah was King of Nepal. Although he was not the legitimate heir to the throne, his father, King Rana Bahadur Shah, made him the heir for being the son of his favourite wife Kantav
Queen Tripurasundari of Nepal
…Bahadur Shah of Nepal. Widowed at a very young age and childless, she served as regent of the kingdom for a long period. She was regent for her stepson Girvan Yuddha Bikram Shah in 1806–1819, and for her step-grandson Rajendra in 1819–1832. She was the first woman to publish literature in Nepal. Lalit Tripura Sundari Devi was…
Shah, c. 1815
Girvan Yuddha Bikram Shah riding a horse
Stockaded position of the Nepalese at Jaithak
Bhimsen Thapa's troops, right, at Segauli, 1816, with India Pattern Brown Bess muskets and chupi bayonets