Origin Gorkha Kingdom
battle of ligligkot resulted in victory of shah dynasty , elevating dravya shah on throne of gorkha
according legends, 1 of earliest shah rulers rishi-raj rana-ji, of lunar dynasty. made ruler of chittorgarh , received title of bhattarak. lunar dynasty remained in power thirteen generations. then, muslim yavanas took power. bhattarak had abdicate , retain caste family name, rana-ji. rajas titled rana-ji 4 generations , rana-ji rava further seventeen generations.
akbar, mughal emperor, (1542-1605) wished marry daughter of fatte sinha rana-ji rava. akbar refused because of unsatisfactory caste. decision led war. many rajput, including fatte sinha rana-ji rava, killed. survivors of war led udaybam rana-ji rava. founded settlement, udaipur.
manmath rana-ji rava went ujjain. son bhupal ranaji rao went ridi in northern hills , in 1417 ad (saka 1945), sargha, , khium in bhirkot. there, cultivated land. new ruler of khium had sons, kancha , micha. bartabandha (the taking of bharmanical thread) performed. plans boys marry daughters of raghuvanshi rajputs made. kancha, elder son went dhor. conquered mangart , reigned on garhon, sathum , birkot. micha, younger son, went nuwakot in far west , became ruler there.
from micha, dynasty of 7 rajas commenced in nuwakot. kulamandan, eldest son of jagdeva, became ruler of kaski. favoured , became shah , succeeded father. kalu, second son sent dura danda in lamjung @ people s request become king. kalu killed sekhant tribe. in 1500s, son, yasobramha, became ruler of lamjung. second son of yasobramha, dravya shah conquered ghale people of neighbouring ligligkot, in gorkha. prince dravya shah on 1559 ce replaced khandka chiefs become first king of gorkha kingdom.
hilltop palace of shah kings
the ancient name of gor-kha white zhou or shakya.
mohar of gorkha king prithvi narayan shah dated saka era 1685 (ad 1763)
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