Bidur Bahadur Shah

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Bidur Bahadur Shah
विदुरबहादुर शाह
Chautaria
MonarchRana Bahadur Shah
Personal details
BornHanuman Dhoka, Nepal
Died(1806-04-25)25 April 1806
Kathmandu Durbar Square
Manner of deathAssassination
CitizenshipNepali
Parents

Bidur Bahadur Shah (Nepali: विदुरबहादुर शाह; better known as Bidur Shah; died 1806) was a Nepalese noble who served as Chautaria under the reign of Rana Bahadur Shah.

Biography[edit]

Bidur Bahadur Shah was born at Hanuman Dhoka to King Pratap Singh Shah and Maiju Rani Maneshvari Devi.[1] His mother was from a Newar family and the concubine of the king.[2][3]

Shah was promoted to Chautaria by Rana Bahadur Shah with his brother Sher Bahadur Shah.[4]

Shah had maintained close contact with the future Mukhtiyar (equivalent to prime minister) Bhimsen Thapa.[5]

Bidur Bahadur Shah was assassinated on 25 April 1806.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Bajracharya, Bhadra Ratna (1992). Bahadur Shah, the Regent of Nepal, 1785–1994 [i.e. 1794] A.D. Anmol Publications. p. 4. ISBN 978-81-7041-643-2.
  2. ^ a b Banarjee, Gautam (19 March 2021). "The Night of Assassination". The Rising Nepal. Archived from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  3. ^ Whelpton, John (17 February 2005). A History of Nepal. Cambridge University Press. p. 41. ISBN 978-0-521-80470-7.
  4. ^ Regmi, Mahesh Chandra (1995). Kings and Political Leaders of the Gorkhali Empire, 1768–1814. Orient BlackSwan. p. 51. ISBN 978-81-250-0511-7.
  5. ^ Pradhan, K. L. (2012). Thapa Politics in Nepal: With Special Reference to Bhim Sen Thapa, 1806–1839. Concept Publishing Company. p. 25. ISBN 978-81-8069-813-2.