Indra Kumari Devi
Indra Kumari Devi | |
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Born | Kingdom of Makwanpur |
Died | 11 January 1775 Devighat, Nuwakot |
Spouse | Prithvi Narayan Shah (m. 1738) |
Issue | Bilas Kumari[1] |
Dynasty | House of Shah (by marriage) |
Father | Hem Karna Sen |
Indra Kumari Devi was the first wife of Prithvi Narayan Shah, King of Nepal.[2] Born to Hem Karna Sen, King of Makwanpur, she was married to Shah in February 1738, at the age of 14.[2][3] During the wedding ceremony, a conflict arose, subsequently he went home without a bride.[4] She with other wives of Prithvi Narayan Shah committed sati on 11 January 1775 in Devighat.[5]
References[]
Citation[]
- ^ Rahul 1996, p. 8.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Hamal 1995, p. 110.
- ^ Shrestha 1972, p. 89.
- ^ Raj 1997, p. 13.
- ^ Vaidya 1993, p. 97.
Bibliography[]
- Hamal, Lakshman B. (1995). Military History of Nepal. Sharda Pustak Mandir.
- Rahul, Ram (1996). Royal Nepal: A Political History. Vikas Publishing House. ISBN 978-81-259-0070-2.CS1 maint: date and year (link)
- Vaidya, Tulasī Rāma; Mānandhara, Triratna; Joshi, Shankar Lal (1993). Social History of Nepal. Anmol Publications. ISBN 978-81-7041-799-6.
- Shrestha, D. B.; Singh, C. E.; Singh, C. B. (1972). The History of Ancient and Medieval Nepal in a Nutshell: With Some Comparative Traces of Foreign History. HMG Press.
- Raj, Prakash A. (1997). Queens of the Shah Dynasty in Nepal. Ratna Pustak Bhandar. ISBN 978-0-7855-7483-5.
Categories:
- Nepalese queens consort
- 1775 deaths
- People of the Nepalese unification
- Nepalese Hindus
- People who committed sati
- 18th-century Nepalese people
- 18th-century Nepalese nobility
- People from Makwanpur District