Daljit Shah

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Daljit Shah
Prince of Gorkha
BornGorkha Kingdom
DiedNepal
Nepaliदलजित शाह
DynastyShah dynasty
FatherNara Bhupal Shah
ReligionHinduism

Daljit Shah (Nepali: दलजित शाह) was a Prince of the Gorkha Kingdom. He was active during the military campaign known as the Unification of Nepal led by his brother, King Prithvi Narayan Shah.[1] He held the rank of Chautaria, and Kaji.[2][3] Shah commanded various battles including the Capture of Palanchok, the Battle of Kirtipur, the Battle of Kavre, and the Battle of Makwanpur.[2][4][5] Shah and Bahadur Shah were allegedly conspiring against Pratap Singh Shah to crown Bahadur Shah as the king of Nepal.[6] When the conspiracy was discovered, Daljit Shah and Bahadur Shah were imprisoned in Nuwakot.[6][7]

References

  1. Singh, Nagendra Kr (1997). Nepal: Refugee to Ruler : a Militant Race of Nepal. APH Publishing. p. 28. ISBN 978-81-7024-847-7.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Hamal, Lakshman B. (1995). Military History of Nepal. Sharda Pustak Mandir. p. 179.
  3. Khatri, Shiva Ram (1999). Nepal Army Chiefs: Short Biographical Sketches. Sira Khatri. p. 27.
  4. Itihas. Director of State Archives, Government of Andhra Pradesh. 1979. p. 46.
  5. Shrestha, Nagendra Prasad (2007). The Road to Democracy and Kingdom of God. Shrijana Shrestha. p. 53. ISBN 978-99946-2-462-1.
  6. 6.0 6.1 Shrestha, D. B.; Singh, C. E. (1972). The History of Ancient and Medieval Nepal in a Nutshell: With Some Comparative Traces of Foreign History. Verlag nicht ermittelbar. p. 4.
  7. Acharya, Baburam (15 August 2013). The Bloodstained Throne: Struggles for Power in Nepal (1775–1914). Penguin UK. ISBN 978-93-5118-204-7.