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Rajendra Lakshmi Devi contributed to the unification of Nepal during her eight years as regent. As the wife of King Pratap Singh Shah and mother of the young King Rana Bahadur Shah, she ruled jointly as regent with Bahadur Shah after his father's death. However, tensions rose between them and Bahadur Shah arrested Lakshmi. She was later released and helped lead troops to defeat forces seeking to divide the newly unified kingdom. Through her leadership and military contributions during her regency, Lakshmi played a role in continuing the work of unification started by Prithvi Narayan Shah.

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Rajendra Laxmi - Unification PDF

Rajendra Lakshmi Devi contributed to the unification of Nepal during her eight years as regent. As the wife of King Pratap Singh Shah and mother of the young King Rana Bahadur Shah, she ruled jointly as regent with Bahadur Shah after his father's death. However, tensions rose between them and Bahadur Shah arrested Lakshmi. She was later released and helped lead troops to defeat forces seeking to divide the newly unified kingdom. Through her leadership and military contributions during her regency, Lakshmi played a role in continuing the work of unification started by Prithvi Narayan Shah.

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CONTRIBUTION OF RAJENDRA LAKSHMI

IN THE UNIFICATION OF NEPAL


PRESENTED BY ANOJ SUBEDI
BEFORE THE PRITHVI NARAYAN SHAH UNITED NEPAL, ONLY
KATHMANDU WAS KNOWN AS NEPAL OR NEPAL MANDALA.

AFTER CONQUERING ALL THE SMALL KINGDOMS OF NEPAL IN


THE MID-EIGHTEENTH CENTURY, KING PRITHVI NARAYAN SHAH
MOVED HIS CAPITAL TO KATHMANDU FROM GORKHA AND
NAMED THE NEWLY CREATED EMPIRE, NEPAL.
Rajendra Rajya Lakshmi Devi was the daughter of King
Mukunda Sen II of Palpa.

She was the wife of king Pratap Singh Shah, the son of Prithvi
Narayan Shah.

During her eight years of regency, she reportedly contributed to


the unification of modern Nepal started by Prithvi Narayan Shah.
Family Tree of Shah Dynasty
Background
King Pratap Singh Shah could only rule for a short period. He died on Mangsir 6, 1834 B.S.
His two and half year old son Rana Bahadur Shah became the King of Nepal. As the king could not rule himself, there
arose a problem of who should conduct the administration. 

Bahadur was in exile Bettiah, British India,

After death of King Pratap Singh Shah, Two groups in the palace.

Some courtiers wanted Bahadur Shah to come back from exile and conduct the administration.

Some were in the favour of Rajendra Lakshmi.

Rajendra Lakshmi was not pleased with the courtiers, so she sent a letter asking Bahadur Shah to return to Nepal.

Bahadur Shah was given foreign affairs and war and Rajendra Lakshmi was given the rest and jointly conducted the
administration as reagents.

But the joint regency could not last long. After five months, there was dissension between Rajendra Lakshmi and
Bahadur Shah. 

Bahadur Shah put Rajendra Lakshmi under palace arrest, silver handcuffs in (1778 A.D) He started extending the
territory.
He went to Gorkha. 

In the meantime, Mahoddamkirti Shah released Rajendra Lakshmi. (20 June 1779)
Raise of Rajendra Lakshmi
When Bahadur Shah heard this, he went to Bettiah again. In those days, Warren Hastings was the Governor-
General of the East India Company in India.

Seeing Internal conflict on Nepal kingdom, In 1781 AD, kings of Chaubisi Rajya with the leadership of Palpa king
attact Gorkha.

For its return war Rajendra Lakshmi send troops with Bada- Kazi Amar Singh Thapa.
-First fight held in Chapleytee then Siran Chok and Tarpu ghaat defect them.
-the forces of Chaubisi Rajya was badly defeated.

Seeing ferocity of Gorkhali troops, Lamjung King Bir Mandaar Shah run out of kingdom (1839 B.S)

In 1782 AD both Lamjung and Tanahu was conquer by Nepal,

Kaski king Siddhi Narayan Shah also surrender.


EXTENSION
With Leadership of Abhiman Singh Basnet, Gorkha army troops went to attack Palpa.

-Parbat King Kirtibam Malla knowing this plan attacks to Lamjung.


In 1784 July, held war between parbati troops and gorkhali troops at Makai-daada.

Later gorkhali troop attact, Virkot, Satahun, Garahun, Resing, Dhor, Paiyaa, and Charikot victory combined to
Nepal.

Rajendra Lakshmi suffered from tuberculosis. She died on Shrawan 2, 1843 B.S. She was a woman of
extraordinary courage. Rode horses, played with swords and addressed soldiers departing to the battlefields.
She was a competent administrator.
Thank You
For your Time & patience and listening to me.

Reference:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Rajendra_of_Nepal

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Queen_Rajendra_of_Nepal&oldid=971739720"

https://www.kullabs.com/classes/subjects/units/lessons/notes/note-detail/626, Extension Of The Unification


Campaign

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShMTzGekv44, Unification of Eastern Chaubise Rajyas


.

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