Indra Kumari Devi | |
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Queen Consort of Gorkha | |
Tenure | 3 April 1743 — 25 September 1768 |
Queen consort of Nepal | |
Tenure | 25 September 1768 — 11 January 1775 |
Born | 1724 Kingdom of Makwanpur |
Died | 11 January 1775 Devighat, Nuwakot |
Spouse | Prithvi Narayan Shah (m. 1738) |
Issue | Bilas Kumari [1] |
Dynasty | Shah dynasty (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]
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Indra Kumari Devi | |
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Queen Consort of Gorkha | |
Tenure | 3 April 1743 — 25 September 1768 |
Queen consort of Nepal | |
Tenure | 25 September 1768 — 11 January 1775 |
Born | 1724 Kingdom of Makwanpur |
Died | 11 January 1775 Devighat, Nuwakot |
Spouse | Prithvi Narayan Shah (m. 1738) |
Issue | Bilas Kumari [1] |
Dynasty | Shah dynasty (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]
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