As long as Nepal is fully dependent on Indian mercy in trade and transit, Nepal can never be independent and develop. The British gave the name India after they consolidated the colonies in present shape. Because no proof of the said mutilation have been found except some story based on rumors. He won Nuwakot in the subsequent attempt in 1744. After Bahadur Shah’s death, the power vacuum grew further and the unification stopped. Prithvi Narayan Shah, King who started the great initiation of unification of the states and make it a single sovereign country - Nepal. However, India in a way, blackmailed the King, the Rana regime and the newly formed Nepali congress leaders. Many major changes took place in Nepal. Ever since the political change, Nepal has seen numerous political upheavals from transitional democracy, Panchayat democracy, a multi-party system of democracy, direct rule of the King to so-called communist rule under the Federal system of the current Government. The British should have returned Nepal’s land before they divided the colony of India in two countries, India and Pakistan. Prithvi Narayan SHAH married Narendra Rajya Laxmi DEVI and had 1 child. Thus King Prithvi Narayan Shah conquered the Kathmandu Valley and made Kathmandu the capital of the Nepal in 1769. As a founder and commander, Nepal Army also hangs a life-size drawing of Shaha at the center of the Nepal Army’s formal halls where every high-level meeting takes place -- Shaha’s portrait stands as an eye-witness. Nepal has already endured three major Blockades in the past few decades. The states that accepted the amalgamation with Gorkha kingdom were treated fairly. The king wanted his power back. Unified Greater Nepal’s territories never belonged to India. The British would have merged all the small kingdoms into the colony of India and all the Nepali, languages, culture and traditions would have been swallowed and wiped out by thevast population from the south. He used force only against those who refused to come under his domain. No offence to present day India, but that is the historical truth. The relation with British India was changed from an adversarial one to that of friendly neighbors. After the so-called treaty of Sugauli, Nepal happened to be land locked by India from all three sides east, west and south. He was the only man who has made all the single state into one single country. Gorkha, the state in which Shaha was born, is regarded as a place of pride and bravery outside Nepal. Nepal had the best opportunity to claim the rest of the lost land that the British had kept and merged in India since the conclusion of Anglo-Nepal War. In this way, due to his far-sighted diplomacy, Prithvi Narayan Shah weakend the position of the … On the other hand, Bisweshor P. Koirala, Subarna S. Rana and some other political leaders of Nepali origin who were living in India at that time had their own interest. As a result, Jung Bahadur tactfully regained some of the lost territories of western Tarai districts of Banke, Bardia, Kailali, and Kanchanpur from the British. The Indian plans are for making Nepal a bankrupt and failed State and eventually bring the country in its control. Prithvi Nārāyaṇ Shah, (born 1723?—died 1775), member of the ruling Shah family of the Gurkha (Gorkha) principality, Nepal, who conquered the three Malla kingdoms of Kāthmāndu, Pātan, and Bhādgaon in 1769 and consolidated them to found the modern state of Nepal. Later, as situation began to change, they saw the opportunities in Nepali politics and sought to take the leadership in Nepal. This could well be the rumor spread out in retaliation by the western missionaries who were defeated and then expelled out of the kingdom by Prithvi Narayan Shah. Visualizing the troubles ahead, Prithvi Narayan Shah took upon himself the task of keeping the banner of freedom and cultural heritage high by unifying the minor states under his leadership. On top of that India has encroached on Nepali borders at more than seventy places. If they had spoken for the restoration of Nepal ‘s Indian occupied land from Tista to Sutlej, Gandhi, Nehru, Patel etc. He rather submerged himself with the people who accepted him as their new ruler. Prithvi Narayan Shah is credited for starting the campaign for the unification of Nepal. This visionary king was born in Gorkha on Poush 27, 1779 BS, as a first son to King Narabhupal Shah and queen Kausalyawati making him the crown prince and heir to the throne. During the interim,British colonialist had defeated most of the small kingdoms of the area and had created a much bigger colony of India. He changed the history of our country and contributed towards unifying Nepal. Prithvi Narayan Shah brought most of the tiny kingdoms together and had them unified with a minimum loss of life and properties. Discarded for almost a decade and disowned by the political dispensation, people from different walks of life have realized the need to highlight the important step taken by Shah in nation-building and unifying the people of different ethnic and religious groups to preserve the unique culture, religion and values of this subcontinent. Thus, Nepal lost a golden opportunity to regain the lost land. The responsibility for establishing Greater Nepal comes to a single person titled Prithvi Narayan Shah whose bravery and perspective were the primary justification behind the unified Nepal that we are living in today. The inhabitants of this country have always endeavored to keep vigil against the foreign tormentors of this holy land and thus have preserved her cultural heritage by all means,” writes Hit Narayan Jha, professor of History, Culture and Archeology of TU. Prithvi Narayan Shah was born on Poush 27, 1779 in Gorkha. President Bidya Devi Bhandari has extended tribute to leader of National Unity Campaign, Prithvi Narayan Shah, on the occasion of 299th Prithvi Jayanti and National Unity Day. There were several dozen kingdoms spread east to west and north to south from Assam in the east to Kashmir in the west and also Ganga river and Bramhaputra river in the south. Even after the abolition of the monarchy, Nepal Army respects him as in the past. On Push 27 (January 11), Nepal will celebrate the 298th Birth Anniversary of King Prithvi Narayan Shah, the Great. Prithvi Narayan Shah brought most of the tiny kingdoms together and had them unified with a minimum loss of life and properties. However, President Bidhya Devi Bhandari is the first head of the state following a declaration of the republic to show courage to visit the statue of Prithvi Narayan Shah and paid homage to him. Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Bhanubhakta Dhakal has acknowledged Prithvi Narayan Shah, the unifier of modern Nepal, as a respected guardian of all Nepali people. Maharajadhiraja Prithivi Narayan Shah (1723–1775 ; Nepali: पृथ्वीनारायण शाह) was the last ruler of the Gorkha Kingdom and first monarch of Kingdom of Nepal (also called Kingdom of Gorkha). By calling his newly built state a garden of all castes, creeds and religions within true Hindustan, he made Nepal a total fabric of customs and traditions that have evolved through centuries. He was popular not only in Nepal but all over the world. The Prince had unified Nepal into a big and a powerful Nation with a huge geography from east to west and from north to south having more than 300,000 square kilometer area. Again, their self-interest was greater than the National interest of Nepal. Mohan Shumsher apparently wanted to cling to power rather than negotiate with the British and later with Indian leadership. Therefore, all the people whether inside the present day Nepal or outside and anywhere in the world should be thankful and pay homage to Prithvi Narayan Shah, the creator of “The Greater Nepal. The king as well could not afford to displease the Indian leadership. As a result of his foresight and wisdom, a synthesis of Hinduism and Buddhism exists to this day in Nepal. Instead, Prime minister Oli, publicly made the statement that India had been trying to oust him and dismantle his Government by by using other top leaders such as Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Madhav Nepal, Jhalanath Khanal etc from his own ruling communist party CPN. Somewhere in the vast Himalayan region, a king of a tiny Kingdom of Gorkha realized that the threat of the foreign invaders. No wonder, any leader could not show the courage to talk about Nepal’s lost land. The examples are the economic blockade India imposed on Nepal from time to time. He was clever, brave, intelligent and charismatic because he was well educated by his step mother Chandra pravawati about state affairs as well. It has been taking advantage of Nepal’s landlocked position. Furthermore, the Ranas had foreseen the end of their regime along with the end of British rule in India. The valley’s communications with the outside world were thus cut off. After the untimely demise of Prithvi Narayan Shah at an early age of fifty two. 14 No. Prithvi Narayan Shah’s assimilation with the people of Kathmandu and his immediate adoption of Newari culture of bowing down to Goddess Kumari was a glaring example of his acceptability and adoptability. They were supporting the Indian freedom fighters. India instead of returning the colonized Nepali land has continued to occupy them. Born in Gorkha, Gandaki, Nepal on 11 JAN 1723 to Nara Bhupal Shah and Kaushalyavati Devi. The sap of the Mughal Empire had dried up and the leaves were weathering on the branches. He was born on Thursday 27, Poush 1779 BS. 10, January 08, 2021 ( Paush 24, 2077) Publisher: Keshab Prasad Poudel Online Register Number: DOI 584/074-75, VOL. Join Facebook to connect with Prithvi Narayan Shah and others you may know. In 1769 he transferred his capital … And India has occupied Nepali territories, in Kalapani, Lipulekh, Limpiadhura and Susta as well. Since the first non-Rana Prime minister, Matrika Prasad Koirala down to the Prime Minister KP Oli, Nepal has seen more than twenty Prime Minister. King Prithvi Narayan Shah’s reign began with the defeat at Nuwakot, which lies between Kathmandu and Gorkha District. KATHMANDU, Jan 11: "Prithvi Narayan Shah Study Center" was inaugurated on Monday, coinciding with the 299th birth anniversary of Prithvi Narayan Shah, the father of modern Nepal. The self-centered Nepali leaders were simply overcome by their own interest over the National interest of Nepal. Prithvi Narayan Shah In fromt of Singha Durbar, the king who united Nepal In all the ages she has been the pure fountain of spiritual salvation to all the Hindus. As a diplomat, he was a unique figure in his time. The British merged the looted land into their newly created colony India. They seem to have two choices, either do what India wants or lose the position of the PM. Nepal was declared a democratic country under the monarchy, once again. After Nuwakot, he took possession of strategic points in the hills surrounding the Kathmandu Valley. The main purpose of PNCA is to serve the Nepalese community in the Dallas Fort WOrth Area. As such, Jung Bahadur did not plan to wage war against the British to get back the lost territories. Hardly any Prime Minister or any political leader can challenge the Indian leadership. India has been treating Nepal as if she its colony. 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