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Ram Shah
King of Gorkha Kingdom / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ram Shah (Nepali: राम शाह; reign before 1606 – 1636) was king of the Gorkha Kingdom (present-day Gorkha District, Nepal). He was the son of Gorkha king Purna Shah and brother of Chatra Shah. He acceded to the throne c. 1606 after his brother's death. He expanded his kingdom far as the Trishuli River (east), the Marshyangdi (west), the Rasuwa, (north) and the Mahabharat Range (west).[citation needed]
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King Ram Shah राजा राम शाह | |
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King of Gorkha Kingdom | |
Reign | 1606–1636 |
Coronation | 1606 |
Predecessor | Chatra Shah |
Successor | Dambar Shah |
Born | 1550 Nepal |
Died | 1636 Gorkha, Gorkha Kingdom, Nepal |
Issue | Dambar Shah |
Dynasty | Shah dynasty |
Father | Purna Shah |
Religion | Hinduism |
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This article is about the Gorkha king. For the Nagvanshi king, see Ram Shah (king).
Shah was known as the "great conqueror" and "conscientious". He brought many changes to the Gorkha Kingdom, including fixed and uniform weights and measures, criminal codes, created a fixed rate of interest and built the Newar architecture palace Gorkha Palace. His statue is displayed at his Chautari where he used to give justice to the people.