Kantavati Devi

Kantavati Devi (Kantawati Devi Jha) (?–31 October 1799) was the favourite wife of Rana Bahadur Shah, King of Kingdom of Nepal. She was a Maithil Brahmin from Mohtari.^{[citation needed]} She was the mother of King Girvan Yuddha Bikram Shah, who was made heir to the throne by Bahadur Shah for being the son of his favourite wife. She died of smallpox.

Kantavati Devi
Queen consort of Nepal
Born	Nepal
Died	31 October 1799 Arya Ghat, Devapatam, Nepal
Spouse	Rana Bahadur Shah
Issue	Girvan Yuddha Bikram Shah Dhanashahi Lakshmi Devi
Names Kantavati Devi Jha
Dynasty	House of Shah (by marriage)
Religion	Hinduism

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Royal titles
Preceded by Rajendra Rajya Lakshmi Devi	Queen consort of Nepal 1795–1799	Succeeded by Gorakshya Rajya Lakshmi Devi