Nara Bhupal Shah

Nara Bhupal Shah (Nepali: नरभूपाल शाह; 1697–1743) was a king of the Gorkha Kingdom, which lies in modern day Nepal; and the father of Prithvi Narayan Shah. Nara Bhupal Shah was the son of Birbhadra Shah, the grandson of Prithvipati Shah. He was the king of the Gorkha state in Nepal. He unsuccessfully tried to extend his kingdom by capturing Nuwakot.^{[citation needed]}

Narabhupal Shah नरभूपाल शाह
Posthumous painting of Nara Bhupal Shah
King of Gorkha
Reign	1716 – 3 April 1743
Coronation	1716
Predecessor	Prithvipati Shah
Successor	Prithvi Narayan Shah
Born	circa 1697 Gorkha Darbar, Gorkha Kingdom, Nepal
Died	3 April 1743[citation needed] Nepal
Spouse	Chandraprabhawati Devi Kaushalyavati Devi Buddhimati Subhadramati[citation needed]
Issue	Prithvi Narayan, King of Gorkha and Nepal Brindakeshar Shah Dal Mardan, King of Patan Mahoddam Kirti Shah Surapratap Shah Daljit Shah
Dynasty	Shah dynasty
Father	Birbhadra Shah
Mother	Malikavati Devi
Religion	Hinduism

After his death, his eldest son, Prithvi Narayan Shah,^[1] annexed Nuwakot and even the Kathmandu Valley, in his conquest of a unified Nepal.^{[citation needed]}

Preceded by Prithvipati Shah

King of Gorkha 1716–1743

Succeeded by Prithvi Narayan Shah