Indra Kumari Devi
Queen Consort of Gorkha
Tenure3 April 1743 — 25 September 1768
Queen consort of Nepal
Tenure25 September 1768 — 11 January 1775
Born1724
Kingdom of Makwanpur
Died11 January 1775
Devighat, Nuwakot
SpousePrithvi Narayan Shah (m. 1738)
IssueBilas Kumari[1]
DynastyShah dynasty (by marriage)
FatherHem 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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