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Kulamandan Khad 'Shah'
कुलमण्डन खाँण 'शाह'
Kings of Lamjung and Kaski
Predecessorestablished
SuccessorYashobrahma Shah
BornNepal
DiedNepal
IssueKalu Shah
Yasho Brahma Shah
DynastyShah dynasty
FatherJagadev Khad
ReligionHinduism

Kulamandan Khad'Shah' (Nepali: कुलमण्डन खंड 'शाह') was the first king of Kaski district and ancestor of the great king Prithivi Narayan Shah of Nepal.

Kulamandan conquered Kaski Kingdom and received the title of "Shah". This Shah title is used by mainly Kings or Rulers. His son Yasho Brahma Shah succeeded him as the King of Lamjung and Kaski. His eldest son Narhari Shah became ruler of Lamjung while the second son ruled over Kaski. His youngest son, Dravya Shah ruled the Kingdom of Gorkha.


His successors are as follows:

S.No. Name of the Ruler Ruled Period Kingdom
1. Yasho Brahma Shah or Yasobam Shah (यशेाब्रह्म शाह) Unknown Lamjung and Kaski
2. Dravya Shah (द्रब्य शाह) 1559–⁠1570, 11 years Gorkha Kingdom
3. Purna Shah (पूर्ण शाह) 1570–⁠1605, 35 years
4. Chatra Shah (छत्र शाह) 1605–⁠1609, 4 years
5. Rama Shah (राम शाह) 1609–⁠1633, 28 years
6. Dambar Shah (डम्बर शाह) 1633–⁠1645,12 years
7. Krishna Shah (कृष्ण शाह) 1645–⁠1661, 16 years
8. Rudra Shah (रूद्र शाह) 1661–⁠1673, 12 years
9. Prithvipati Shah (पृथ्वीपति शाह) 1673–⁠1716, 43 years
10. Nara Bhupal Shah (नरभुपाल शाह) 1716–⁠1743, 27 years
11. Prithvi Narayan Shah (पृथ्वीनारायण शाह) 1743–⁠1775, 32 years Kingdom of Nepal

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