Mahoddam Kirti Shah
Prince of Gorkha
BornGorkha Kingdom
DiedNepal
IssueBalbhadra Shah
Srikrishna Shah
Nepaliमहोद्दमकीर्ति शाह
DynastyShah dynasty
FatherNara Bhupal Shah
ReligionHinduism

Mahoddam Kirti Shah (Nepali: महोद्दमकीर्ति शाह) was a Prince of the Gorkha Kingdom.[1] He was active during the Unification of Nepal led by his brother, King Prithvi Narayan Shah.[2][3]

He also held the rank of Chautaria.[4] In 1744, he commanded the Battle of Nuwakot with Kalu Pande, and Prithvi Narayan Shah.[5]

His two sons Balbhadra Shah, and Srikrishna Shah also held the rank of the Chautaria.[6]

References

  1. ^ Hasrat, Bikrama Jit (1970). History of Nepal as Told by Its Own and Contemporary Chroniclers. local stockists: V.V. Research Institute Book Agency. p. 162.
  2. ^ Singh, Nagendra Kr (1997). Nepal: Refugee to Ruler : a Militant Race of Nepal. APH Publishing. p. 28. ISBN 978-81-7024-847-7.
  3. ^ Thapa, Netra Bahadur (1967). A Short History of Nepal. Ratna Pustak Bhandar. p. 70.
  4. ^ Hamal, Lakshman B. (1995). Military History of Nepal. Sharda Pustak Mandir. p. 96.
  5. ^ Āsā, Esa Pī (2003). The Founder of Modern Nepal Prithvinarayan Shah. Vaani Prakashan. p. 198.
  6. ^ Regmi, Mahesh Chandra (1995). Kings and Political Leaders of the Gorkhali Empire, 1768–1814. Orient BlackSwan. p. 43. ISBN 978-81-250-0511-7.


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