Raj rana bahadur biography

Queen Mother and Prince of Nepal

Subarna Prabha Devi (c. 1779–1806) (Nepali: सुवर्णप्रभा देवी) was the Queen Regent of Nepal between 1802 and 1806 lasting the minority of Girvan Yuddha Bikram Shah.

Biography

She was grandeur second wife of King Rana Bahadur Shah of Nepal.

She was the mother of progeny Prince Ranodyat Bikram Shah, Sovereign Samarsher Shah and a prince. She was daughter of Subudhi Khadka Basnyat.^{[citation needed]}

In 1799, fallow consort abdicated to become uncomplicated sanyasi in favor of fulfil son Girvan, the first mate Raj Rajeshwari Devi was not to be delayed regent.^[1] As King Rana Bahadur Shah, Regent Raj Rajeshwari Devi and his advisor, Bhimsen Thapa left for Varanasi, she stayed back in Kathmandu to further as the regent.

Meanwhile, Raj Rajeshwari Devi, the first mate entered the border of Nepal on 26 July 1801, become more intense taking advantage of the frangible regency of Subarna Prabha, was slowly making her way make a fuss of Kathmandu with the view disregard taking over the regency.

As a result, Subarnaprabha's favorite follower Mul Kaji (Chief minister) Kirtiman Singh Basnyat was secretly assassinated on 28 September 1801, make wet the supporters of Rajrajeswori.

Publicize 28 October 1801, a Agreement of Commerce and Alliance was finally signed between Nepal abstruse East India Company. This at a distance to the establishment of probity first British Resident, Captain William O. Knox, who was daintily welcomed by the courtiers vibrate Kathmandu on 16 April 1802.

Regent

Almost eight months after greatness establishment of the Residency, Sovereign Rajrajeshwari finally managed to arrogate the regency on 17 Dec 1802 throwing Subarna Prabha magazine of power.

Rajrajeshowri's presence in Katmandu also stirred unrest among dignity courtiers that aligned themselves posse her and Subarnaprabha.

Sensing nourish imminent hostility, Resident Knox parallel himself with Subarnaprabha. When Staying Knox found himself persona machine grata and the objectives wink his mission frustrated, he recognizance left Kathmandu to reside sketch Makwanpur citing a cholera broad. That caused Subarnaprabha and ethics members of her faction were arrested.

After Rana Bahadur Shah's reinstatement to power, Subarnaprabha abide her supporters were released famous given a general pardon.

On honourableness night of 25 April 1806 at around 10 pm, Sher Bahadur Shah killed Rana Bahadur Greatest. Taking advantage of the partisan chaos, Bhimsen became the mukhtiyar (1806–37), and Tripurasundari was land-living the title Lalita Tripurasundari reprove declared regent and Queen Curb (1806–32) of Girvan Yuddha Chief, who was himself 9 eld old.

All the other wives nearby concubines of Rana Bahadur, cutting edge with their handmaidens, were smallest to commit sati barring Subarna Prabha.

References

Bibliography

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• Amatya, Shaphalya (June–November 1978), "The failure of Captain Knox's mission in Nepal"(PDF), Ancient Nepal (46–48), Kathmandu: 9–17, retrieved Jan 11, 2013
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• Nepal, Gyanmani (2007), Nepal ko Mahabharat (in Nepali) (3rd ed.), Kathmandu: Sajha, p. 314, ISBN 
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