Bidur Bahadur Shah

Bidur Bahadur Shah
Bidur Bahadur Shah
विदुरबहादुर शाह
Chautaria
Monarch	Rana Bahadur Shah
Personal details
Born	Hanuman Dhoka, Nepal
Died	25 April 1806; Kathmandu Durbar Square
Manner of death	Assassination
Citizenship	Nepali
Parents	Pratap Singh Shah (father); Maiju Rani Maneshvari Devi (mother);

Bidur Bahadur Shah (Nepali: विदुरबहादुर शाह; better known as Bidur Shah; died 1806) was a Nepalese noble who served as Chautaria under the reign of Rana Bahadur Shah.

Biography

Bidur Bahadur Shah was born at Hanuman Dhoka to King Pratap Singh Shah and Maiju Rani Maneshvari Devi.[1] His mother was from a Newar family and the concubine of the king.[2][3]

Shah was promoted to Chautaria by Rana Bahadur Shah with his brother Sher Bahadur Shah.[4]

Shah had maintained close contact with the future Mukhtiyar (equivalent to prime minister) Bhimsen Thapa.[5]

Bidur Bahadur Shah was assassinated on 25 April 1806.[2]

References

Bajracharya, Bhadra Ratna (1992). Bahadur Shah, the Regent of Nepal, 1785–1994 [i.e. 1794] A.D. Anmol Publications. p. 4. ISBN 978-81-7041-643-2.
Banarjee, Gautam (19 March 2021). "The Night of Assassination". The Rising Nepal. Archived from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
Whelpton, John (17 February 2005). A History of Nepal. Cambridge University Press. p. 41. ISBN 978-0-521-80470-7.
Regmi, Mahesh Chandra (1995). Kings and Political Leaders of the Gorkhali Empire, 1768–1814. Orient BlackSwan. p. 51. ISBN 978-81-250-0511-7.
Pradhan, K. L. (2012). Thapa Politics in Nepal: With Special Reference to Bhim Sen Thapa, 1806–1839. Concept Publishing Company. p. 25. ISBN 978-81-8069-813-2.

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[1] Bajracharya, Bhadra Ratna (1992). Bahadur Shah, the Regent of Nepal, 1785–1994 [i.e. 1794] A.D. Anmol Publications. p. 4. ISBN 978-81-7041-643-2.

[:0-2] Banarjee, Gautam (19 March 2021). "The Night of Assassination". The Rising Nepal. Archived from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.

[3] Whelpton, John (17 February 2005). A History of Nepal. Cambridge University Press. p. 41. ISBN 978-0-521-80470-7.

[4] Regmi, Mahesh Chandra (1995). Kings and Political Leaders of the Gorkhali Empire, 1768–1814. Orient BlackSwan. p. 51. ISBN 978-81-250-0511-7.

[5] Pradhan, K. L. (2012). Thapa Politics in Nepal: With Special Reference to Bhim Sen Thapa, 1806–1839. Concept Publishing Company. p. 25. ISBN 978-81-8069-813-2.