Kantavati Devi

Kantavati Devi (Kantawati Devi Jha) (?–31 October 1799) was the favourite wife of Rana Bahadur Shah, King of Kingdom of Nepal. She was a Mithila Brahmin from Mohtari. She was the mother of Girvan Yuddha Bikram Shah. She died of smallpox.

Queen Kantavati Devi
Queen consort of Nepal
BornNepal
Died31 October 1799
Arya Ghat, Devapatam, Nepal
SpouseRana Bahadur Shah
IssueGirvan Yuddha Bikram Shah
Dhanashahi Lakshmi Devi
Names
Kantavati Devi Jha
DynastyHouse of Shah (by marriage)
ReligionHinduism

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