Episode 5 of 6
Completion of the Unification
- When
- 1768
- Where
- Cities of the Nepal valley still holding out
By the end of 1768 Shah had reduced all cities still holding out, and Ranjit Malla requested safe passage to Benaras.
By the end of 1768 Shah had succeeded in reducing all the cities that still held out. Ranjit Malla stated that Shah had obtained sovereignty by the favor of God and requested only safe passage to Benaras. Shah thus became the founding monarch of the unified Kingdom of Nepal, ruling it from 1768 until his death in 1775, with Kathmandu as royal capital.
Sources
- Prithvi Narayan Shah Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-20
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