The Shahs of Gorkha: How a Hill Kingdom United Nepal
Before Prithvi Narayan Shah conquered the Kathmandu Valley, his ancestors spent generations building the Gorkha kingdom from a patch of hill country. In this episode, Lucas and Luna trace the rise of the Shah dynasty from its origins in the principality of Gorkha, through the reign of King Ram Shah (1606–1633) who codified laws and built the Gorkha Palace, to the decisive military campaigns of Nara Bhupal Shah that set the stage for his son Prithvi Narayan. They explore the Shahs' strategic marriages, their adoption of Khas language and customs, and the role of the legendary sword Bhujim. Along the way, they touch on the rival Sen kingdoms of Palpa and Makwanpur, the Shahs' alliance with the Magar chiefs, and the significance of the 18th-century Gorkha unification. For listeners who know the end of the story — the fall of Kathmandu in 1769 — this episode fills in how Gorkha itself became a power.
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