they were called the shah.
Prithivi Narayan Shah was the first King of unified Nepal. He was born in 1723 and ruled from 1743 until his death in 1775. He is credited with uniting the small kingdoms in the region to create the modern country of Nepal.
the prithivinaryan shah unified Nepal
No, Never, Nepal is a sovereign country since its origin as the modern Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal was conquered by the late king Prithivi Narayan Shah unifying its many small kingdoms of that time so he is the father of Nepal. During that time at first he was the king of GURKHA STATE only as Nepal is conquered from the 22-24 states (it is called Baaise and Choubise Razyas). Those Baaise and Choubise States were ruled by the Kirates, Rai, Limbu, Ghale, Magar, Gurung, Tamangs etc. His soldiers from Gorkha or the Gorkhali soldiers are the real Gurkhas in fact and this is how the term GURKHA SOLDIERSoriginates. The Gorkhaduring that time had a Ghale (Tamang) monarchy in which they had a trend of choosing the king from the public ceremony (like from running fight) on a yearly basis where Drabya Shah after winning the competition he became the first Shah king and gradually established Shah regime since then. The Kathmandu Valley only used to be called as Nepal during that time where the term Nepal has come from the Newari term NEPA:. Newars are the inhabitant of Kathmandu Valley.
Prithvi Narayan Shah
ruler of shah dynasty - Prithvi Narayan Shah
Unfortunately, the thirteenth king of Nepal was late king Dipendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev
Prithvi Narayan Shah made great contribution to Nepal. He turned the small Gorkha states into a free united Nepal.It was his achievements that we have a greater Nepal today.So, Prithvi Narayan Shah is considered as the builder of modern Nepal.
Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev was the last king of Nepal.
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Prithvi Narayan Shah.
Nepal was declared a republic in May 2008, therefore did not have a President in 2003. The Head of State was the King of Nepal, Gyanendra Shah.