# Ambika Prasad Upadhyaya

_Nepalese historian_

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> Ambika Prasad Upadhyaya (Nepali: अम्बिकाप्रसाद उपाध्याय) was a Nepalese historian.

## Quick facts

- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109255088#P27))
- **Occupation:** historian ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109255088#P106))
- **Spouse:** Ambalika Devi ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109255088#P26))

## About

He is best known for writing Nepalko Itihas (1922). Upadhyaya is the first person to write the history of Nepal in the Nepali-language. Upadhyaya was married to Ambalika Devi from 1901 to 1936, till her death.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Ambika Prasad Upadhyaya](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambika_Prasad_Upadhyaya) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): अम्बिकाप्रसाद उपाध्याय](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6_%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q109255088](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109255088) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

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## Cite this page

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