# Dravya Shah

_First Shah King of Gorkha Kingdom_

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Last updated: 2026-10-13

> Dravya Shah was the first King of the Gorkha Kingdom in Nepal. He was the father of Purna Shah, king of Gorkha.
Dravya Shah's accomplices were Bhagirath Panta, Ganesh Pandey, Keshav Bohara, Narayan Aryal, Sarveshwar Khanal, and Ganganam Rana Magar all of whom belonged to Gorkha and knew all areas, ins and outs of the region. Narayan Arjyal was Drabya's Guru spiritual tutor. Keshav Bohara had been provided the responsibility to regulate Lands and Land Revenue. Ganesh Pandey and Bhagirath Panta were minister and commander-in-chief, respectively. Sarveshwar Khanal was the royal pandit.

## Quick facts

- **Place of birth:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20107430#P19))
- **Died:** 1570 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20107430#P570))
- **Place of death:** Gorkha ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20107430#P20))

## Related

- [Gorkha Municipality](https://diginpl.com/places/gorkha-municipality)

## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Dravya Shah](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dravya_Shah) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): द्रव्य शाह](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF_%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B9) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q20107430](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20107430) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

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"Dravya Shah". DigiNepal. Last updated 13 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/dravya-shah. Retrieved 21 October 2026.