# Pratapa Simha

_King of Nepal_

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Last updated: 2026-10-31

> Pratap Singh Shah, , was King of Nepal. He was the eldest son of Prithvi Narayan Shah, the king who started the unification of Nepal.

## Quick facts

- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7238607#P27))

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Pratapa Simha](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pratap_Singh_Shah) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q7238607](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7238607) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Amrit Chitrakar - Portrait of King Pratap Singh Shah.jpg by Amar Chitrakar (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Amrit_Chitrakar_-_Portrait_of_King_Pratap_Singh_Shah.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Pratapa Simha, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Amrit Chitrakar - Portrait of King Pratap Singh Shah.jpg — Amar Chitrakar, Public domain.

## Cite this page

"Pratapa Simha". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/pratapa-simha. Retrieved 5 November 2026.