# Ram Shah

_King of Gorkha principality_

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Last updated: 2026-10-18

> Ram Shah was a king of the Gorkha Kingdom. He was the son of Gorkha king Purna Shah and brother of Chatra Shah. He acceded to the throne c. 1606 after his brother's death. He expanded his kingdom as far as the Trishuli River to the east, the Marshyangdi to the west, the Rasuwa to the north, and the Mahabharat Range to the west.

## Quick facts

- **Place of birth:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20933609#P19))
- **Died:** 1636 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20933609#P570))
- **Place of death:** Gorkha ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20933609#P20))

## Related

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

## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Ram Shah](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ram_Shah) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): राम शाह](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AE_%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B9) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q20933609](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20933609) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: King Ram Shah.jpg by Bhojraj Sapkota (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:King_Ram_Shah.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

"Ram Shah". DigiNepal. Last updated 18 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/ram-shah. Retrieved 21 October 2026.