Former King Gyanendra Shah has reached Singha Durbar on Tuesday to lay a wreath at the
statue of Prithvi Narayan Shah on the occasion of Prithvi Jayanti. He laid a wreath at the statue of Shah in front of the main gate of Singha Durbar. Earlier, President Bidya Devi Bhandari had also arrived there to lay a wreath.
The birth anniversary of Nation Builder Prithvi Narayan Shah, which is celebrated every year on Poush 27, is being celebrated all over the country by organizing various programs today. Prithvi Narayan’s 300th birth anniversary is being celebrated this year. Prithvi Narayan Shah was born on 27 Poush 1779 in Gorkha to King Nara Bhupal Shah and Queen Kaushalyavati. Prithvi Narayan became the king on Chaitra 25, 1799 BS.
Before that, Nepal was divided into 52 states. After Prithvi Narayan became king, he succeeded in extending the border of Nepal from Tista in the east to Chepe river in the west. After the demise of Prithvi Narayan, his successor has a history of extending the state of Nepal to the fort Kangada in the west.
Prithvi Narayan Shah had conquered Nuwakot in 1801 BS. Twenty-five years later, in 1826, the Kathmandu Valley was conquered. After conquering the Nepal Valley, Prithvi Narayan Shah extended the borders of the country by conquering Chaudandi Bijaypur etc. in the east.
By Muna Chand
