Dravya Shah ( ne, द्रव्य शाह; 1559–1570) was the king of the

Gorkha Kingdom Gorkha Kingdom ( ne, गोरखा राज्य) was a member of the Chaubisi rajya, a confederation of 24 states on the Indian subcontinent ruled by Khas people. In 1743 CE, the kingdom began a campaign of military expansion, annexing se ...

Nepal Nepal (; ne, :ne:नेपाल, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in S ...

. He was the father of

Purna Shah Purna Shah ( ne, पूर्ण शाह; 1570–1605), or Purendra Shah was the king of the Gorkha Kingdom in the Indian subcontinent, present-day Nepal. He was the father of Chatra Shah Chatra Shah also Chhatra Shah, Ksatra Shah ( ne, छत� ...

, king of Gorkha. Dravya Shah's accomplices were

Bhagirath Panta Bhagiratha (Sanskrit: भगीरथ, ''Bhagīratha'') is a legendary king of the Ikshvaku dynasty in Hindu literature. He is best known for his legend of bringing the sacred river Ganges, personified as the Hindu river goddess Ganga, from heav ...

Ganesh Pandey Ganesh Pandey or Ganesa Pande (Nepali:गणेश पाण्डे वा गणेश पाँडे) (born circa 1529-1606) was Minister and Accomplice of King Dravya Shah of Gorkha. He helped Dravya Shah to become King of Gorkha and was ...

, Narayan Arjyal, Sarveshwar Khanal, Keshav Bohora, Murti Khawas, Gangaram Rana Busal, all of whom belonged to Gorkha and knew all areas, ins and outs of the region. Narayan Arjyal was Drabya's Guru spiritual tutor.

and

were minister and commander-in-chief, respectively. Sarveshwar Khanal was royal pandit.

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