Sher Bahadur Shah (; January 1778 – 25 April 1806) was a Nepalese noble who served as Chautaria from 1794 until his assassination in 1806. He was the son of King Pratapsingh Shah and the 3rd dynasty royal prince of Nepal.

Biography

Sher Bahadur Shah was born at

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on January 1778 to King

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and Maiju Rani Maneshvari Devi. His mother, from a

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family, was a

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of the king. Shah was promoted to Chautaria in 1794 by Rana Bahadur Shah. There was a conspiracy led by Prince Bahadur Shah, son of

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, to depose then king Rana Bahadur Shah and install Sher Bahadur Shah on the throne. In 1806, Shah assassinated his step-brother Rana Bahadur Shah, which ultimately led to the 1806 Bhandarkhal massacre. Sher Bahadur Shah was assassinated by Bal Narsingh Kunwar on 25 April 1806.

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