Surpratap Shah

Surpratap Shah
Prince of Gorkha
Born	Gorkha Kingdom
Died	Nepal
Nepali	सूर्यप्रताप शाह
Dynasty	Shah dynasty
Father	Nara Bhupal Shah
Religion	Hinduism

Surapratap Shah (Nepali: सुरप्रताप शाह) or Surya Pratap Shah (Nepali: सूर्यप्रताप शाह) was a prince of the Gorkha Kingdom. He was active during the battles referred to as the Unification of Nepal led by his brother, King Prithvi Narayan Shah.^[1]

He participated in the Battle of Kirtipur and the Battle of Makwanpur.^[2][3] He commanded the Battle of Kirtipur, where he lost his left eye, which led people to call him "a blind man".^[4][5]

Shah also held the title of Kaji.^[2] In the early 1970s, Shah went into exile in the Tanahun Kingdom, after Prithvi Narayan Shah and Surpratap had quarreled.^[6] This led to Prithvi Narayan Shah invading Tanahun.^[6]

Kirtipur War Memorial Park, an under-construction park, is set to depict the Battle of Kirtipur, and it is planned to show Surpratap Shah being struck by an arrow.^[7]

References

1. Shrestha, D. B.; Singh, C. E.; Singh, C. B. (1972). The History of Ancient and Medieval Nepal in a Nutshell: With Some Comparative Traces of Foreign History. HMG Press. p. 46.
2. Itihas. Director of State Archives, Government of Andhra Pradesh. 1979. p. 46.
3. Khand, Jitendra Dhoj (2005). Strategic Thought. Aarati, Prapti, Ajeeta Khand. p. 203. ISBN 978-99946-57-64-3.
4. Voice of History: An Annual Journal of T.U. History Association. T.U. History Association. 2000. p. 2.
5. Dangol, Sanu Bhai (1999). The Palace in Nepalese Politics: With Special Reference to the Politics of 1951 to 1990. Ratna Pustak Bhandar. p. 10.
6. Stiller, Ludwig F. (1968). Prithwinarayan Shah in the Light of Dibya Upadesh. Himalaya Book Centre. p. 13.
7. Baral, Aditi (9 August 2019). "Differences over Battle of Kirtipur as War Memorial Park construction gathers pace". My Republica. Retrieved 27 October 2021.