''Sri Chautaria'' Fateh Jang Shah ( ne, फत्तेजङ्ग शाह; 1805 – 14 September 1846) or Fatya Jang Shah, also popularly known as Fatte Jang Chautariya, was the 6th prime minister of
Nepal
Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...
.
Early life and background
Fateh Jung Shah was born on 1805 A.D. as eldest son of ''Sri Chautaria'' Prana Shah and ''Chautaryani'' Moha Kumari Devi. He was 5th generation of King
Prithvipati Shah
Prithvipati Shah ( ne, पृथ्वीपति शाह; ?–1716) was the king of the Gorkha Kingdom in the South Asian subcontinent, present-day Nepal. He was the grandfather of Nara Bhupal Shah.
King Prithvipati Shah ascended to the thr ...
of
Gorkha
The Gurkhas or Gorkhas (), with endonym Gorkhali ), are soldiers native to the Indian Subcontinent, chiefly residing within Nepal and some parts of Northeast India.
The Gurkha units are composed of Nepalis and Indian Gorkhas and are recruit ...
. He was nephew of PM
Chautariya Pushkar Shah
Mukthiyar General Sri Sri Sri Chautariya Pushkar Shah (August 16, 1784 – 1841) was the prime minister (Mukhtiyar) of Nepal from August 1838 to early 1839. He previously served as the Governor of Doti from 1831 to 1837, and as Special Ambass ...
. His 4 brothers were Colonel ''Sri Chautaria'' Guru Prasad Shah, ''Rajguru'' Ram Krishna Bahadur Shah, Captain ''Sardar'' Bir Bahadur Shah and Colonel ''Sri Chautaria'' Rana Sher Shah. His sister was
Hiranya Garbha Devi, third wife of PM
Jung Bahadur Rana
Maharaja Jung Bahadur Kunwar Ranaji, (born Bir Narsingh Kunwar ( ne, वीर नरसिंह कुँवर), 18 June 1817; popularly known as Jung Bahadur Rana (JBR, ne, जङ्गबहादुर राणा)) () belonging to the ...
. He was educated privately.
Works
He was appointed ''Mukhtiyar'' (1840-1843). He lived in exile at
Gaya, India
Gaya ( IAST: ) is a city, municipal corporation and the administrative headquarters of Gaya district and Magadh division of the Indian state of Bihar. Gaya is south of Patna and is the state's second-largest city, with a population of 470,839 ...
from 1843 to 1845. Later, he was promoted to Full General and Commander of Three Regiments in 1845 after the exile. He then served as ''Mukhtiyar'' and Minister of Foreign Affairs (1845-1846).
Children
He had three sons ''Sri Chautaria'' Khadga Bikram Shah (Khadga Babusaheb) who was killed with him at
Kot Massacre
The Kot massacre ( ne, कोत पर्व) took place on 14 September 1846 when then Kaji Jang Bahadur Kunwar and his brothers killed about 30-40 civil, military officers and palace guards of the Nepalese palace court including the Prime Mi ...
. Other two are Guru Prasad Shah and Guna Bahadur Shah.
Death
He was killed in
Kot Massacre
The Kot massacre ( ne, कोत पर्व) took place on 14 September 1846 when then Kaji Jang Bahadur Kunwar and his brothers killed about 30-40 civil, military officers and palace guards of the Nepalese palace court including the Prime Mi ...
at the courtyard of
Hanuman Dhoka
Hanuman Dhoka ( ne, हनुमान ढोका) is a complex of structures with the Royal Palace of the Malla kings and also of the Shah dynasty in the Durbar Square of central Kathmandu, Nepal. It is spread over five acres. The Hanuman ...
Palace on 14 September 1846.
See also
*
List of prime ministers of Nepal
References
Mukhtiyars
Assassinated heads of government
1805 births
1846 deaths
Assassinated people
19th-century Nepalese politicians
19th-century prime ministers of Nepal
Shah dynasty
Nepalese exiles
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