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| name = Sher Bahadur Shah<br />
| native_name = शेरबहादुर शाह<br />
| native_name_lang = ne<br />
| image = <br />
| caption = <br />
| office = [[Prime Minister of Nepal|Chautaria]]<br />
| term_start = 1794<br />
| term_end = 1806<br />
| monarch = [[Rana Bahadur Shah]]<br />
| birth_date = January 1778<br />
| birth_place = [[Hanuman Dhoka]], [[Kingdom of Nepal|Nepal]]<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1806|4|25|1778|1|9|df=y}}<br />
| death_place = [[Kathmandu Durbar Square]]<br />
| death_cause = Assassination <br />
| citizenship = Nepali<br />
| spouse = <br />
| children = <br />
| mother = Maiju Rani Maneshvari Devi<br />
| father = [[Pratap Singh Shah]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Sher Bahadur Shah''' ({{lang-ne|शेरबहादुर शाह}}; January 1778 – 25 April 1806) was a Nepalese noble who served as [[Prime Minister of Nepal|Chautaria]] from 1794 until his assassination in 1806. He was the son of King Pratapsingh Shah and the 3rd dynasty royal prince of Nepal.<br />
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== Biography ==<br />
Sher Bahadur Shah was born at [[Hanuman Dhoka]] on January 1778 to King [[Pratap Singh Shah]] and Maiju Rani Maneshvari Devi.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Bajracharya|first=Bhadra Ratna|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2oxuAAAAMAAJ|title=Bahadur Shah, the Regent of Nepal, 1785–1994 [i.e. 1794] A.D.|date=1992|publisher=Anmol Publications|isbn=978-81-7041-643-2|pages=18|language=en}}</ref> His mother was from a [[Newar people|Newar]] family and the [[Concubinage|concubine]] of the king.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Banarjee|first=Gautam|date=19 March 2021|title=The Night Of Assassination|url=https://risingnepaldaily.com/detour/the-night-of-assassination|access-date=20 November 2021|website=The Rising Nepal|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Whelpton|first=John|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KoNT6tjk9mQC|title=A History of Nepal|date=17 February 2005|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0-521-80470-7|pages=41|language=en}}</ref><br />
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Shah was promoted to [[Prime Minister of Nepal|Chautaria]] in 1794 by [[Rana Bahadur Shah]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Shaha|first=Rishikesh|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y3NuAAAAMAAJ|title=Modern Nepal: 1769–1885|date=1990|publisher=Riverdale Company|isbn=978-0-913215-64-7|pages=76|language=en}}</ref><br />
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There was a conspiracy led by [[Prince Bahadur Shah of Nepal|Prince Bahadur Shah]], son of [[Prithvi Narayan Shah]], to depose then king Rana Bahadur Shah and install Sher Bahadur Shah on the throne.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Rose|first=Leo E.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DCLrDwAAQBAJ|title=Nepal: Strategy for Survival|date=28 May 2021|publisher=Univ of California Press|isbn=978-0-520-36518-6|pages=72|language=en}}</ref><br />
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In 1806, Shah assassinated his step-brother Rana Bahadur Shah, which ultimately led to the [[1806 Bhandarkhal massacre]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite book|last=Regmi|first=D. R.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=idJBAAAAYAAJ|title=Modern Nepal: Expansion: climax and fall. 1st ed|date=1975|publisher=Firma K. L. Mukhopadhyay|pages=166|language=en}}</ref><br />
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Sher Bahadur Shah was assassinated by [[Bal Narsingh Kunwar]] on 25 April 1806.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Pradhan|first=K. L.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7PP1yElRzIUC|title=Thapa Politics in Nepal: With Special Reference to Bhim Sen Thapa, 1806-1839|date=2012|publisher=Concept Publishing Company|isbn=978-81-8069-813-2|pages=27|language=en}}</ref><br />
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