Kaushalyavati Devi (Nepali: कौशल्यावती शाह) or Kaushalyawati Devi was a queen consort of Gorkha.

Queen Kaushalyavati Devi
Queen consort of Gorkha
BornPalpa
DiedGorkha
SpouseNara Bhupal Shah
IssuePrithvi Narayan Shah
Dala Mardan Shah
Prithvi Pal Shah
Padma Kumari Devi
Bisaul Budana Devi
Names
Kaushalyavati Devi
DynastyHouse of Shah (by marriage)
FatherGundharva Sen,
Raja of Palpa and Binayakpur
ReligionHinduism

Her father, Gundharva Sen, was a Raja of Palpa and Binayakpur. He added considerably to his lands, with the help of the Rajas of Gulmi and Kanchi.[citation needed] She was the second wife of King Nara Bhupal Shah, and the mother of Prithvi Narayan Shah, who was the king of unified Nepal from 1768 to 1775 C.E.,[1] She gave birth to Prithvi Narayan Shah prematurely, after 7 months of pregnancy.

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