The early forefathers of the Shahs, Ranas and Kunwor`s arrived in the Nepal area after 1303 AD with the fall of Chittor. Faced with either conversion, execution, war or other forms of harassment and misery many families left for a new life in the foothills of the Himalayas. Here on the hills of the mighty mountains they found a new life and mixed with the local people already living in the area mainly of Mongoloid origin. In the hills the various communities kept their own culture, social norms and traditions while also mixing and created a distinct “Nepali” way…a multi-cultural & multi-ethnic society that differs in many regards but share some common spheres and what it means to be Nepali is still being discussed.Probably best known as the forefather to the founding father of Nepal, Prithvi Narayan Shah (PNS), who’s descendants, the Shah Kings of the Himalayan Kingdom of Nepal (from at least 1559) to 2008. Drayva was the first Shah king of the Gorkha Area, the cradle of modern Nepal and a important historical figure in Nepali history. Yet we know little about him and his descendants until PNS from whence information is more available. Darya’s date of birth is not known but we know when he became King in 1559 AD. According to tradition of the Royal House of Nepal its lineage goes back to the legendary brave Chittor dynasty of Rajahstan (India) and Bappa Rawal.
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