Gorakshya Rajya Lakshmi Devi (1798 – 16 December 1816) was the junior Queen of Girvan Yuddha Bikram Shah, King of Nepal.[1][2] She may have been the mother of Rajendra Bikram Shah, to whom she would have given birth at around age 15.[2] She may have died of smallpox in 1816, shortly after the death of her husband,[2] however at the time there was some suspicion that she had been murdered by others who wished to remove her as a potential threat during the coming regency around her infant son.[3]
Edward Gardner, who was the British Representative at the Nepalese court during 1816, stated that, while it was reported she had died of smallpox, he did not believe that was accurate, particularly as she had gone through smallpox as a child and would have immunity to the disease. Instead, he attributed her death to premature childbirth, potentially caused by anxiety and distress.[1]
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^ abHeydon, Susan (January 2019). "Death of the King: The Introduction of Vaccination into Nepal in 1816". Medical History. 63 (1): 24–43. doi:10.1017/mdh.2018.61. ISSN 0025-7273. PMC8670763. PMID 30556516.
^ abcRaj, Prakash A. (1997). Queens of the Shah Dynasty in Nepal. Ratna Pustak Bhandar. ISBN978-0-7855-7483-5.
gorakshya, rajya, lakshmi, devi, 1798, december, 1816, junior, queen, girvan, yuddha, bikram, shah, king, nepal, have, been, mother, rajendra, bikram, shah, whom, would, have, given, birth, around, have, died, smallpox, 1816, shortly, after, death, husband, ho. Gorakshya Rajya Lakshmi Devi 1798 16 December 1816 was the junior Queen of Girvan Yuddha Bikram Shah King of Nepal 1 2 She may have been the mother of Rajendra Bikram Shah to whom she would have given birth at around age 15 2 She may have died of smallpox in 1816 shortly after the death of her husband 2 however at the time there was some suspicion that she had been murdered by others who wished to remove her as a potential threat during the coming regency around her infant son 3 GorakshyaQueen consort of NepalBornca 1798NepalDied16 December 1816Pashupatinath Temple NepalSpouseGirvan Yuddha Bikram ShahIssueRajendra Bikram ShahSatyarupa Rajya Lakshmi DeviSubhagyasundari Rajya Lakshmi Devia premature childNamesGorakshya Rajya Lakshmi DeviDynastyHouse of Shah by marriage ReligionHinduism Edward Gardner who was the British Representative at the Nepalese court during 1816 stated that while it was reported she had died of smallpox he did not believe that was accurate particularly as she had gone through smallpox as a child and would have immunity to the disease Instead he attributed her death to premature childbirth potentially caused by anxiety and distress 1 References edit a b Heydon Susan January 2019 Death of the King The Introduction of Vaccination into Nepal in 1816 Medical History 63 1 24 43 doi 10 1017 mdh 2018 61 ISSN 0025 7273 PMC 8670763 PMID 30556516 a b c Raj Prakash A 1997 Queens of the Shah Dynasty in Nepal Ratna Pustak Bhandar ISBN 978 0 7855 7483 5 Regmi Research Series Regmi Research 1972 Royal titles Preceded byKantavati Devi Queen consort of Nepal 1816 Succeeded bySamrajya Lakshmi Devi nbsp This biography of a member of a Nepalese royal house is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gorakshya Rajya Lakshmi Devi amp oldid 1221083256, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
