Sri Mukhtiyar Chautariya
Fateh Jang Shah
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| श्री मुख्तियार चौतारिया फत्तेजङ्ग शाह | |
Portrait of Chautaria Fatte Jang Shah
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| 6th Mukhtiyar of Nepal | |
| In office 1840-1843 | |
| Preceded by | Rana Jang Pande |
| Succeeded by | Mathabar Singh Thapa |
| Second Prime Minister of Nepal | |
| In office 1845-1846 | |
| Preceded by | Mathabar Singh Thapa |
| Succeeded by | Jang Bahadur Rana |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1805 |
| Died | 14 September 1846 Kathmandu, Nepal |
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| Relatives | Chandrarup Shah (great-great-grandfather) Chautariya Pushkar Shah (uncle) Bam Shah (grand-uncle) Hasti Dal Shah (grand-uncle) |
| Nickname | Fatte Jang Chautariya |
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Sri Chautaria Fateh Jang Shah (Nepali: फत्तेजङ्ग शाह; 1805 – 14 September 1846) or Fatya Jang Shah, also popularly known as Fatte Jang Chautariya, was the 6th prime minister of Nepal.[1][2][3]
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 ShahofGorkha. He was nephew of PM Chautariya Pushkar Shah. 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. He was educated privately.
He was appointed Mukhtiyar (1840-1843). He lived in exile at Gaya, India 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).
He had three sons including Sri Chautaria Khadga Bikram Shah (Khadga Babusaheb) who was killed with him at the September 1846 Kot Massacre. The other two were Guru Prasad Shah and Guna Bahadur Shah.
He was killed in Kot Massacre at the courtyard of Hanuman Dhoka Palace on 14 September 1846.
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