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Prithvipal Sen

d. 1806 · 18th century

Prithvipal Sen was the last king of Palpa, a hill kingdom in western Nepal ruled by the Sen dynasty. Palpa had stayed independent of Gorkha through marriage alliances, but in 1806 Prithvipal Sen was lured to Kathmandu and killed in the massacre that followed the murder of Rana Bahadur Shah, and Palpa was annexed to the Kingdom of Nepal.

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Kingdom of Palpa

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Prithvipal Sen. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/prithvipal-sen
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