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Narayanhiti
Palace,
or Narayanhiti
Durbar (Nepali: नारायणहिटी
दरवार)
is
a
palace
in
Kathmandu,
which
long
served
as
the
residence
and
principal
workplace
of
the
reigning
Monarch
of
the
Kingdom
of
Nepal.
Located
in
the
capital
city
of
Kathmandu,
the
palace
was
the
centre
of
state
occasions
and
royal
hospitality.
The
palace
complex
is
located
towards
east
of
the
Kaiser
Mahal
next
to
Thamel,
and
is
incorporated
in
an
impressive
and
vast
array
of
courtyards,
gardens
and
buildings.
The
current
Narayanhiti
Durbar
was
built
by
King
Mahendra
in
1963.
The
name,
''Narayanhiti''
is
made
up
of
two
words
‘Narayana’
and
‘Hiti’.
Narayan
is
the
Hindu
god
Vishnu,
whose
temple
is
located
opposite
to
the
palace.
‘Hiti’
means
“water
spout”
in
Newar
Language,
which
is
also
located
to
the
east
of
main
entrance
in
the
precincts
of
the
palace,
a
landmark
that
features
prominently
in
local
legends.
First
houses
on
the
site
During
the
early
Shah
period,
the
site
of
the
future
Narayanhiti
Palace
was
occupied
by
family
of
shreepali
basnet
Kaji
Dhokal
Singh
Basnet
house.
Ownership
of
the
site
changed
hands
many
times;after
Dhokal
singh
Basnyat
the
site
was
occupied
by
Chautariya
Fateh
Jung
Shah
(6th
Prime
Minister
of
Nepal),
his
father
courtier
Choutaria
Pran
Shah
and
family.
During
Kot
massacre
of
19
September
1846
both
Prime
Minister
Chautariya
Fateh
Jang
Shah
along
with
his
father
Choutaria
Pran
Shah
and
brothers
were
killed
or
send
in
exile
out
of
Kathmandu.
After
this
massacre
Narayanhiti
Palace
was
taken
over
by
Jung
Bahadur
Rana's
brother
future
Prime
Minister
then
colonel
Ranodip
Singh
Kunwar.
Colonel
Ranodip
Singh
ordered
minor
renovation
of
the
old
palace
of
Choutaria
Pran
Shah
and
used
it
as
his
private
residence.
After
ascending
the
throne
of
Prime
Minister
Maharaja
in
1877,
Narayanhit
Durbar
was
again
renovated,
but
this
time
much
lavish
and
was
extended
into
multi-wing
palace
On
22
November
1885
during
a
coup
d'état
Prime
Minister
Maharaja
Ranodip
Singh
Kunwar
was
assassinated
by
his
nephews,
the
Sumsher
brothers(Khadga
Shumsher,
Chandra
Shumsher,
and
Dumber
Shumsher)
somewhere
in
the
southern
wing
of
this
palace.
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