Prithvi Narayan Shah in the Light of Dibya Upadesh

The Dibya Upadesh [Divine Counsels] of Prithvi Narayan Shah the Great [1723-1775], the founder king of the Unified Nepal, is probably the single most significant document which explains the Ghorkha Conquest and his contribution to the newly founded Country.
 The Dibya Upadesh also explains Prithvi Narayan Shah's accomplishments of the Unification campaign and his counsel to the successors of his seat of power. These counsel dealt with the geo-political vulnerability of his newly unified country and provided directions to the governing elite on how to pursue Governance, nationalism, and foreign policy in order to safegurad and sustain the country.