PRESENT HEAD OF HOUSE: Unknown

PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: Raja Rudra Sen was the founder of the united Kingdom of Palpa in 1493. After the death of Raja Mukunda Sen, it was divided into four smaller kingdoms in 1553 for his sons. Following the marriage between daughter of King Mahadat Sen and Maharaja Bahadur Shah in 1784, Palpa had an agreement with Kindom of Gorkha to help them during their westward expansion. Because of this Palpa kingdom survived longer than other kingdoms. Palpa supported Gorkha/Nepal on military campaign against Gulmi, Argha, Khachi, Dhurkot, Isma, Parbat, Pyuthan, Dang and Rolpa. For this service, the Raja of Gorkha gifted Palpa three kingdoms (Gulmi, Argha and Khachi) along with other valuables. But in 1806, Prithivipal Sen, the last king of Palpa, was asked to come to Kathmandu and he was beheaded. Rulers were...

• Raja RUDRA SEN, 1st Raja of Palpa fl.1515, married and had issue.

  • Raja Mukunda Sen I [aka Mani Mukunda Sen] (qv)

  • Raja (name unknown) Sen [?Arjun Sen], he received Champaranya (the capital of which was Rajpur) as his patrimony; married and had issue.

    • Raja Ramasingha Sen, Raja of Champaranya, married and had issue.

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        • Raja Mukunda Sen II (cf. below)

• Raja MUKUNDA SEN I, 2nd Raja of Palpa, he sent his youngest son with troops against Vijayapura, and installed his son there as the 1st Raja of the Sen dynasty; married and had issue.

  • Raja Binayak Sen, 1st Raja of Butwal, he gave his name to a large territory on the plain west from the Gandaki, which he received as his patrimony; but this territory is now most commonly called Butaul, from its chief town, and in the low country the chiefs are commonly called the Butaul Rajas; married and had issue.

    • Raja Jasu Sen, Raja of Binayakpur (Butwal), married and had issue.

      • Damodar Sen, Raja of Binayakpur (Butwal), married and had issue.

        • Balbhadra Sen, Raja of Binayakpur (Butwal), married and had issue.

          • Raja Ambar Sen (see below)

  • Raja Manikya Sen (qv)

  • Raja Bihangga Sen [Bhringga of the Puraniya account or Bhrigu Sen], 1st Raja of Tanahun, he received Tanahun, as his patrimony.

  • Raja Lohanga Sen, 1st Raja of Makwanpur, he received Makwanpur, as his patrimony.

  • Rajkumari (name unknown), married Raja Pratap Narayana Malla of Galkot, and had issue.

• Raja MANIKYA SEN, 3rd Raja of Palpa

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• Raja AMBAR SEN, Raja of Palpa and Binayakpur (Butwal), son of Raja Balbhadra Sen of Binayakpur (see above), he succeeded to Palpa, when the line of Raja Manik Sen became extinct; married and had issue.

  • Raja Gundharva Sen [Gandharba Sen] (qv)

• Raja GUNDHARVA SEN, Raja of Palpa and Binayakpur, he added considerably to his lands, with the help of the Rajas of Gulmi and Kanchi; married and had issue.

  • Yuvaraj Udyata Sen, married and had issue. He died vp.

    • Raja Mukunda Sen II (qv)(cf. above)

  • Rani Konkavati Devi, married (as his second wife), Raja Nara Bhupal Shah of Ghorka.

• Raja MUKUNDA SEN II, Raja of Palpa, married (amongst others), the eldest daughter of the Raja of Argha, and had issue.

  • Raja Mahadatta Sen (qv)

  • Rajkumar Suravir Sen [Surbir Sen], Chautariya,

  • Rajkumar Karuvir Sen

  • Rajkumar Chandravir Sen

  • Rajkumar Dhwajavir Sen, he was adopted by the widowed Rani of Raja Karna Sen of Vijaypur. He died on or about 4th February 1782.

• Raja MAHADATTA SEN, Raja of Palpa (nephew of the Raja of Argha), he was granted the states of Gulmi, Argha and Ka(nc)hi after his own state was annexed; married and had issue.

  • Raja Prithvipal Sen (qv)

  • Chautarya Ran Bahadur Sen, died (beheaded) 26th April 1806 at Bhandarkhal.

  • Rajkumari (name unknown), married January 1786 (Magh 10, 1842VE), Chautarya Bahadur Shah of Nepal.

  • Rajkumar Prithwi Pal Sen (qv)

  • Rajkumar Rana Bahadur Singh

  • Rajkumar Samar Bahadur Singh, he was granted the title of Nader Shah by Nawab Asafuddaula.

• Raja PRITHVIPAL SEN, last Raja of Palpa -/1804, married Rani (name unknown), died about August 1804 at Maduvani in Tilpur, and had issue. He died (beheaded) 26th April 1806 (June 1804?) at Bhandarkhal.

  • Rajkumar Ratna Sen, present (1810) head of family.