PRESENT RULER: Raja CHANDRARAJA Karki Upadhyaya, 18th and present Raja of Udayapur

PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: Udapayur in Pyuthan district was one of the principalities that existed in Nepal during the period before political unification. Even after it became a part of the Kingdom of Nepal., it enyojed an autonomous status under the suzerainty of Kathmandu. The Rajya of Udayapur was abolished in A.D. 1961. Rulers were...

• Raja JASUDHARA Karki Upadhyaya, 1st Raja of Udayapur

• Raja DURLABHA Karki Upadhyaya, 2nd Raja of Udayapur

• Raja CHUDAMANI Karki Upadhyaya, 3rd Raja of Udayapur

• Raja DEVIRAMA Karki Upadhyaya, 4th Raja of Udayapur

• Raja UDAYARAJA Karki Upadhyaya, 5th Raja of Udayapur

• Raja KRISHNA Karki Upadhyaya, 6th Raja of Udayapur

• Raja BHUPALA Karki Upadhyaya, 7th Raja of Udayapur fl.1768

• Raja JAIMUNI Karki Upadhyaya, 8th Raja of Udayapur

• Raja DALAPARAJA Karki Upadhyaya, 9th Raja of Udayapur

• Raja ICCHAWARAMA Karki Upadhyaya, 10th Raja of Udayapur

• Raja PARSARAMA Karki Upadhyaya, 11th Raja of Udayapur

• Raja RUDRAMANI Karki Upadhyaya, 12th Raja of Udayapur

• Raja JANISHWARA Karki Upadhyaya, 13th Raja of Udayapur

• Raja NARANARAYANA Karki Upadhyaya, 14th Raja of Udayapur

• Raja DAMODARA Karki Upadhyaya, 15th Raja of Udayapur

• Raja HARI PRASADA Karki Upadhyaya, 16th and last Raja of Udayapur, the Rajya was abolished in 1961, but the Rajas continued to receive a privy purse until the abolishment the Nepali monarchy; married Rani Muga Devi, and had issue.

  • Raja Shantaraja Karki Upadhyaya (qv)

• Raja SHANTARAJA, 17th Raja of Udayapur, married and had issue.

  • Raja Chandraraja Karki Upadhyaya (qv)

• Raja CHANDRARAJA Karki Upadhyaya, 18th Raja of Udayapur (see above)

OTHER MEMBERS:

• Raja Jageshwara Karki Upadhyaya, fl.1890

• Kazi Swarup Singh Karki, born 1808 Samvat (1751/1752), beheaded 24 Srawan, 1842 Samvat (1785/1786).

• Raja of Udayapur, he had his authority reconfirmed over the territory of Udayapur, subject to the traditional authority of the (the Rajas of) Dang and Pyuthan and payment of the customary dues, dated Wednesday, Baisakh Sudi 13, 1863.