Nara Bhupal Shah was the father of Prithvi Narayan Shah

Prithvi Narayan Shah

Prithvi Narayan Shah, King of Nepal was the first king of the House of Shahs to rule Nepal. He is credited for starting the campaign for a unified Nepal, which had been divided and weakened under Malla confederacy. He was the ninth generation descendant of Dravya Shah , the founder of the ruling...

. He was the king of the Gorkha or Gurkha

Gurkha

Gurkha are people from Nepal who take their name from the Gorkha District. Gurkhas are best known for their history in the Indian Army's Gorkha regiments, the British Army's Brigade of Gurkhas and the Nepalese Army. Gurkha units are closely associated with the kukri, a forward-curving Nepalese knife...

 state in Nepal

Nepal

Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...

. He was a brave and courageous man. He tried to extend his kingdom by capturing Nuwakot

Nuwakot

Nuwakot is a village in Nuwakot district of central Nepal. It is the most central settlement in the entire country. Located just 75 km from Kathmandu, this historic town was once the capital of the Valley in the days before the unification of Nepal....

 but he failed. After his death his eldest son Prithvi Narayan Shah resumed to try to capture more kingdoms, and he succeeded but not only Nuwakot but other states also. Nara Bhupal Shah is a familier figure in Nepal history along with his friend Amit Adhikari.

Sources:http://www.4dw.royalark.net/Nepal4