1. What is regent and regency? Why was it necessary to have a regent after Rana Bahadur Shah ascended to the throne of Nepal? ➤ A regent is a person appointed to govern a state or country on behalf of the monarch because of the minor monarch, absent or incapacitated. The rule of a regent or ruling the country in the name of the king is called regency. It was necessary to have a regent after Rana Bahadur Shah ascended to the throne of Nepal because the successor king was too small or minor, just the age of 2 years and 6 months to rule the country. So, Rajendra Laxmi and Bahadur Shah ruled as a regent of him. 2. Describe the role of Rajendra Laxmi in the unification of Nepal. ➤ Rajendra Laxmi was the wife of Pratap Singh Shah. She ruled the country as a regent on behalf of the minor king Rana Bahadur Shah. As the king was minor, the regent was a woman, the Chaubise Kingdoms were preparing to attack Gorkha. She, then with the support of Amar Singh Thapa and Abhiman Singh Basnet mobilized
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