Ram Shah

Ram Shah (c.1606–1636) was the king of the Gorkha Kingdom, now the Republic of Nepal. He was the father of Dambar Shah and brother of Chatra Shah. He was one of the great rulers and reformers of Gorkha. He was well known for his social, economic, judicial and administrative reforms. He introduced a standard system of measurement, fixed rate of courts, developed trade with neighboring kingdoms, carried religious reforms and so on. He was a learned king and a respected scholars known as a "just and fair ruler" across the mid-hill areas around Gorkha. There was a saying in his time, "If you are deprived of justice, go to Gorkha."