During the early Shah period , the site of the future Narayanhiti Palace was occupied by family of shreepali basnet Kaji Dhokal Singh Basnet house . Ownership of the site changed hands many times ; after Dhokal singh Basnyat the site was occupied by Chautariya Fateh Jung Shah ( 6th Prime Minister of Nepal ) , his father courtier Choutaria Pran Shah and family . During Kot massacre of 19 September 1846 both Prime Minister Chautariya Fateh Jang Shah along with his father Choutaria Pran Shah and brothers were killed or send in exile out of Kathmandu . After this massacre Narayanhiti Palace was taken over by Jung Bahadur Rana 's brother future Prime Minister then colonel Ranodip Singh Kunwar . Colonel Ranodip Singh ordered minor renovation of the old palace of Choutaria Pran Shah and used it as his private residence . After ascending the throne of Prime Minister Maharaja in 1877 , Narayanhit Durbar was again renovated , but this time much lavish and was extended into multi-wing palace On 22 November 1885 during a coup d'état Prime Minister Maharaja Ranodip Singh Kunwar was assassinated by his nephews , the Sumsher brothers ( Khadga Shumsher , Chandra Shumsher , and Dumber Shumsher ) somewhere in the southern wing of this palace
Kot massacre
Kot massacre
Narayanhity Palace