Raja Jaya Prithvi Bahadur Singh, the eldest son of Bajhangi King Bikram Bahadur Singh and Rani Rudra Kumari Singh (daughter of the then Prime Minister Jung Bahadur Rana) of Bajhang vassal State, was born on 20 August 1877 (7 Bhadra 1934 BS) in Chainpur, Bajhang.

His creativity became obvious in his early childhood years, and consequently he was moved to the Thapathali Darbar School in Kathmandu at the age of eight.

After completing his studies, Singh established an Ayurvedic hospital for the local people.

He established a system of giving Mohiyani Haq (law related to landownership) in the society.

The school was aimed to provide administrative education to common Nepali people.

As the Rana rulers were intolerant about education, he shifted the school to Bhopur of Bajhang just after four years.

[citation needed] He was married to Khageshwari Devi daughter of then Prime Minister Chandra Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana.

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