Kantavati Devi (Kantawati Devi Jha) (?–31 October 1799) was the favourite wife of Rana Bahadur Shah, King of Kingdom of Nepal.
She was a Maithil Brahmin from Mohtari.
[citation needed] She was the mother of Girvan Yuddha Bikram Shah, who was made heir to the throne by Bahadur Shah for being the son of his favourite wife.
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