Charburja Durbar was built by
Jung Bahadur Rana for
Rani Jind Kaur, youngest Queen of
Maharaja Ranjit Singh of
Sikh Empire. Initially, she stayed at the residence of Amar Bikram Shah, son of General
Chautariya Pushkar Shah, who had been Nepal's Prime Minister in 1838–39. Amar Bikram Shah's residence in the Narayanhiti area provided her with the facilities and dignity offered to royalty. But whenever outsiders came, she would disguise herself and was introduced as a "maid/cook from Hindusthan". She stayed in Amar Bikram Shah's house for a few months before she decided to come out of her hiding and approach the then Prime Minister Jung Bahadur Rana. Kaur was given asylum by
Jung Bahadur Rana as a Queen consort of
Maharaja Ranjit Singh. ==Earthquake of 1934==