King of Nepal

King of Nepal
Mahārājdhirāja
Royal coat of arms (before 2006)
Last to reign
Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah
4 June 2001 — 28 May 2008
Details
StyleHis Majesty
First monarchPrithvi Narayan Shah
Last monarchGyanendra Bir Bikram Shah
Formation25 September 1768; 258 years ago (1768-09-25)
Abolition28 May 2008
ResidenceNarayanhiti Palace, Kathmandu
AppointerHereditary
Pretender(s)Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah

The king of Nepal (traditionally known as the mahārājādhirāja i.e. great king of kings; Nepali: महाराजाधिराज) was Nepal's head of state and monarch from 1768 to 2008. He was the head of the Nepalese monarchy—Shah dynasty. The monarchy was abolished on 28 May 2008.

List of kings

No. Portrait King
(Birth–Death)		 Reign House Claim
Reign start Reign end Duration
1 Prithvi Narayan Shah
पृथ्वीनारायण शाह
(1723–1775)		 25 September 1768 11 January 1775 6 years, 108 days Shah King of the Gorkha Kingdom since 1743
2 Pratap Singh Shah
प्रतापसिंह शाह
(1751–1777)		 11 January 1775 17 November 1777 2 years, 310 days Shah Son of Prithvi Narayan Shah
3 Rana Bahadur Shah
रणबहादुर शाह
(1775–1806)		 17 November 1777 8 March 1799
(abdicated)		 21 years, 111 days Shah Son of Pratap Singh Shah
4 Girvan Yuddha Bikram Shah
गीर्वाणयुद्ध विक्रम शाह
(1797–1816)		 8 March 1799 20 November 1816 17 years, 257 days Shah Son of Rana Bahadur Shah
5 Rajendra Bikram Shah
राजेन्द्र विक्रम शाह
(1813–1881)		 20 November 1816 12 May 1847
(abdicated)		 30 years, 173 days Shah Son of Girvan Yuddha Bikram Shah
6 Surendra Bikram Shah
सुरेन्द्र विक्रम शाह
(1829–1881)		 12 May 1847 17 May 1881 34 years, 5 days Shah Son of Rajendra Bikram Shah
7 Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah
पृथ्वी वीर विक्रम शाह
(1875–1911)		 17 May 1881 11 December 1911 30 years, 208 days Shah Grandson of Surendra Bikram Shah
8 Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah
त्रिभुवन वीर विक्रम शाह
(1906–1955)		 11 December 1911 7 November 1950
(went into exile)		 38 years, 331 days Shah Son of Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah
9 Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah
ज्ञानेन्द्र वीर विक्रम शाह
(born 1947)		 7 November 1950 7 January 1951
(stepped down)		 61 days Shah Grandson of Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah
(8) Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah
त्रिभुवन वीर विक्रम शाह
(1906–1955)		 7 January 1951 13 March 1955 4 years, 65 days Shah Son of Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah
10 Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah
महेन्द्र वीर विक्रम शाह
(1920–1972)		 14 March 1955 31 January 1972 16 years, 323 days Shah Son of Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah
11 Birendra Bir Bikram Shah
वीरेन्द्र वीर विक्रम शाह
(1945–2001)		 31 January 1972 1 June 2001
(assassinated)		 29 years, 121 days Shah Son of Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah
12 Dipendra Bir Bikram Shah
दीपेन्द्र वीर विक्रम शाह
(1971–2001)		 1 June 2001 4 June 2001
(declared braindead)		 3 days Shah Son of Birendra Bir Bikram Shah
(9) Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah
ज्ञानेन्द्र वीर विक्रम शाह
(born 1947)		 4 June 2001 28 May 2008
(deposed)		 6 years, 359 days Shah Son of Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah

Notes

  1. ↑ Crowned on 24 February 1975.
  2. ↑ Reigned whilst in a coma, following the royal massacre.
  3. ↑ Served as regent for Dipendra Bir Bikram Shah, from 1–4 June 2001.

References

  1. ↑ "Nepal votes to abolish monarchy". 28 May 2008. Archived from the original on 2017-01-07. Retrieved 2009-07-20.
  2. ↑ "Abolishment of subnational monarchies". Archived from the original on 2009-06-09. Retrieved 2009-07-20.