Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah | |||||
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King Tribhuvan of Nepal
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King of Nepal | |||||
Coronation | 20 February 1913 | ||||
Reign | 11 December 1911 – 7 November 1950 | ||||
Predecessor | Prithvi Bikram | ||||
Successor | Gyanendra | ||||
Reign | 18 February 1951 – 13 March 1955 | ||||
Predecessor | Gyanendra | ||||
Successor | Mahendra | ||||
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Kathmandu, Nepal |
30 June 1903||||
Died | 13 March 1955 Canton Hospital, Zürich, Switzerland |
(aged 51)||||
Spouse |
Kanti Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah Ishwari Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah |
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Issue (among others) |
Mahendra of Nepal Prince Himalaya Prince Basundhara Princess Trilokya Princess Nalini Princess Vijaya Princess Bharati |
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Dynasty | Shah dynasty | ||||
Father | Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah | ||||
Mother | Divyeshwari Laxmi Devi Shah | ||||
Religion | Hindu |
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Shree Paanch Maharajadhiraj Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah Dev |
Tribhuwan Bir Bikram Shah.(त्रिभुवन वीर विक्रम शाह), (June 23, 1903 – March 13, 1955) was King of Nepal from 11 December 1911 until his death (not considering his exile from 7 November 1950 to 18 February 1951). Born in Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal, he ascended to the throne at the age of five, upon the death of his father, King Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah, and crowned on 20 February 1913 at the Nasal Chowk, Hanuman Dhoka Palace in Kathmandu, with his mother acting as regent. At the time, however, the position of monarch was mainly titular, with real power in the country residing in the powerful, conservative Rana family, which supplied the country with its hereditary prime minister. The Rana period is known for the tyranny, debauchery, economic exploitation and religious persecution by the rulers.
King Tribhuvan was born on June 23, 1903 to Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah and Queen Divyeshwari Laxmi Devi Shah. After the death of his father, Tribhuvan Bir Birkarm Shah ascended the throne on December 11, 1911, at the age of eight. Queen Mother Divyeshwari Laxmi Devi was appointed the regent until King Tribhuvan would come to his age. In a double ceremony, he married first at the Narayanhity Royal Palace, Kathmandu, March 1919, H.M. Svasti Sri Ojaswi Rajanya Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Sriman Maharajadhiraja Patta Rajninam Bada Maharani Kanti Rajya Laxmi Devi Shahanam Sada Saubhajnabatinam (H.M. Queen Kanti). The same day he also married her sister, H.M. Svasti Sri Ojawsi-Rajanya Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Sriman Maharajadhiraja Patta Rajninam Kancha Maharani Ishwari Rajya Laxmi Devi Shahanam Sada Saubhajnabatinam (H.M. Queen Ishwari). Both were full sisters (in an arranged custom in their young age). He also had junior wives.
King Tribhuvan had three sons and thirteen daughters. They include:
The daughters include:
Children of junior wives include:
Three unnamed daughters of King Tribhuvan perished during the Great earthquake, at the Narayanhity Royal Palace, Kathmandu, 15 January 1934.