Nepalese monarchy
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The King of Nepal was traditionally known as the Mahārājdhirāja (श्री ५ महाराजधिराज); his queen was known as the Badāmahārānī (श्री ५ बडामहारानी). The monarchy was founded in 1768 and was abolished on 28 May 2008 by the Nepalese Constituent Assembly. [1]
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[edit] List of Kings of Nepal (1768-2008)
[edit] Shah dynasty
- Prithvi Narayan Shah (25 September 1768 - 11 January 1775) (ruler of Gorkha from 1743)
- Pratap Singh Shah (11 January 1775 - 17 November 1777)
- Rana Bahadur Shah (17 November 1777 - 23 March 1799) (abdicated)
- Girvan Yudha Bikram Shah (23 March 1799 - 20 November 1816)
- Rajendra Bikram Shah (20 November 1816 - 12 May 1847) (abdicated)
- Surendra Bikram Shah (12 May 1847 - 17 May 1881)
- Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah (17 May 1881 - 11 December 1911)
- Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah (1st reign) (11 December 1911 - 7 November 1950) (in exile in India from 7 November 1950 until 7 January 1951)
- Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev (1st reign) (7 November 1950 - 7 January 1951)
- Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah (2nd reign) (7 January 1951 - 13 March 1955)
- Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah (14 March 1955 - 31 January 1972)
- Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev (31 January 1972 - 1 June 2001) (assassinated in the Nepalese royal massacre)
- Dipendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev (1 June 2001 - 4 June 2001) (three days, incapacitated)
- Gyanendra of Nepal (2nd reign) (4 June 2001 - 28 May 2008) (deposed, suspended from 15 January 2007)
