Prithvi of Nepal

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Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah
King of Nepal
King Prithvi of Nepal
Reign	17 May 1881 – 1 December 1911
Coronation	1 December 1881^[1]
Born	18 August 1875
Birthplace	Basantapur, Nepal
Died	11 December 1911 (aged 36)
Place of death	Kathmandu, Nepal
Predecessor	Surendra Bir Bikram Shah
Successor	Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah
Consort to	Raman Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah Divyeshwari Laxmi Devi Shah Kirti Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah Durga Rajya Laxhmi Devi Shah
Royal House	House of Shah
Father	Trailokya Bir Bikram Shah Deva
Mother	Lalita Rajya Laxmi Devi
Religious beliefs	Hinduism

Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah, King of Nepal (18 August 1875 – 11 December 1911) was King of Nepal from 1881 until 1911. Among the most notable events of his reign were the introduction of the first automobiles to Nepal, and the creation of strict water and sanitation systems for much of the country. King Prithvi's eldest child was Princess Royal Laxmi Rajya Laxmi Devi, who was married to Field Marshal Kaiser Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana.^[2] She was made the Crown Princess and was heir to Nepal's throne until she was in her late teens, when her brother King Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah Dev was born. Until then King Prithvi only had four daughters.^[3]

Honours

Sovereign of the Order of Gorkha Dakshina Bahu (1896).^[4]

References

Regnal titles
Prithvi of Nepal Shah dynasty Born: 18 August 1875 Died: 11 December 1911
Preceded by Surendra Bir Bikram Shah	King of Nepal 1881–1911	Succeeded by Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah

v t e Heads of State of Nepal

Kings	Prithvi Narayan Shah Pratap Singh Shah Rana Bahadur Shah Girvan Yudha Bikram Shah Rajendra Bikram Shah Surendra Bikram Shah Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dipendra Bir Bikram Shah Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah

Presidents	Girija Prasad Koirala (Acting) Ram Baran Yadav

*Acting Head of State

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Name	Prithvi of Nepal
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Date of birth	18 August 1875
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Date of death	11 December 1911
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