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Gyanendra Shah is the first person in the history of Nepal to be king twice and the last king of the Shah dynasty of Nepal. [1] Gyanendra's second reign was marked by constitutional turmoil. His brother King Birendra had established a constitutional monarchy in which he delegated policy to a representative government.
[9] [10] Later Rana Bahadur abdicated the throne and his illegitimate son Girvan Yuddha Bikram Shah became the king. [note 1] During the reign of Girvan, the Anglo-Nepalese War broke out, which ended with the signing of the Treaty of Sugauli in 1816, resulting in Nepal losing a third of its territory. [15]
Following the ascension of Gyanendra, the monarchy lost much of the approval of the Nepalese populace. Some say this massacre was the pivotal point that ended the monarchy in Nepal. On 12 June 2001, a Hindu katto ceremony was held to exorcise or banish the spirit of the dead king from Nepal. A Hindu priest, Durga Prasad Sapkota, dressed as ...
Sixteen years ago, mass protests in Nepal forced then-King Gyanendra Shah to give up the throne and clear the way for a republic. The capital of the Himalayan country is again teeming with ...
The Ranas ruled Nepal as hereditary prime ministers though in the name of the figurehead king. In 1950, the Shah king King Tribhuvan went into exile in India. He and his family, including the crown prince Mahendra, later returned. After India became a secular state in 1950, and the remaining rajas retired, Nepal was the only remaining Hindu ...
Picture of King Surendra Bikram Shah with two body guards taken by the then British Assistant Resident Clarence Comyn Taylor around 1862-1865. King Surendra was like a prisoner in his own palace: with the exception of his immediate family, nobody could visit him without the permission of Jung Bahadur Rana.
8. King Surendra Bikram Shah of Nepal: 4. Trailokya, Crown Prince of Nepal: 9. Trailokya Rajya Lakshmi Devi of Nepal: 2. King Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah Dev of Nepal: 10. Jang Bahadur Kunwar Ranaji, 1st Maharaja of Lamjung and Kaski: 5. Queen Lalit Rajeshwori Rajya Lakshmi Devi of Nepal: 11. Hiranyagarbha Kumari Devi, Maharani of Lamjung and Kaski: 1.
India vs Nepal. 05:25. 19.6. SIX! Shivam Dube to Karan KC. Slower ball back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs. India ...