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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.
The Kingdom of Nepal was founded on 25 September 1768 by Prithvi Narayan Shah, a Gorkha king who succeeded in unifying the kingdoms of Kathmandu, Patan, and Bhaktapur into a single state under his Shah dynasty. The Kingdom of Nepal was de jure an absolute monarchy for most of its history.
He was member of the Royal Advisory Council formed by King Mahendra of Nepal in 1955 as an independent member nominated by the King, a close relative. He also held other key portfolios as Minister including Defence (1956-1958) and Foreign (1958-1959) of Nepal.
[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 ...
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.
King Tribhuvan of Nepal: 4. King Mahendra of Nepal: 9. Kanti Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah: 2. King Birendra of Nepal: 10. Hari Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana: 5. Indra Rajya Laxmi Devi: 11. Megha Kumari Rajya Laxmi: 1. King Dipendra Bir Bikram Shah: 12. Agni Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana: 6. Kendra Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana: 3. Aishwarya Rajya Laxmi Devi ...
Birendra ascended to the Nepalese throne on 31 January 1972, at the age of 26, after the death of his father, King Mahendra.However, his coronation was delayed until 24 February 1975, when he was 29, since the first year was considered to be a mourning period for death of king's father and the second year was deemed to be inauspicious by religious astrologers. [7]