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1911-1950 and 1951-1955 H.M. Svasti Sri Giriraja Chakra Chudamani Narayanetyadi Vividha Virudavali Virajamana Manonnata Parama-Ojaswi-Rajanya Parama-Projjwala-Nepal-Tara Parama-Pavitra-Om-Ram-Patta Parama-Jyotirmaya-Subikhyata-Tri-Shakti-Patta Parama-Suprasiddha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Mahadhipati Shriman Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Maharajadhiraja Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Jang Bahadur Shah Bahadur Shamsher Jang Devanam Sada Samaja Vijayinam, King of Nepal. b. at Katmandu, 30^th June 1906, only son of H.H. Svasti Sri Giriraja Chakra Chudamani Narayanetyadi Vividha Virudavali Virajamana Manonnata Projjwala Nepal Tara Mahadhipati Shriman Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Maharajadhiraja Prithvi Bir Bikram Jang Bahadur Shah Bahadur Shamsher Jang Devanam Sada Samaja Vijayinam, Maharajadhiraja of Nepal, by his second wife, H.M. Svasti Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Sriman Maharajadhiraja Patta Rajninam Mahila Bada Maharani Lakshmi Divyeshwari Devi Shahanam Sada Saubhajnabatinam, educ. privately. Succeeded on the death of his father, 11^th December 1911. Crowned at the Nyasal Chowk, Hanuman Dhoka Palace, Katmandu, 20^th February 1913. Recognised in the style of His Majesty, 27^th December 1919. Took refuge at the Indian Embassy in a campaign aimed at removing the Rana oligarchy from power, and deposed in favour of his grandson on the same day, 6^th November 1950. Left for India, 11^th November 1950. Restored when no foreign government would recognise Prince Gyanendra as King, 8^th January. Returned to Katmandu on 15^th February and issued a lal mohar removing the Ranas from power 18^th February 1951. Field Marshal, Nepalese Army 14/4/1953. Hon General British Army, 1/7/1952. Hon General IA 1/1/1953, Colonel-in-Chief, 1^st Gorkha Rifles (King George V's Own) (The Malaun Regiment), 3^rd Gorkha Rifles (Queen Alexandra's Own), 4^th Gorkha Rifles (Prince of Wales's Own), 5^th Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force), 8^th, 9^th and 11^th Gorkha Rifles, IA /1/1953. Patron-in-Chief Nepal Medical Assoc. 1951-1955. Founded and Sovereign of the Most Refulgent Order of the Star of Nepal (Nepal Taradisha) in four classes on 19^th November 1918; the Most Glorious Order of the Ojaswi Rajanya (Ojaswi Rajanyako Manapadvi) in one class on 14^th May 1934; the Most Illustrious Order of the The Most Illustrious Order of the Three Devine Powers (Tri Shakti Patta); the Order of Om Ram Patta in one class on 31^st October 1946 and reformed the Most Puissant Order of the Gurkha Right Hand (Gorkha-Dakshina Bahu) into an order of four classes on 7^th September 1932. Rcvd: the Order of the Supreme Sun of Afghanistan (1.3.1950), GC of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Italy (16.10.1954), Legion of Honour of France, etc. m. (first) at the Narayanhiti Royal Palace, Katmandu, March 1919, H.M. Svasti Sri Ojaswi Rajanya Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Sriman Maharajadhiraja Patta Rajninam Bada Maharani Kanti Rajya Lakshmi Devi Shahanam Sada Saubhajnabatinam [H.M. Queen Kanti] (b. at Sitapur, Kheri, India, 5^th July 1906; d. at the Narayanhiti Royal Palace, Katmandu, 12^th April 1973), rcvd: the Order of Ojaswi Rajanya (1953), Coron. medal 1956, elder daughter of Raja Arjan Singh Sahib, of Chhatara, Barhgaon, Oudh, by his wife, Rani Krishnavati Devi Sahiba. m. (second) at the Narayanhiti Royal Palace, Katmandu, March 1919, H.M. Svasti Sri Ojawsi-Rajanya Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Sriman Maharajadhiraja Patta Rajninam Kancha Maharani Ishwari Rajya Lakshmi Devi Shahanam Sada Saubhajnabatinam [H.M. Queen Ishwari] (b. at Sitapur, Kheri, India, September 1907; d. at the Narayanhiti Royal Palace, Katmandu 27^th June 1983), Vice-Chair. Univ. Cmsn. 1955-1959, Pro-Chancellor Tribhuvan Univ. 1959-1961, rcvd: the Order of Ojaswi Rajanya (1953), Coron. medals 1956 and 1975, younger daughter of Raja Arjan Singh Sahib, of Chhatara, Barhgaon, Oudh, by his wife, Rani Krishnawati Devi. m. (third) at the Narayanhiti Royal Palace, Katmandu, … (d. 1927). He d. at the Canton Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland, 13^th March 1955, having had issue, three sons and ten daughters:

1) H.M. Svasti Sri Giriraja Chakra Chudamani Narayanetyadi Vividha Virudavali Virajamana Manonnata Shriman Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Maharajadhiraja Mahendra Bir Bikram Jang Bahadur Shah Bahadur Shamsher Jang Devanam Sada Samaja Vijayinam, King of Nepal - see below.
2) Colonel H.R.H. Ojawsi-Rajanya Maha-Gaurabmaya-Tejasvi-Tribhuvan-Prajatantra-Shripada Supradipta-Manyabara-Nepal-Tara Om-Ram-Patta Prince (Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Adhirajkumar) Himalaya Pratap Bir Bikram Shah, GCMG (26.2.1961), GBE (c 2.6.1953). b. at the Narayanhiti Royal Palace, Katmandu, 12^th October 1921 (s/o H.M. Queen Kanti), educ. privately. Represented the King at the Coron. of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey in London 1953 (rcvd: Coron. medal), Chief Delegate to the UN General Assembly in New York 1956, Chair. National Planning Comsn. 1957-1959, and of Tourism Devel. Cncl. 1959, Mbr. Cncl. of State 1959-1962, and Raj Sabha 1962-1980, Patron Nepal Medical Assoc. 1951. Rcvd: the Orders of Ojaswi Rajanya, Tribhuvan Order of the Footprint of Democracy 1^st class (30.9.1959), the Star of Nepal 1^st class, and Om Ram-Patta, and Coron. medals (1956 and 1975), G Cordon of the Orders of the Chrysanthemum (6.12.1961), and the Rising Sun of Japan. m. at Katmandu, 5th March 1945, H.R.H. Om-Ram-Patta Jyotirmaya-Subikhyat-Tri-Shakti-Patta Suprasidhha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Princess Princep Rajya Lakshmi Devi [H.R.H. Princess Princep Shah], DStJ (11.12.1975) (b. at Bahadur Bhawan, Katmandu, 16^th March 1930; d.s.p. at the Samitivej Hospital, Bangkok, 22^nd May 1982), attended the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey in London 1953 (rcvd: Coron. medal), Presdt. Women's Red Cross Soc. 1952-1964, Women's Voluntary Service 1953, and Nepal Red Cross Soc. 1964-1981, Vice-Chair. Children's Org., Mbr. Raj Sabha 1962-1982, rcvd: the Orders of Om Ram Patta (24.2.1975), Three Divine Powers 1^st class (2.5.1956), and the Gurkha Right Hand 1^st class (1965), Coron. medals 1956 and 1975, eldest daughter of General Supradipda-Manyabara-Nepal-Tara Prasidha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Subikhyat-Tri-Shakti-Patta Om-Ram-Patta Maha-Ujjwal-Kirtimaya-Nepal-Shripada Nara Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, KCVO, sometime Insp-Gen. Royal Nepal Police, by his wife, Sri Rani Uma Rajya Lakshmi, of Doti. He d.s.p. at Katmandu, 9^th May 1980.
3) Colonel H.R.H. Maha-Gaurabmaya-Tejasvi-Tribhuvan-Prajatantra-Shripada Supradipta-Manyabara-Nepal-Tara Om-Ram-Patta Prince (Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Adhirajkumar) Basundhara Bir Bikram Shah, GCMG (26.2.1961). b. at the Narayanhiti Royal Palace, Katmandu, 25^th November 1921 (s/o Queen Ishwari), educ. privately. Ofcr. Cadet Royal Nepalese Army 1952, Chair. National Cncl. 1957-1959, Mbr. Cncl. of State 1959-1962, Presdt. Nepal Olympic Cttee. 1962-1975, Royal Nepal Golf Club 1965-1978, and Chair. National Sports Cncl. 1961-1975, Patron Nepal Medical Assoc. 1951. Rcvd: the Orders of Ojaswi Rajanya, Tribhuvan Order of the Footprint of Democracy 1^st class (30.9.1959), the Star of Nepal 1^st class, and Om Ram-Patta, and the Coron. medals (1956 and 1975). m. (first) at Katmandu, 17^th June 1945 (sep.), H.R.H. Om-Ram-Patta Jyotirmaya-Subikhyat-Tri-Shakti-Patta Suprasidha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Princess (Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Adhirajkumari) Helen Rajya Lakshmi Devi [H.R.H. Princess Helen Shah] (b. at the Bahadur Bhawan, Katmandu, 21^st September 1932; d. from cancer, at King Birendra Military Hospital, Chauni, 12^th September 2007), Mbr. Raj Sabha 1977-1990, Chair. Nepal Red Cross Soc. 1981-1990, rcvd: the Orders of Om Ram Patta (23.10.2001), the Three Divine Powers 1st class and the Gurkha Right Hand 1^st class (24.2.1975), Coron. (1956) and Daibi-Prakop-Piditoddhar medals, and GC Order of the Precious Crown of Japan, younger daughter of General Maha-Ujjwal-Kirtimaya-Nepal-Shripada Supradipta-Manyabara-Nepal-Tara Om-Ram-Patta Jyotirmaya-Subikhyat-Tri-Shakti-Patta Suprasidha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Nara Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, KCVO, sometime Insp-Gen. Royal Nepal Police, by his wife, Sri Rani Uma Rajya Lakshmi, of Doti. m. (i) (morganatic) 1948, Ramola Devi, Mrs Shah (b. at Thu, Baghbazar, Katmandu, 8^th July 1922; d. from paralysis, at Katmandu, 4^th December 2000), the renowned national poetess "Chinnalata", Presdt. Nepal Women's Literary Assoc. 1980-1982 (Adviser 1983-1985), rcvd: Ratna Shri Swani Padak (1975), daughter of Harkha Narayan, by his wife, Heramanya. He d. at the Bir Hospital, Katmandu, 31^st August 1977, having had issue, three daughters:
- a) H.R.H. Suprasidhha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Princess (Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Shahajadi) Jayanti Rajya Lakshmi Devi. b. at Katmandu, 4^th August 1946 (d/o Helen), educ. Woodstock, Loretto Convent, Darjeeling and Tribhuvan Univ., Katmandu. Founder and Chair. Nepal Cancer Relief Soc. 1982-2001, Nepal Hotel (Pvt.) Ltd., and Bottlers' Nepal Ltd. Rcvd: the Order of the Gurkha Right Hand 1^st class, and Coron medals (1956 and 1975). She was k. at the Narayanhiti Royal Palace, Katmandu, in the massacre of the Royal family, 1^st June 2001.
- b) Suprasidhha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Ketaki, Mrs Chester. b. at Katmandu, 14^th January 1948 (d/o Helen), educ. North Point, Darjeeling, India. Renounced the titles of Princess (Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Shahajadi) and Rajya Lakshmi Devi, together with the style of Her Royal Highness, on her second marriage. Vice-Chair. Princess Jayanti Memorial Trust. Rcvd: the Order of the Gurkha Right Hand 1^st class (23.10.2001). m. (first) 1968 (div. 197x) Kumud Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, son of Lieutenant-Colonel Akhanda Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana. m. (second) 197x, Alan Roy Chester, a British airline pilot. She has issue, one son by her first marriage (see Nepal (Lambjang & Kaski), and one son and one daughter by her second husband:
  - i) Roy Vincent Chester.
  - i) Selina Debra Chester.
- c) H.R.H. Princess (Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Shahajadi) Jyotshana Rajya Lakshmi Devi [H.R.H. Princess Jyotshana Basnyat] (d/o Helen). Mbr. Princess Jayanti Memorial Trust. m. at Katmandu, 1974, H.E. Dr. Singha Bahadur Basnyat, Ambassador to Egypt 1980-1984, at the Court of St James's 1997-2003, Mbr. Princess Jayanti Memorial Trust. She had issue, three children:
  - i) Sharada Basnyat.
  - ii) Vivekh Basnyat.
  - iii) Suvash Basnyat.
Prince Basundhara, also had further issue by Ramola Devi, a son and a daughter:
- a) … Bikram Shah (s/o Ramola Devi). Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- d) Jyoti Rajya Lakshmi Devi. b. at Tahachal, 25^th November 1954 (on the same date as her father) (d/o Ramola Devi), educ. Allahabad, India. m. 4^th January 1977, Kishor Jang Bahadur Singha, son of Colonel Indra Jang Bahadur Singha, of Bajang. She has issue, one son - see Nepal (Bajang).
1) H.R.H. Princess (Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Adhirajkumari) Trilokya Rajya Lakshmi Devi. b. at the Narayanhiti Royal Palace, Katmandu, 21^st November 1922 (d/o Queen Kanti), educ. privately. m. at the Narayanhiti Royal Palace, Katmandu, 1948, as his third wife, Raj Kumar Sri Hardyal Singh (b. December 1921; d.s.p.m. 1958), eldest son of Sri Rao Raja Kalyan Singh Bahadur, Rao Raja of Sikar, in Jaipur state, India. She d.s.p.m.
2) H.R.H. Princess (Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Adhirajkumari) Nalini Rajya Lakshmi Devi [H.R.H. the Rani Sahiba of Poonch]. b. at the Narayanhiti Royal Palace, Katmandu, 24^th September 1924 (d/o Queen Ishwari), educ. privately. m. at the Narayanhiti Royal Palace, Katmandu, 1950, Raja-i-Rajgan Raja Shri Shiv Rattan Dev Singh Sahib Kalan Bahadur, Raja of Poonch (b. April 1925), son of Raja-i-Rajgan Raja Shri Jagat Dev Singh Sahib Kalan Bahadur, Raja of Poonch, by his wife, Rani Sri Bhadwal Trilokpur Sahib, of Bhaddu. She had issue, two sons and two daughters - see India Vassals (Poonch).
3) H.R.H. Princess (Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Adhirajkumari) Vijaya Rajya Lakshmi Devi. b. at the Narayanhiti Royal Palace, Katmandu, 24^th August 1925 (d/o H.M. Queen Kanti), educ. privately. unm.
4) H.R.H. Princess (Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Adhirajkumari) Bharati Rajya Lakshmi Devi [H.R.H. the Rajmata of Mayurbhanj]. b. at the Narayanhiti Royal Palace, Katmandu, 18^th March 1927 (d/o H.M. Queen Kanti), educ. privately. m. at Darbhanga House, Calcutta, 8^th February 1952, Maharaja Sri Pradeep Chandra Bhanj Deo, Maharaja of Mayurbhanj (b. at Mayurbhanj House, Calcutta, 10^th December 1929; d. at Belgadia Palace, Baripada, Mayurbhanj, 15^th September 2000), eldest son of H.H. Maharaja Sri Sir Pratap Chandra Bhanj Deo, Maharaja of Mayurbhanj, GCIE, by his wife, H.H. Maharani Prem Kumari Devi Sahiba, daughter of Maharaj Sri Sardar Singhji, of Dhanope, in Shahpura state. She had issue, one son and three daughters - see India (Mayurbhanj).

King Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah, also had issue, six other daughters by junior wives:

5) Rajkumari … Rajya Lakshmi Devi. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
6) Rajkumari Dibyeshwari Rajya Lakshmi Devi [Dr. Dibya Shree Malla], educ. Lady Hardinge Medical Coll., Delhi Univ. MD, FRCOG, FICS. Professor and Head of the Dept. of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Thapathali Maternity Hosp., Co-ordinator of the Post Graduate Programme-Obstetric Gynaecology at the Maharajgunj Inst. of Medicine. Chair. Safe Motherhood Network (Technical Cttee.), National Adviser B.P. Koirala Memorial Cancer Hosp., etc. m. Brigadier-General Narayan Chandra Malla, Military Attaché at London 1970-1973.
7) Rajkumari Praja Rajya Lakshmi Devi, educ. privately. m. at Katmandu, 20^th February 1952, H.E. Maha-Gaurabmaya-Tejaswi-Tribhuvan-Prajatantra-Shripada Suprasidha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Khadga Man Singh (b. at Katmandu, March 1907), imprisoned for activities against the Rana regime 1931-1950, Mbr. Advisory Assembly 1950-1951, Minister for Parliamentary Affairs 1951-1952, and for Foreign Affairs 1952-1953, Mbr. Raj Sabha 1964-1972, Ambassador to Pakistan 1974, Iran, and Turkey, Mbr. Royal Press Cmsn. 1981, author of "Jelma Bis Barsha", "Jelbahira Chalis Barsha", "Twenty Years in Prison" (1975), etc, son of Dilip Singh, by his wife, Dirgha Kumari. She d. before 1975, having had issue, one son.
8) Rajkumari Achala Rajya Lakshmi Devi, educ. privately. m. Major-General Suprasidha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Sri Sri Sri Maharajkumar Shanta Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, son of Field Marshal H.H. Ojaswi-Rajanya Ati-Projjwala-Nepal-Taradisha Atula-Jyotirmaya-Subikhyat-Tri-Shakti-Pa tta Ati-Prasidha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Pridhuladhisha Sri Sri Sri Maharaja Juddha Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, Maharaja of Lambjang and Kaski, GCB, GCSI, GCIE, sometime Prime Minister and Supreme C-in-C of Nepal, by his second wife, H.H. Sri Sri Sri Kancha Maharani I, previously styled Bardali Nani Sahib - see Nepal (Lambjang and Kaski).
9) Rajkumari Tika Rajya Lakshmi Devi, educ. privately. m. Brigadier-General Suprasidha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Sri Sri Sri Maharajkumar Ravi Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, CVO (b. at Jawalakhel Durbar, Lalitpur, 1924), son of Field Marshal H.H. Ojaswi-Rajanya Ati-Projjwala-Nepal-Taradisha Ati-Jyotirmaya-Subikhyat-Tri-Shakti-Patta Ati-Prasidha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Pridhuladhisha Sri Sri Sri Maharaja Juddha Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, T'ung-ling-ping-ma-Kuo-Kang-wang, Maharaja of Lambjang and Kaski, GCB, GCSI, GCIE, sometime Prime Minister and Supreme C-in-C of Nepal. She d. 1997, having had issue - see Nepal (Lambjang and Kaski).
10) Rajkumari Bimala Rajya Lakshmi Devi, educ. privately. m. March 1955, Maharajkumar Shri Maheshwar Kumar Singh (b. 1935), fourth son of Maharaja Shri Ramanuj Saran Singh Deo, Maharaja of Surguja, CBE, by his wife, a daughter of General H.H. Prince Bhupatindra Bikram Shah, of Nepal. She had issue - see India (Surguja).

*Three unnamed daughters of King Tribhuvan perished during the Great Earthquake, at the Narayanhiti Royal Palace, Katmandu, 15^th January 1934.

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