NEPAL

The Royal House of Shah
GENEALOGY
1950-1951
& 2001 [-2008] H.M. Svasti Sri Giriraja Chakra
Chudamani Narayanetyadi Vividha Virudavali Virajamana
Manonnata Mahendramala Birendramala
Parama-Nepal-Pratap-Bhaskara Parama-Ojaswi-Rajanya
Parama-Gaurabmaya-Tejaswi-Tribhuvana-Prajatantra-Shripada
Parama-Ujjwala-Kirtimaya-Nepal-Shripada
Parama-Projjwala-Nepal-Tara Parama-Pavitra-Om-Ram-Patta
Parama-Maha-Gaurabmaya-Supradipta-Birendra-Prajatantra-Bhaskara
Parama-Jyotirmaya-Subikhyata-Tri-Shakti-Patta
Parama-Suprasiddha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu
Paramadhipati Atirathi Parama Senadhipati Sri Sri Sri Sri
Sri Shriman Maharajadhiraja Gyanendra Bir Bikram Jang
Bahadur Shah Bahadur Shamsher Jang Devanam Sada Samara
Vijayinam, King of Nepal, GCMG (17.2.1986). b. at
the Narayanhiti Royal Palace, Katmandu, 7th
July 1947, second son of H.M. Svasti Sri Giriraja Chakra
Chudamani Narayanetyadi Vividha Virudavali Virajamana
Manonnata Mahendramala Ojaswirajanya
Parama-Gaurabmaya-Tejaswi-Tribhuvana-Prajatantra-Shripada
Parama-Ujjwala-Kirtimaya-Nepal-Shripada
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
Mahendra Bir Bikram Jang Bahadur Shah Bahadur Shamsher
Jang Devanam Sada Samaja Vijayinam, King of Nepal, by his
first wife, H.R.H. Crown Princess Indra Rajya Lakshmi
Devi, educ. St Joseph's Coll.,
Darjeeling, India, and Tribhuvan Univ., Katmandu (BA
1969). Proclaimed as King on the deposition of his
grandfather by Prime Minister Maharaja Mohan Shamsher, 6th
November 1950. Ascended the gadi at the Nyasal
Chowk, Hanuman Dhoka Palace, Basantapur, Katmandu, 7th
November 1950. Deposed when no foreign government would
recognise his accession, 8th January 1951.
Chair. Coronation Cttee. 1975, Lumbini Development Trust
1985-1992 and King Mahendra Trust for Nature Conservation
(KMTNC) 1982-2001, Mbr. Raj Sabha 1977-1990, and Raj
Parishad 1990-2001. Appointed Regent for his incapcitated
nephew, King Dipendra, 2nd June 2001.
Succeeded on his death and ascended the gadi on
the same day, for a second time, at the Nyasal Chowk,
Hanuman Dhoka Palace, Basantapur, Katmandu, 4th
June 2001. Supreme C-in-C Royal Nepalese Army, and
Sovereign of the Royal Orders, from that date. Field
Marshal Royal Nepalese Army 2nd June 2001.
Deposed by a majority vote of the Constituent Assembly 28th
May 2008, which proclaimed Nepal a federal republic. Patron:
Royal Nepal Acad., King Mahendra Trust for Nature,
Lumbini Dvpt. Trust, and Pashupati Area Dvpt. Trust
(PADT); Chancellor Tribhuvan and Mahendra Sanskrit Univs.
Founded the Birendra Chain (Birendra Mala) and the
Birendra Democracy Decoration (Birendra Prajatantra
Bhaskara) in four classes on 29th December
2002, in memory of his late brother. Rcvd:
Tribhuvan Order of the Footprint of Democracy 1st
class (1995), Footprint of Nepal 1st class
(1986), Om Ram Patta (1975), Three Divine Powers 1st
class (13.4.1972), and the Gurkha Right Hand 1st
class (1969), the Ati-Subikhyat-Sewalanka (1967), Vishesh
Sewa (1970), Tesro SAARC, Shikhar Sammelan Smriti (1988),
Coron. Anniv. (1997), Vishista Seva (1998) and Coron.
(1956 and 1987) medals, GC of the Orders of the House of
Orange of the Netherlands (1968), the Yugoslav Flag
(2.2.1974), White Elephant of Thailand special class
(1979), National Merit of France (1983), Isabella the
Catholic of Spain (1987), and Merit of the Federal
Republic of Germany (1996), Cdr. of the Order of the
Golden Ark of the Netherlands (1987), the Nishan-i-Imtiaz
of Pakistan (1970), King Abdul Aziz Decoration 1st
class of Saudi Arabia (1983), the Orders of of Labour of
North Korea (1978), Diplomatic Service Merit 1st
class of Korea (1987), etc. m. at Katmandu,
1st May 1970, H.M. Svasti Sri Ati-Nepal-Pratap-Bhaskara
Pavitra-Om-Ram-Patta
Ati-Jyotirmaya-Subikhyat-Tri-Shakti-Patta
Ati-Suprasidha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu
Pridhuladhisha Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Sriman
Maharajadhiraja Patta Rajninam Bada Maharani Komal Rajya
Lakshmi Devi Shahanam Sada Saubhajnabatinam [H.M. Queen
Komal Shah] (b. at Bagmati, Katmandu, 18th
February 1951), educ. St Mary's Sch, Jawalakhel,
St Helen's Convent, Kurseong and Kalanidhi Sangeet
Mahavidhyalaya, Katmandu; installed at the Coronation of
her husband at the Nyasal Chowk, Hanuman Dhoka Palace,
Basantapur, Katmandu, 4th June 2001; PC 2001,
Mbr. Raj Sabha 1977-1990, and Raj Parishad 1990-2001,
Patron Assoc. of St Mary's Alumnae Nepal; Chair.
Pashupati Area Development Trust (PADT); Presdt. SOS
Children's Villages Nepal, etc. Grand Master of the Royal
Orders 17th October 2001, rcvd: the
Order of Ojaswi Rajanya (7.4.2004), the Nepal Decoration
of Honour (17.10.2001), the Orders of Three Divine Powers
1st class (1998), Om Ram Patta (1980), and the
Gurkha Right Hand 1st class (1975), and the
Vishesh Seva (1971), Coron. (1975), Silver Jubilee (1997)
and Vishista Seva (1999) medals, GC (special class) of
the Orders of the White Elephant of Thailand (1979),
National Merit of France (1983), Isabella the Catholic of
Spain (1983), etc., second daughter of Lieutenant-General
Ojaswi-Rajanya Suprasidha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu
Om-Ram-Patta Kendra Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, by
his wife,
Sri Rani Shree Rajya
Lakshmi Devi, née Shah. He has issue, one son and one
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