Mahendra of Nepal

Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev
Mahendra in 1957
King of Nepal
Reign13 March 1955 – 31 January 1972
Coronation2 May 1956
PredecessorTribhuvan
SuccessorBirendra
Born(1920-06-11)11 June 1920
Narayanhity Royal Palace Kathmandu, Kingdom of Nepal
Died31 January 1972(1972-01-31) (aged 51)
Diyalo Bangala, Bharatpur, Nepal[1]
Burial
Spouse
(m. 1940; died 1950)
(m. 1952)
Issue
(Details)
Shanti Singh, Rani of Bajhang
Princess Sharada
Birendra, King of Nepal
Gyanendra, King of Nepal
Princess Shobha
Prince Dhirendra[2]
Names
म.वी.वि.शाह (English: MBB Shah)
Regnal name
Shree Paanch Maharajadhiraj Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev
Posthumous name
महेन्द्र वीर विक्रम शाह देव
DynastyShah dynasty
FatherTribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah
MotherKanti Rajya Lakshmi Devi
ReligionHinduism
OccupationAuthor
हस्ताक्षरMahendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev's signature
Portrait of Mahendra in Royal Dress

Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev (Nepali: महेन्द्र वीर विक्रम शाह देव), (11 June 1920 – 31 January 1972) was the ninth King of Nepal from 13 March 1955 until his death in 1972, which was due to a heart attack, as told in an interview by his personal physician Dr. Mrigendra Raj Pandey. Following the 1960 coup d'état, he established the partyless Panchayat system, which governed the country for 28 years until the introduction of multi-party democracy in 1990. During his reign, Nepal experienced a period of industrial, political and economic change which opened it to the rest of the world for the first time, after the 104-year-long reign of the Rana rulers, who kept the country under an isolationist policy, came to an end in 1951.

  1. ^ "King Mahetidra of Nepal Dead; Hindu on Throne for 15 Years". The New York Times. 31 January 1972. Archived from the original on 22 August 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Late King Mahendra with his family". Archived from the original on 23 July 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2015.

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