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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.
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Jun 7, 2024 · Mahendra (born June 11, 1920, Kathmandu, Nepal—died January 31, 1972, Bharatpur, Nepal) was the king of Nepal from 1955 to 1972. Mahendra ascended the throne in 1955 upon the death of his father, King Tribhuvan.
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Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev was the King of Nepal from 1955 to 1972. He was the ninth Shah dynasty emperor of Nepal. His reigning years were marked with numerous political reforms aimed at improving and developing the economic, political and social status of his country.
Learn about the life and reign of King Mahendra, who modernized Nepal and introduced the bicameral parliamentary system in 1959. Find out his personal details, political achievements, and controversies in this comprehensive article.
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King Mahendra, son of King Tribhuwan Bir Bikram Shah and Queen Kanta Rajya Laxmi Devi, was born in 1977 BS, Jestha 30. During this time, there was the Rana regime that was holding all ruling powers in Nepal and though King Tribhuwan was the official King, he was treated similarly to a captive in his own Narayanhitti palace by the Ranas. King Tribhu...
Coronation
When the Rana rule was overthrown in 2007 B.S., an agreement was done between the Ranas, King Tribhuwan, and the Nepali Congress that returned many of the powers of the King. When King Tribhuwan died during his treatment after 6 years, the responsibility of the crown fell to Mahendra. He inherited the throne in an official ceremony on Baisakh 20, 2013 B.S.
The coup of Poush 1, 2017 B.S.
After ascending the royal throne of Nepal in 2013 B.S., King Mahendra found the political condition deteriorating day by day. It had only been 18 months since democracy was properly organized by a democratic election of power holders. Though the citizens seemed happy about the changes brought by democracy, Mahendra had somewhere been hurt by its popularity. Additionally, some decisions taken by the elected government were controversial and viewed by Mahendra as a risk to national sovereignty....
Developmental works
Though Mahendra had seized power in his hands, there were many steps taken by him toward the development of Nepal. He divided the administrative area of Nepal into different districts and zones for better administration and execution of the law. He even introduced the National Planning Commission. The aim of the National Planning Commission was to involve Nepal in the socioeconomic development and the overall development of the nation. He believed that the development of Nepal is in the flour...
Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah was married to Indra Rajya Laksmi, the daughter of General Hari Shumsher Rana. But even before he got married, he was engaged in a physical relationship with his mistress named Geeta Gurung, who gave birth to a child named Rabindra Shah. Rabindra was not accepted officially as a part of the royal family. Indra Rajya Laxmi d...
King Mahendra was passionate about hunting and used to visit Chitwan often for this purpose. During his visit, he stayed in the palace named ‘Diyalo Durbar’ that he had there. He had a cardiac arrest while he was on his hunting and died in Diyala Durbar in 2023 B.S. The famous line ‘म मरे पनि मेरो देश बाचिरहोस्’ (May my country live forever, though...
Learn about the life and achievements of King Mahendra, who seized power in 2017 BS and introduced the Panchayat system. Find out his contributions to Nepal's administration, education, and rural development, as well as his marriages and death.
Declaring the contemporary parliament a failure, King Mahendra in 1960 dismissed the Koirala government, declared that a "party-less" Panchayat system would govern Nepal, and promulgated another new constitution on 16 December 1962.
Jan 31, 1972 · KATMANDU Nepal, Jan 31 —King Mahendra bf Nepal died today after suffering a heart attack yesterday the Government announced. He was 51 years old and had been king since May, 1956.
