Mahendra of Nepal
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 |
The neutrality of this article is disputed. Please see the discussion on the talk page. Please do not remove this message until the dispute is resolved. (August 2008) |
 |
This article does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (August 2008) |
| Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah | |
|---|---|
| King of Nepal | |
 |
|
| Mahendra of Nepal (second from left) in a 1958 visit to Israel's Weizmann Institute of Science. | |
|
|
|
| Reign | 13 March 1955 – 31 January 1972 |
| Predecessor | Tribhuvan |
| Successor | Birendra |
| Issue | |
| Birendra,Gyanendra, Dhirendra | |
| Born | 11 June 1920 |
| Died | 31 January 1972 (aged 51) Diyalo Bangala, Chitwan, Nepal |
Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah, King of Nepal (11 June 1920 – 31 January 1972) was King of Nepal from 1955 to 1972. He was also made a British Field Marshal in 1960. He succeeded his father, Tribhuvan, who had, after years as a puppet of the Rana family, finally managed to break their more than 100-year hegemony over the country.
A younger son, Gyanendra, was king as a small child from 1950 to 1951 when Tribhuvan, Mahendra and Birendra had fled the country to escape from the Rana family. After 50 years, Gyanendra reassumed the throne when his brother King Birendra was killed in 2001.
After his sudden death, he was succeeded by his son Birendra. He was well respected by Chinese leader such as Mao Tse Tung.
[edit] See also
| Preceded by Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah |
Crown Prince of Nepal 1920–1950 |
Succeeded by Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah |
| Preceded by Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah |
Crown Prince of Nepal 1951–1955 |
Succeeded by Birendra Bir Bikram Shah |
| Preceded by Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah |
King of Nepal 1955–1972 |
|
|||||||||||
1. ^ Possibly no heir for the time period of 1911 through 1920. Previous Crown Prince: Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah, from 1906 to 1911.
