Kings of Nepal. The Shah dynasty of Nepal. 1768 - 28 May 2008.

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Kings of Nepal. The Shah dynasty of Nepal. 1768 to 28 May 2008. *( source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia and google. photo credit goes to its respected original Artist and photographers.) The Shah dynasty was the ruling dynasty of the Gorkha Kingdom until 1768 and of the Kingdom of Nepal from 1768 to 28 May 2008. The King of Nepal, traditionally known as the Mahārājādhirāja The Nepalese royal massacre occurred on 1 June 2001, at a house in the grounds of the Narayanhity Royal Palace, the then residence of the Nepalese monarchy. It was reported that the heir to the throne, Crown Prince Dipendra, killed nine members of his family and himself during a party or monthly reunion dinner of the royal family in the house. The dead included his parents, King Birendra of Nepal and Queen Aishwarya. Prince Dipendra became de jure King of Nepal upon his father's death and died in hospital three days after the massacre without recovering from a coma. Birendra's brother Gyanendra became king after the massacre and the death of King Dipendra. (Nepali: श्री महाराजधिराज), was Nepal's head of state and monarch from 1768 to 2008. He served as the head of the Nepalese monarchy—Shah Dynasty. The monarchy was founded in 1768 and was abolished on 28 May 2008 by the Nepalese Constituent Assembly. The subnational monarchies in Mustang, Bajhang, Salyan, and Jajarkot were also abolished in October. History Kings of Nepal (1768–2008)[edit] Name Lifespan Reign start Reign end Notes Family Image Prithvi Narayan Shah वडामहाराजधिराज पृथ्वीनारायण शाह 7 January 1723[12] – 11 January 1775 (aged 52) 25 September 1768 11 January 1775 Son of Nara Bhupal Shah Shah Prithvi Narayan Shah of Nepal Pratap Singh Shah प्रतापसिंह शाह 16 April 1751 – 17 November 1777 (aged 26) 11 January 1775 17 November 1777 Son of Prithvi Narayan Shah Shah Pratap Singh Shah of Nepal Rana Bahadur Shah रण बहादुर शाह 25 May 1775 – 25 April 1806 (aged 30) 17 November 1777 8 March 1799 (abdicated) Son of Pratap Singh Shah Shah Rana Bahadur Shah of Nepal Girvan Yuddha Bikram Shah गीर्वाणयुद्ध विक्रम शाह 19 October 1797 – 20 November 1816 (aged 19) 8 March 1799 20 November 1816 Son of Rana Bahadur Shah Shah Girvan Yuddha Bikram Shah of Nepal Rajendra Bikram Shah राजेन्द्र विक्रम शाह 3 December 1813 – 10 July 1881 (aged 67) 20 November 1816 12 May 1847 (abdicated) Son of Girvan Yuddha Bikram Shah Shah Rajendra Bikram Shah of Nepal Surendra Bikram Shah सुरेन्द्र बिक्रम शाह 20 October 1829 – 17 May 1881 (aged 51) 12 May 1847 17 May 1881 Son of Rajendra Bikram Shah Shah Surendra Bikram Shah of Nepal Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah पृथ्वी बीर विक्रम शाह 18 August 1875 – 11 December 1911 (aged 36) 17 May 1881 11 December 1911 Grandson of Surendra Bikram Shah Shah Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah of Nepal Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah (1st reign) त्रिभुवन वीर विक्रम शाह 30 June 1906 – 13 March 1955 (aged 48) 11 December 1911 7 November 1950 (went into exile) Son of Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah Shah Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah of Nepal Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah (1st reign) ज्ञानेन्द्र शाह 7 July 1947 (age 68) 7 November 1950 7 January 1951 (stepped down) Grandson of Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah Shah Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah of Nepal Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah (2nd reign) त्रिभुवन वीर विक्रम शाह 30 June 1906 – 13 March 1955 (aged 48) 7 January 1951 13 March 1955 Son of Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah Shah Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah of Nepal Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah महेन्द्र वीर विक्रम शाह 11 June 1920 – 31 January 1972 (aged 51) 14 March 1955 31 January 1972 Son of Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah Shah Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah of Nepal Birendra Bir Bikram Shah वीरेन्द्र वीर विक्रम शाह 28 December 1945 – 1 June 2001 (aged 55) 31 January 1972 1 June 2001 (assassinated) Son of Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Shah Birendra Bir Bikram Shah of Nepal Dipendra Bir Bikram Shah दीपेन्द्र वीर विक्रम शाह 27 June 1971 – 4 June 2001 (aged 29) 1 June 2001 4 June 2001 (committed suicide) Son of Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Shah Dipendra Bir Bikram Shah of Nepal Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah (2nd reign) ज्ञानेन्द्र शाह 7 July 1947 (age 68) 4 June 2001 28 May 2008 (deposed) Son of Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah