List of monarchs of Nepal - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

This is a list of monarchs of Nepal from 1768 when Kingdom of Nepal was founded until 2008 when monarchy

Monarchy

A monarchy is a form of government in which the office of head of state is usually held until death or abdication and is often hereditary and includes a royal house. In some cases, the monarch is elected...

was abolished by Nepalese Constituent Assembly

Nepalese Constituent Assembly

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and Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal

Nepal

Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...

was declared.
The subnational monarchies in Mustang

Mustang (kingdom)

Mustang is the former Kingdom of Lo and now part of Nepal, in the north-central part of that country, bordering the People's Republic of China on the Tibetan plateau between the Nepalese provinces of Dolpo and Manang...

, Bajhang

Bajhang District

-Towns and villages:Banjh,Bhairab Nath,Bhamchaur,Bhatekhola,Byasi,Chaudhari,Dahabagar,Dangaji,Dantola,Daulichaur,Deulekh,Deulikot,Dhamena,Gadaraya,Hemantabada,Kadal,Kailash,Kalukheti,Kanda,Kaphalaseri,Khiratadi,Koiralakot,Kot Bhairab,Kotdewal,...

, Salyan

Salyan District

Salyan District of 213,500. The district's administrative center is named Salyan or Salyan Khalanga.The district is known for its Hindu temples including Shiva temples in Chhayachhetra and Laxmipur, and the Devi temple at Khairabang in Hiwalcha VDC, one of nine in Nepal...

, and Jajarkot

Jajarkot District

Jajarkot District of 134,868.Jajarkotis one of the district of Bheri Zone in Mid-western Region of Nepal. Khalanga is its headquarter...

were also abolished in October 2008.

Shah dynasty
Shah dynasty
The Shah dynasty was the ruling dynasty of the Kingdom of Nepal.-The Rajput Lineage :The former royal family of Nepal claims descent from the Parmar Rajput dynasty of the Narsinghgarh state in Malwa . The famous kings of the Malwa region were Raja Bhrathari, Samrat Vikramaditya, and Raja Bhoj....

Name	Date of birth	Monarch From	Monarch Until	Date of death
Prithvi Narayan Shah Prithvi Narayan Shah Prithvi Narayan Shah, King of Nepal was the first king of the House of Shahs to rule Nepal. He is credited for starting the campaign for a unified Nepal, which had been divided and weakened under Malla confederacy. He was the ninth generation descendant of Dravya Shah , the founder of the ruling...	1723	25 September 1768	11 January 1775
Pratap Singh Shah	1751	11 January 1775	17 November 1777
Rana Bahadur Shah Rana Bahadur Shah Rana Bahadur Shah, King of Nepal was the third King of greater Nepal. He succeeded to the throne in 1777 on the death of his father, Pratap Singh Shah. He ruled under the regencies of his mother, Queen Rajendra Laxmi and then of his uncle, Bahadur Shah...	1775	17 November 1777	23 March 1799 (abdicated)	25 April 1806 (murdered)
Girvan Yuddha Bikram Shah Girvan Yuddha Bikram Shah Deva Girvan Yuddha Bikram Shah Deva, King of Nepal , also called Girvanyuddha Bikrama Shah, was the King of Nepal from 1799 to 1816....	19 October 1797	23 March 1799	20 November 1816
Rajendra Bikram Shah Rajendra of Nepal Rajendra Bikram Shah, King of Nepal was King of Nepal from 1816 to 1847. He became king at age three on the death of his father Girvan Yuddha Bikram Shah Deva. As had been the case with his father, most of Rajendra's rule was under the regency of Queen Lalit Tripura Sundari and Prime Minister...	1813	20 November 1816	12 May 1847 (abdicated)	1881
Surendra Bikram Shah Surendra of Nepal Surendra Bikram Shah was King of Nepal between 1847 and 1881. He became king after Prime Minister Jung Bahadur forced the abdication of Surendra's father, Rajendra Bikram Shah. Surendra wielded little real power, with Jung Bahadur effectively ruling the country during Surendra's reign.Surendra's...	1829	12 May 1847	17 May 1881
Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah Prithvi of Nepal Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah, King of Nepal was King of Nepal from 1881 until 1911. He was the grandson of his predecessor, King Surendra, and also the grandson of Prime Minister Jang Bahadur....	18 August 1875	17 May 1881	11 December 1911
Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Tribhuvan of Nepal King Tribhuhvan Bir Bikram Shah , King of Nepal was King of Nepal from 11 December 1911 until his death...	30 June 1906	11 December 1911	7 November 1950	13 March 1955
Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev Gyanendra of Nepal Gyanendra Shah was the last King of Nepal. During his life, he has held the title of the King twice: first between 1950 and 1951 as a child when his grandfather Tribhuvan was forced into exile in India with the rest of his family; and from 2001 to 2008, following the Nepalese royal massacre.King...	7 July 1947	7 November 1950	7 January 1951	Alive
Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Tribhuvan of Nepal King Tribhuhvan Bir Bikram Shah , King of Nepal was King of Nepal from 11 December 1911 until his death...	30 June 1906	7 January 1951	13 March 1955
Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev Mahendra of Nepal Possibly no heir for the time period of 1911 through 1920. Previous Crown Prince: Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah, from 1906 to 1911....	11 June 1920	14 March 1955	31 January 1972
Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev Birendra of Nepal Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev was a King of Nepal. The son of King Mahendra, whom he succeeded in 1972, he reigned until his death in the 2001 Nepalese royal massacre...	28 December 1945	31 January 1972	1 June 2001 (murdered)
Dipendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev Dipendra of Nepal Dipendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev was a member of the Nepalese Royal Family, who briefly reigned in coma as King of Nepal from the 1st of June to the 4th of June, 2001...	27 June 1971	1 June 2001	4 June 2001
Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev Gyanendra of Nepal Gyanendra Shah was the last King of Nepal. During his life, he has held the title of the King twice: first between 1950 and 1951 as a child when his grandfather Tribhuvan was forced into exile in India with the rest of his family; and from 2001 to 2008, following the Nepalese royal massacre.King...	7 July 1947	4 June 2001	28 May 2008 (deposed)	Alive

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Prithvi Narayan Shah

Prithvi Narayan Shah, King of Nepal was the first king of the House of Shahs to rule Nepal. He is credited for starting the campaign for a unified Nepal, which had been divided and weakened under Malla confederacy. He was the ninth generation descendant of Dravya Shah , the founder of the ruling...

was the first ruler of "unified" Nepal

Nepal

. However, prior to 1768, the modern-day Nepal consisted of various small kingdoms, among which Shah Kings continued to rule in a few of them (notably in Gorkha

Gurkha

Gurkha are people from Nepal who take their name from the Gorkha District. Gurkhas are best known for their history in the Indian Army's Gorkha regiments, the British Army's Brigade of Gurkhas and the Nepalese Army. Gurkha units are closely associated with the kukri, a forward-curving Nepalese knife...

). So the actual history of the Shah dynasty

Shah dynasty

The Shah dynasty was the ruling dynasty of the Kingdom of Nepal.-The Rajput Lineage :The former royal family of Nepal claims descent from the Parmar Rajput dynasty of the Narsinghgarh state in Malwa . The famous kings of the Malwa region were Raja Bhrathari, Samrat Vikramaditya, and Raja Bhoj....

dates much before Prithvi Narayan Shah.

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