Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah

Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah (Nepali: श्री ५ महाराजाधिराज पृथ्वी वीर विक्रम शाह देव; 18 August 1875 – 11 December 1911) was King of Nepal from 1881 until 1911. Among the most notable events of his reign were the introduction of the first automobiles to Nepal, and the creation of strict water and sanitation systems for much of the country. King Prithvi's eldest child was Princess Lakshmi, who was married to Field Marshal Kaiser Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana.[1] She was made the Crown Princess and was heir to Nepal's throne until she was 11,when her brother Tribhuvan was born. Until then King Prithvi only had four daughters and four from another wife.[2]

Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah
King of Nepal
Reign17 May 1881 11 December 1911
Coronation1 December 1881
PredecessorSurendra Bir Bikram Shah
SuccessorTribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah
Born18 August 1875
Basantapur, Nepal
Died11 December 1911 (aged 36) (Poisoned)
Kathmandu, Nepal
SpouseRaman Rajya Lakshmi Devi Shah
Divyeshwari Lakshmi Devi Shah
Kirti Rajya Lakshmi Devi Shah
Durga Rajya Lakshmi Devi Shah
IssuePrincess Lakshmi
Princess Rama
Princess Tara
King Tribhuvan
Princess Suman
Regnal name
Shree Paanch Maharajadhiraj Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah Dev
DynastyShah
FatherTrailokya Bir Bikram Shah
MotherLalit Rajeshwori Rajya Lakshmi Devi
ReligionHinduism

While King Prithvi was kept at the Narayanhiti Royal Palace, his brothers, who were his closest allies and confidants were exiled to palaces across Nepal including in Palpa, Birgunj and Dhankuta from the Hanuman Dhoka Royal Palace, to prevent any repeated attempts at regaining royal prerogatives. Due to some of their increasing influence in state matters, fears of a coup arose and thus, movement restrictions imposed on the family became much more severe following the end of Prime Minister Bir Sumsher's rule with Chandra Sumsher on the Prime Ministerial throne, especially in relation to getting an audience with their half brother King Prithvi at the Narayanhiti Royal Palace, Kathmandu.

Much like his father, King Prithvi died under suspicious circumstances at a relatively young age, and his son Tribhuvan ascended the throne.

Prithvi with his second wife, Queen Divyeshwari of Nepal (mother of King Tribhuvan).

Honours

Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah Statue at Bhadrakali
Inscription of Statue of Prithvi Bir Bikram Bhadrakali

Ancestry

References

  1. Nepal Mandal
  2. "Freepages". Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
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