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  NATIONAL 5 (Spotlight Weekly)]
Rajendra Bikram Shah, the fifth ruler of the Shah dynasty, ascended the throne in 1816 at the age of three.
Trailokya’s son, Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah, became the seventh king and the eighth descendant of the Shah dynasty.
The brother of the late King Birendra, Prince Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah — who sat on the throne for a brief period in 1950 — was crowned king on June 4.
www.nepalnews.com.np /contents/englishweekly/spotlight/2001/jun/jun08/national5.htm   (1085 words)

  
 netcyclo: Nepal: History 4
Jang Bahadur's great-grandfather was an important military leader under Prithvi Narayan Shah in the eighteenth century, and during the war with China (1791-92) his grandfather was also a military leader, who became one of the four chief administrators (kaji) of the Gorkha-Nepalese state.
These plots were complicated by the death of King Surendra Bikram Shah in 1881 and the royal accession of Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah (reigned 1881-1911) at the age of six.
Prithvi Narayan Shah and his successors had used the older administrative systems of Gorkha and the kingdoms of the Kathmandu Valley to run the central government of a united Nepal that was in theory accountable to the king.
www.netcyclo.com /places/polit/nations/nepal/np-his04.htm   (8982 words)

  
 Tribhuvan of Nepal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
King Tribhuhvan Bir Bikram Shah Dev (June 30, 1906 – March 13, 1955) was King of Nepal from 1911 until his death.
He ascended to the throne at the age of five, upon the death of his father, King Prithvi, with his mother acting as regent.
At the time, however, the position of monarch was mainly titular, with real power in the country residing in the powerful, conservative Rana family, which supplied the country with its hereditary prime minister.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tribhuvana   (524 words)

  
 NEPAL
Maharajkumar Bahadur Shah, regent of Nepal 1778/1779 and 1785/1794, died 1795.
HH Maharaja Dhiraj PRITHVI Bir Bikram Shah 1881/1911, born 18th August 1875, married to two daughters of Bhir Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana (both dsp) and also to two Princesses from the Punjab, the elder of whom (HH Maharani Revati Raman Rajya Lakshmi 1878-1926, Regent 1911/-) was the mother of HM King Tribhuvan.
Rajkumari Chhaya Devi, married Shri Pradeep Bikram Rana, son of Shri Madan Bikram Rana and Rajkumari Mana Rajya Lakshmi Devi of Jajarkot.
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 Expansion of Nepal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
Bir Mardan Shah of Lamjung was so afraid of the Gorkha troops that he ran away from the kingdom, without facing them in the battle.
Bahadur Shah was greatly shocked at the treatment of the king towards him who always had fought for the good of the king and the country.
But Prithvi Narayan Shah did not allow them to stay in Nepal and a troop of British soldiers under the command of General Kinloch was badly defeated by the army of Prithvi Narayan Shah at Sindhuli in 1765 A.D. So, the British were aware of the strength and courage of the Gorkha soldiers.
www.infoclub.com.np /nepal/history/history_expansion.htm   (6471 words)

  
 Bikram Yoga Soho   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
Bikram Yoga 1: ly true hatha yoga practiced in the West.
Bikram has designed a sequence of 26 asana yoga post 5: Bikram teaches at the Yoga College of India in [ 7: breathing exercises comprising the sequence and Bikram 's Beginning Yoga Class.
He was the son of Rajendra Bikram Shah Deva.
www.vermontreview.com /edge/37784-bikram   (858 words)

  
 About Gorkha - Gorkha Treks: Offers Trekking, Tours, Adventure, Rafting to Nepal, Tibet, Bhutan, Sikkim
The modern village is a steepish walk to the south of Prithvi Narayan’s Gorkha Durbar headquarters and, considering it’s role in the history of Nepal, surprisingly small.
of Nepal, Prithvi Narayan Shah was born in 1723 and, the age of 20, succeeded to the Gorkha throne established in 1560 by Dravya Shah.
Prithvi Narayan Shah died in 1775, Nepal’s present king, Birendra Bir Bikram shah is 10
www.visitnepal.com /gorkhatreks/aboutgorkha.htm   (247 words)

  
 Department of Archeology   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
Thus the Palace complex is known as the Hanuman Dhoka Royal Palace in the Malla period and the Basantapur Palace in the shah period respectively.
Prithvi Narayan Shah erected tallest residential palace in the form of temple architecture and called it a Nautale Durbar (the nine storied palace) in 1770 A.D. it is the only residential pagoda style architecture in Nepal.
Rana Bahadur Shah added the shrine of Sweta Bhairav and big bell and likewise Girvan Yuddha Bikram Shah embellished the main entrance with gold gilding in 1810 A.D. Rajendra Bikram Shah renovated the Mul Chowk and Mohan Chowk in 1822 A.D. and paved the floor with flag stones two years earlier.
www.doa.gov.np /index/hanumandhoka.html   (1785 words)

  
 KuraKani.TK = KuraKani.NET   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
Narayan Shah, founder of the ruling Shah dynasty, was born 283 years ago.
Shah, ruler of Gorkha in northwestern Nepal, began a series of attacks from 1745, annexing over 50 tiny principalities that Nepal was divided into at that time, finally conquering Kathmandu after 24 years of battle.
The feud between the Ranas and Shahs peaked during the time of King Tribhuvan, Gyanendra's grandfather, who was forced to take shelter in India.
www.kurakani.tk /PrintArticle866.phtml   (559 words)

  
 The Nepalese Ruling Family
The new King, by royal accession, was Prithvi Bir Bikam Shah who reigned from 1881 until 1911.
Eventually Ranoddip was assassinated in 1885 and the youngest son of Jung Bahadur's youngest and closest brother, Bir Shamsher, took the office of Prime Minister.
Bir Shamsher arranged for a number of projects that would benefit the population.
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 Buddha was born in Nepal: Archaeologists   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
It is through their recruitment in the British Gurkha forces that they gained international fame and glory.) On the left (west) of the doorway are the portraits of Pratap Singh Shah (1751-1777), Prithvinarayan Shah [(1723-1775) conqueror of the valley kingdoms] and Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah (1920-1972, father of present King Birendra).
East of the staircase are the portraits of King Rajendra (1813-1881) and King Prithvi Bir (1875-1911).
King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev was born in 1945 and ascended the throne in 1972.
www.nepalesecommunity.co.uk /Pages/Palace.htm   (1237 words)

  
 Talk:Nepal - Wikitravel
It seems that "Gyanendra" could be his given name and "Bir Bikram" his family name, as you say.
I understand that "Shah" is the name of the dynasty he belongs to.
Gyanendra is his first name and shah his last name, and also the name of the dynasty.
wikitravel.org /en/Talk:Nepal   (613 words)

  
 Tribhuvan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Tribhuvan of Nepal.
Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah Dev (30 June 1906–13 March 1955) was King of Nepal from 1911 to 1950 and from 1951 until his death.
He was born in Kathmandu (Nepal's capital city), the son of King Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tribhuvan   (219 words)

  
 Nepalese monarchy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Prithvi Narayan Shah (1768–1775) ruler of Gurkha from 1743
Dipendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev (2001) three days, incapacitated
Until 2006, Nepal used agnatic primogeniture; however, the interim government passed a bill in July 2006 which changed the order of succession to equal primogeniture.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nepalese_monarchy   (100 words)

  
 Hindustantimes.com - Nepal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
SHORT HISTORY: In 1768, several kingdoms of the Nepal valley in south of the Himalayas were unified by the ruler of the small hill-state of Gurkha, Prithvi Narayan Shah, founder of the present dynasty.
HRH (Sri Panch) Pce Deependra Bir Bikram Shah, Crown Prince of Nepal (Yuvradhiraj Nepal), born 27/6/1971
Surendra Bir Bikram Shah, Maharajadhiraj 1847-17/5/1881, grandfather of:
www.hindustantimes.com /news/specials/nepalmassacre/gene.shtml   (254 words)

  
 Medals of Nepal (IEPE)
Established: By King Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev on 11 Pousha 2020 (26 December 1963).
Obverse: A circular bronze (?) medal with an elaborate scene in the center of a river with a city to the left rear with an elephant with raised trunk in the foreground; in the sky, a divine chariot.
Established: 2013 (1956 C.E.) by King Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev Obverse: Circular silver, the Nepali crown in the center with the legend "Nepal" beneath it and, below, the legend "???" or "???".
faculty.winthrop.edu /haynese/medals/nepal.html   (4909 words)

  
 Windhorse trekking and tours :: Mountaineering, Expeditions, trekking, peak climbing, himalayas, exploration, rafting, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
Basantapur Durbar or the nine storied Durbar was built by King Prithvi Narayan Shah in 1771 along with three other towers named after three other ancient city of the valley: the Kirtipur tower, the Bhaktapur tower and the Lalitpur tower.
This is a splendidly wood carved temple of which the third storey is particularly attractive with its fine bay windows where the Kumari appears from time to time accompanied by the guardian priestess, to see and to be seen.
This part of the palace was built in the European style by Chandra Shamsher in 1907 AD during the reign of KIng Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah.
www.windhorse-trek.com /durbarsquare.htm   (499 words)

  
 Nepal Gurkhas kukris and Khukuri House are inseparable- USA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
Late king Prithivi Narayan Shah was born in 1723 AD in Gorkha, mid-west district of Nepal.He was throne at the age of 20 after the sudden demise of his father.
Prithvi Narayan Shah's descendant is King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, who reigns in the kingdom of Nepal today.
He was declared King in November 1950 at the age of four after King Tribhuvan and then Crown Prince Mahendra secretly left Kathmandu for India to return in 1951.
www.khukurihouseonline.com /Content/Gurkhas   (593 words)

  
 Nepal - History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
The Mallas, weakened by familial dissent and widespread social and economic discontent, were no match for the great Gorkha ruler Prithvi Narayan Shah, who conquered the valley in 1769 and moved his capital to Kathmandu shortly thereafter, providing the foundation of the modern state of Nepal.
The Shah (or Saha) rulers faced persistent problems in trying to centralize an area long characterized by extreme diversity and ethnic and regional parochialism.
A tripartite agreement between Nepal, India and the UK was signed in Kathmandu in November 1947, and Gurkha troops were used by India in the war against China in 1961-62, Pakistan in 1965 and 1971, and by the UK against Argentina in 1982.
gbgm-umc.org /country_profiles/countries/npl/History.stm   (1836 words)

  
 NATIONALITY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
The kingdom of Nepal was unified in 1768 by King Prithvi Narayan Shah, who had fled India following the Moghul conquests of the subcontinent.
Under Shah and his successors Nepal's borders expanded as far west as Kashmir and as far east as Sikkim (now part of India).
Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah became king in 1955.
www.linknepal.com /Monarchy/monarchy_history.htm   (450 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
The name Hanuman-dhoka Durbar came from the statue of Hanuman established by King Pratap Malla at the entrane of he royal palace in 1672 A.D. But after the erection of nine-storied temple residence by King Prthvi Narayan Shah in 1771, it began to be called Basantapur Durbar.
The architectural remans and art objects within the alace complex now existing are from Malla, Shah and Rana periods of Nepal.
this imported European style builing was built as a part of the palace by Chandra shamsher in 1907 AD during the reign of Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah.
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 The Hindu : Another victim of a prophecy
The progenitor of the dynasty, King Prithvi Naran Shah (1779- 1831) died at the age of 52, while his three successors Pratap Singh Shah, Rana Bahadur Shah and Girvana Yuddha Bikram Shah died at the age 26, 31 and 19 respectively.
His successors Surendra Bikram shah (52), crown prince Trailokya Bikram Shah (30) and Prithvi Bir Bikram shah (36) too proved the prophecy right.
King Birendra's grandfather Tribhuvan Bir (48) and father King Mahendra (52) were no exception to what has now become a widely believed prophecy.
www.hindu.com /thehindu/2001/06/05/stories/03050003.htm   (223 words)

  
 Nepal Home Page
A dispute with India led to India's closing of most border crossings from March 1989 to July 1990, and the resultant economic crisis fueled demands for political reform.
Prithvi Narayan Shah ascends to throne of Gorkha.
Prithvi Narayan Shah dies, first king of united Nepal.
www.nepalhomepage.com /general/history.html   (1174 words)

  
 The birth of a republic - humanrights.de
It is but natural, then, for the issues of constitutional monarchy and the birth of a republic to become an issue to be debated...
Of the three who did something for the country, Prithvi Narayan, although he was despotic, hand-in-glove with the feudal class and suppressed the people, fought against the imperialist British forces and was able to keep Nepal an independent and free country.
Yes, Prithvi Narayan committed a lot of atrocities, he burdened the people with his religion, helped the feudal class and captured other kingdoms, but that is another bitter truth of history.
www.humanrights.de /doc_es/archiv/n/nepal/politics/070502_birth_of_republic.htm   (1397 words)

  
 Bikram Yoga Nyc
1) " Bikram" -- In the context of Bikram Yoga Nyc
List of suicides 114: * DipendraDipendra Bir Bikram Shah Deva, (2001), young King of Nepal, 436: * DipendraDipendra Bir Bikram Shah Deva, (2001), younhttp:/.
2) " Yoga" -- In the context of Bikram Yoga Nyc
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 About Nepali Congress   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
In the mid-eighteenth century small principalities in the south central Himalayan region were unified under a grand policy of King Prithvi Narayan Shah of Gorkha, eleventh generation forefather of present King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev.
As a result of war between the British and the Nepalese in the year 1814, the Nepalese integrationist drive of the hill states up to Kashmir was terminated.
Thus, while other independent countries in the world were going through a scientific technological and industrial revolution, Nepalese society remained isolated, and feudalism continued as the order of the time.
www.nepalicongress.org.np /contents/general/about_nc   (454 words)

  
 Nepal Heads
Widow of Bhupal Shah, Raja of Gorkha and co-regent with step-son.
Regent for son H.H. Svasti Sri Giriraja Chakra Chudamani Narayanetyadi Vividha Virudavali Virajamana Manonnata Projjwala Nepal Tara Mahadhipati Shriman Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Maharajadhiraja Prithvi Bir Bikram Jang Bahadur Shah Bahadur Shamsher Jang Devanam Sada Samaja Vijayinam, Maharajadhiraja of
She, her husband, daughter, younger son and five other members of the royal family were killed in the massacre at Royal Palace at the 1st of June 2001 by her son, Crown Prince Dipendra, who was king for a few days before dying from the wounds he got during the incident.
www.guide2womenleaders.com /nepal_heads.htm   (440 words)

  
 Nepal : In Depth : History | Frommers.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
In 1767, Prithvi Narayan Shah's troops defeated a British regiment and seized a considerable number of weapons.
Under the successors of Prithvi Narayan Shah, a period of expansionism ensued during the latter part of the 18th century.
These protests soon led to King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah's announcement that a new constitution would be drafted and that a multiparty democratic political system would be established, effectively changing the kingdom's system of government to a constitutional monarchy with the king as head of state.
www.frommers.com /destinations/nepal/0232020044.html   (1708 words)

  
 Nagarjuna Institute : Buddhist Sites of Nepal - Svayambhu
Pratap Malla created a colorful sculpture of Aksobhya at the foot of the eastern slope of the hill and Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah established three similar images on the slope.
Most of the sculptures at the vicinity of Svayambhü are from the Malla period as the earlier images must have been destroyed during the Muslim raid in the fourteenth century (1350).
In 1751 repairs were again started under the supervision of a Tibetan lama, which required 39 kg of gold, 3,500 kg of copper and sponsored was by Jayaprakash Malla and Prithvi Narayan Shah.
www.nagarjunainstitute.com /bs_svayambhu.htm   (2159 words)

  
 Nepal8
1847-1881 H.H. Svasti Sri Giriraj Chakrachudamani Narnarayanetyadi Vividha Virudavali Virajamana Manonnata Shriman Maharajadhiraja Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Maharaj Surendra Bir Bikram Jang Bahadur Shah Bahadur Shamsher Jang Devanam Sada Samaja Vijayinam, Maharajadhiraja of Nepal.
October 1829, eldest son of H.H. Svasti Sri Giriraj Chakrachudamani Narnarayanetyadi Vividha Virudavali Virajamana Manonnata Shriman Maharajadhiraja Sri Sri Sri Maharaj Rajendra Bir Bikram Jang Bahadur Shah Bahadur Shamsher Jang Devanam Sada Samaja Vijayinam, Maharajadhiraja of Nepal, by his first wife, H.H. Sri Sri Sri Maharani Samrajya Lakshmi Devi, educ.
of Royal Advisers, youngest son of Commanding-General H.E. Svasti Sri Madati Prachandra Bhujadandyetyadi Sri Sri Sri Maharaja Bir Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, T'ung-ling-ping-ma-Kuo-Kang-wang, Maharaja of Lambjang and Kaski, GCSI, sometime Prime Minister and Supreme C-in-C of Nepal.
www.4dw.net /royalark/Nepal/nepal8.htm   (1549 words)

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