Rajendra Bikram Shah

Rajendra Bikram Shah (Nepali: श्री ५ महाराजाधिराज राजेन्द्र विक्रम शाह देव), (3 December 1813 – 10 July 1881), was the fifth King of Nepal. His reign saw the rise of the Ranas; in 1846, Jung Bahadur Rana came to power and the next year, Rajendra was forced to abdicate in favor of his son by Junga Bahadur Rana, Surendra.

Rajendra Bikram Shah Dev
King of Nepal
Reign20 November 1816 12 May 1847
PredecessorGirvan Yuddha Bikram Shah
SuccessorSurendra Bikram Shah
Prime ministers
Born3 December 1813
Basantapur, Nepal
Died10 July 1881 (aged 67)
Bhaktapur, Nepal
SpouseSamrajya Lakshmi Devi
Rajya Lakshmi Devi
IssueSurendra Bikram Shah
Upendra Bikram Shah
Ranendra Bikram Shah
Birendra Bikram Shah
Regnal name
Shree Paanch Maharajadhiraj Rajendra Bikram Shah Dev
DynastyShah
FatherGirvan Yuddha Bikram Shah
MotherGorakshya Rajya Lakshmi Devi
ReligionHinduism
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