Tribhuvan of Nepal
Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah (Nepali: त्रिभुवन वीर विक्रम शाह), (30 June 1906 – 13 March 1955) was the eighth King of Nepal. Born in Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal, he ascended to the throne at the age of five, upon the death of his father, Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah, and was crowned on 20 February 1913 at the Nasal Chowk, Hanuman Dhoka Palace in Kathmandu, with his mother acting as regent. At the time of his crowning, the position of monarch was largely ceremonial, with the real governing power residing with the Rana family.
| Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah | |||||
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King Tribhuvan in the 1930s | |||||
| King of Nepal | |||||
| Coronation | 20 February 1913 | ||||
| Reign | 12 December 1911 – 7 November 1950 | ||||
| Predecessor | Prithvi Bikram | ||||
| Successor | Gyanendra | ||||
| Reign | 18 February 1951 – 13 March 1955 | ||||
| Predecessor | Gyanendra | ||||
| Successor | Mahendra | ||||
| Born | 30 June 1906 Kathmandu, Nepal | ||||
| Died | 13 March 1955 (aged 48) Zürich, Switzerland | ||||
| Spouse | Kanti Rajya Lakshmi Devi Shah Ishwari Rajya Lakshmi Devi Shah | ||||
| Issue (among others) | King Mahendra Prince Himalaya Prince Basundhara Princess Trilokya Princess Nalini Princess Vijaya Princess Bharati | ||||
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| Nepali | श्री ५ महाराजाधिराज त्रिभुवन वीर विक्रम शाह देव | ||||
| Dynasty | Shah dynasty | ||||
| Father | Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah | ||||
| Mother | Divyeshwari Lakshmi Devi Shah | ||||
| Religion | Hinduism | ||||
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