Kings of Nepal - Definition and Overview

The king of Nepal is known as the Raja; his Queen is known as the Rani.

The following is a list of Nepal's modern Rajas:

• Prithvi Narayan Shah (1768–1775) ruler of Gurkha from 1743
• Pratap Singh Shah (1775–1777)
• Rana Bahadur Shah (1777–1799)
• Girvan Yudha Bikram Shah (1799–1816)
• Rajendra Bikram Shah (1816–1847)
• Surendra Bikram Shah (1847–1881)
• Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah (1881–1911)
• Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah (1911–1950) first time
• Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah (1950–1951) two months, first time
• Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah (1951–1955) restored
• Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah (1956–1972)
• Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev (1972–2001)
• Dipendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev (2001) three days, incapacitated
• Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev (2001–present) second time

See also: History of Nepal