Girvan Yuddha Bikram Shah

Girvan Yuddha Bikram Shah
Shah, c. 1815
King of Nepal
Reign	8 March 1799 – 20 November 1816
Coronation	8 March 1799[citation needed]
Predecessor	Rana Bahadur Shah
Successor	Rajendra Bikram Shah
Born	(1797-10-19)19 October 1797 Basantapur, Nepal
Died	20 November 1816(1816-11-20) (aged 19) Basantapur, Nepal
Spouse	Sidhi Lakshmi Devi Shah Gorakshya Rajya Lakshmi Devi Shah Kritirekha
Issue	Narendra Bikram Shah Rajendra Bikram Shah Satyarupa Rajya Lakshmi Devi Subhagyasundari Rajya Lakshmi Devi
Regnal name Shree Paanch Maharajadhiraj Girvan Yuddha Bikram Shah Dev
Dynasty	Shah
Father	Rana Bahadur Shah
Mother	Kantavati Jha
Religion	Hinduism

Girvan Yuddha Bikram Shah (Nepali: श्री ५ महाराजाधिराज गीर्वाणयुद्ध विक्रम शाह देव; 19 October 1797 – 20 November 1816) also called Girvanyuddha Bikrama Shah, was King of Nepal.^[1] Although he was not the legitimate heir to the throne his father, King Rana Bahadur Shah, made him the heir for being the son of his favourite wife Kantavati Jha.

Girvan Yuddha ascended the throne at the age of 1 and 1/2 years when his father abdicated to become an ascetic. He ruled under the regency of Queen Tripurasundari of Nepal and Prime Minister Bhimsen Thapa. He died at age 19 and was succeeded by his young son Rajendra Bikram Shah.