Rajendra Bikram Shah

This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (April 2019) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

Rajendra Bikram Shah Dev
King of Nepal
Reign	20 November 1816 – 12 May 1847
Predecessor	Girvan Yuddha Bikram Shah
Successor	Surendra Bikram Shah
Prime ministers	See list Bhimsen Thapa Rana Jang Pande Ranga Nath Poudyal Chautariya Puskhar Shah Ranga Nath Poudyal Mathabar Singh Thapa Fateh Jung Shah Jung Bahadur Rana
Born	3 December 1813 Basantapur, Nepal
Died	10 July 1881 (aged 67)[citation needed] Bhaktapur, Nepal
Spouse	Samrajya Lakshmi Devi Rajya Lakshmi Devi
Issue	Surendra Bikram Shah Upendra Bikram Shah Ranendra Bikram Shah Birendra Bikram Shah
Regnal name Shree Paanch Maharajadhiraj Rajendra Bikram Shah Dev
Dynasty	Shah
Father	Girvan Yuddha Bikram Shah
Mother	Gorakshya Rajya Lakshmi Devi
Religion	Hinduism

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