| Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev | |||||||||||||
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.jpg) Mahendra in 1957 | |||||||||||||
| King of Nepal | |||||||||||||
| Reign | 13 March 1955 – 31 January 1972 | ||||||||||||
| Coronation | 2 May 1956 | ||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Tribhuvan | ||||||||||||
| Successor | Birendra | ||||||||||||
| Born | 11 June 1920 Narayanhity Royal Palace Kathmandu, Kingdom of Nepal | ||||||||||||
| Died | 31 January 1972 (aged 51) Diyalo Bangala, Bharatpur, Nepal[1] | ||||||||||||
| Burial | |||||||||||||
| Spouse | |||||||||||||
| Issue (Details) | Shanti Singh, Rani of Bajhang Princess Sharada Birendra, King of Nepal Gyanendra, King of Nepal Princess Shobha Prince Dhirendra[2] | ||||||||||||
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| Dynasty | Shah dynasty | ||||||||||||
| Father | King Tribhuvan | ||||||||||||
| Mother | Kanti Rajya Lakshmi Devi | ||||||||||||
| Religion | Hinduism | ||||||||||||
| Occupation | Author | ||||||||||||
| हस्ताक्षर |  | ||||||||||||
Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev (Nepali: महेन्द्र वीर विक्रम शाह देव; 11 June 1920 – 31 January 1972) was King of Nepal from 13 March 1955 until his death in 1972, which was due to a heart attack, as told in an interview by his personal physician Dr. Mrigendra Raj Pandey. Following the 1960 coup d'état, he established the party-less Panchayat system, which governed the country for 28 years until the introduction of multi-party democracy in 1990. During his reign, Nepal experienced a period of industrial, political and economic change which opened it to the rest of the world for the first time, after the 104-year-long reign of the Rana rulers, who kept the country under an isolationist policy, came to an end in 1951.
- ^ "King Mahetidra of Nepal Dead; Hindu on Throne for 15 Years". The New York Times. 31 January 1972. Archived from the original on 22 August 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ "Late King Mahendra with his family". Archived from the original on 23 July 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2015.