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| Rajya Lakshmi | |||||
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| Queen consort of Nepal Queen regent of Nepal | |||||
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| Born | ca. 1814 Gorakpur, India | ||||
| Died | before 1900 Mahamurganj, Varanasi | ||||
| Spouse | Rajendra of Nepal | ||||
| Issue | Ranendra Bir Bikram Shah Birendra Bir Bikram Shah | ||||
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| Dynasty | Shah dynasty (by marriage) | ||||
| Religion | Hinduism | ||||
Rajya Lakshmi Devi (Nepali राज्यलक्ष्मी देवी) (ca. 1814 – before 1900) was a queen consort of Nepal as the junior wife of King Rajendra of Nepal.[1]
In 1843, Queen Rajya Lakshmi was made the queen regent and co-regent of her husband. Queen Rajya Lakshmi wanted to have her son, Prince Ranendra, to be crowned the next king instead of her stepson Surendra Bikram Shah. She was somewhat responsible for the Kot massacre in 1846, which initiated the 104-year rule of the Rana dynasty in Nepal.
- ^ Acharya, Baburam (2013). The Bloodstained Throne: Struggles for Power in Nepal (1775-1914). New Delhi: Penguin Books Ltd. pp. 137–145. ISBN 978-0-143-41637-1.