Tribhuvan of Nepal

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Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah
Ishwari Rajya Lakshmi Devi Shah
Issue
(among others)
King Mahendra
Prince Himalaya
Prince Basundhara
Princess Trilokya
Princess Nalini
Princess Vijaya
Princess Bharati
Regnal name
Shree Paanch Maharajadhiraj Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah Dev
Nepaliश्री ५ महाराजाधिराज त्रिभुवन वीर विक्रम शाह देव
DynastyShah dynasty
FatherPrithvi Bir Bikram Shah
MotherDivyeshwari Lakshmi Devi Shah
ReligionHinduism

Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah (

Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah, and was crowned on 20 February 1913 at the Nasal Chowk, Hanuman Dhoka Palace in Kathmandu,[3] with his mother acting as regent.[1] At the time of his crowning, the position of monarch was largely ceremonial, with the real governing power residing with the Rana family.[1]

Family

Crowning of Tribhuvan; aged five

Tribhuvan was born on 30 June 1906 to Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah and Divyeshwari Lakshmi Devi Shah. After the death of his father, Tribhuvan ascended the throne on 11 December 1911, at the age of five. Queen Mother Divyeshwari Lakshmi Devi was appointed regent until Tribhuvan came of age.

He married at age 12 in a double ceremony. He married first at the

Ishwari
. He also had junior wives.

His first child and successor to the throne,

Kanti Rajya Lakshmi Devi Shah
, were just 13 years old, on 11 June 1920.

Later life

Tensions between the royal family and the Ranas began during

Chandra Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, pressured the young king and threatened his mother, eventually forcing Tribhuvan to order the troops to war.[1]

By the mid-1930s, popular discontent with the Ranas led to the establishment of several movements, notably the Nepal Praja Parishad, to which Tribhuvan himself gave his explicit support, to overthrow the Ranas. In each instance, however, the Ranas responded harshly, banning the liberal movements and executing their leaders.[citation needed] Tribhuvan worked closely with the Praja Parishad to abolish the Rana regime.

King Tribhuwan in 1937

In November 1950, King Tribhuvan took refuge at the Indian Embassy. He was accompanied by his son

Jawahar Lal Nehru and other high officials.[citation needed
]

The removal of the king led to huge demonstrations in the country that compelled the Rana prime minister,

Mohan Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana to negotiate with Tribhuvan and the Nepali Congress. On 22 November 1950, Jawahar Lal Nehru, the Prime Minister of India, officially announced that India was not going to recognize Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah as the legitimate King of Nepal.[citation needed
]

When Mohan Shumsher saw that the situation was out of his control, he sent the king's brother-in-law,[

Kaiser Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana
and Bijaya Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana to New Delhi for peace talks. In New Delhi, King Tribhuvan, representatives of the Nepali Congress and the Rana Government all sat together to discuss the situation. At last an agreement was reached according in which King Tribhuvan was to form a new ministry, under his leadership, consisting of the Nepali Congress and the Ranas on an equal basis.

Tribhuvan then flew back to Nepal, along with the members of the royal family and the leaders of the Congress Party on 15 February 1951. On 18 February 1951, Tribhuvan returned from India as the monarch. Three days after the return, Tribhuvan formally declared an end to Rana's family rule and established a democratic system, but Mohan Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana continued as the prime minister for a few more months.

Congress Rana Government

According to the New Delhi Agreement, Tribhuvan announced on 13 February 1951, a cabinet headed by

Mohan Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana
. The following were the members of the Cabinet.

From the Rana clan:

From the Nepali Congress side:

This cabinet was reshuffled on 10 June 1951 to replace Baber Shamsher by Shangha Shamsher and Bharatmani Sharma by Surya Prasad Upadhyaya. This cabinet was dissolved in November 1951 and MP Koirala became the new Prime Minister.[7]

Death

Tribhuvan died in 1955 in Zürich, Switzerland. He was succeeded by his eldest legitimate son, Mahendra.

Legacy

The international airport in

Tribhuvannagar in Dang valley, and the country's largest university (Tribhuvan University
) are named after him.

Issue

Children born to primary wives

King Tribhuvan had two official wives who were crowned queen consorts:

Honours

National
Foreign

Ancestry

He is a descendant of popular personalities such as Maharaja

Ramakrishna Kunwar and Kaji General Amar Singh Thapa
.

References

  1. ^ .
  2. ^ नेपालको शाह तथा राणा वंशावली: विष्णु प्रसाद श्रेष्ठ
  3. ^ "National Archives NextGen Catalog". catalog.archives.gov. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  4. ^ King Tribhuvan and Queen Kanti Archived 10 May 2017 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Hundred years on". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  6. ^ www.nepalicongress.org. "NepaliCongress.org- Nepali Congress Official website – Political party of Nepal". www.nepalicongress.org. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  7. ^ "Google Groups". groups.google.com. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  8. ^ informatici, Segretariato generale della Presidenza della Repubblica – Servizio sistemi. "Le onorificenze della Repubblica Italiana". www.quirinale.it. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
Tribhuvan of Nepal
Born: 30 June 1906 Died: 13 March 1955
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Prithvi
King of Nepal
1911–1950
Succeeded by
Preceded by King of Nepal
1951–1955
Succeeded by