Girvan Yuddha Bikram Shah

King of Nepal

19 October 1797 Basantapur, Nepal

20 November 1816 (aged 19) (smallpox) Basantapur, Nepal

Regnal nameShree Paanch Maharajadhiraj Girvan Yuddha Bikram Shah Dev

King of Nepal Girvan Yuddha Bikram Shah Shah in c. 1815King of NepalReign8 March 1799 – 20 November 1816Coronation8 March 1799PredecessorRana Bahadur ShahSuccessorRajendra Bikram ShahBorn19 October 1797 Basantapur, NepalDied20 November 1816 (aged 19) (smallpox) Basantapur, NepalSpouseSidhi Lakshmi Devi Shah Gorakshya Rajya Lakshmi Devi Shah KritirekhaIssueNarendra Bikram Shah Rajendra Bikram Shah Satyarupa Rajya Lakshmi Devi Subhagyasundari Rajya Lakshmi DeviDynastyShahFatherRana Bahadur ShahMotherKantavati DeviReligionHinduism Girvan Yuddha Bikram Shah (Nepali: गीर्वाणयुद्ध विक्रम शाह ) (19 October 1797 – 20 November 1816), also called Girvanyuddha Bikrama Shah, was fourth King of Nepal from 1799 to 1816. Although he was not the legitimate heir to the throne his father made him the heir for being the son of his favourite wife Kantavati Devi. He was the son of King Rana Bahadur Shah, and 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 Lalit Tripura Sundari and Prime Minister Bhimsen Thapa. He died at age 19 and was succeeded by his young son Rajendra Bikram Shah.