Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah

King of Nepal

18 August 1875 Basantapur, Nepal

11 December 1911 (aged 36) (Poisoned) Kathmandu, Nepal

Regnal nameShree Paanch Maharajadhiraj Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah Dev

This article is about the King of Nepal between 1881 and 1911. For Prithvi Narayan Shah, King of Nepal between 1768 and 1775, see Prithvi Narayan Shah. King of Nepal Prithvi Bir Bikram ShahKing of NepalReign17 May 1881 – 11 December 1911Coronation1 December 1881PredecessorSurendra Bir Bikram ShahSuccessorTribhuvan Bir Bikram ShahBorn18 August 1875 Basantapur, NepalDied11 December 1911 (aged 36) (Poisoned) Kathmandu, NepalSpouseRaman Rajya Lakshmi Devi Shah Divyeshwari Lakshmi Devi Shah Kirti Rajya Lakshmi Devi Shah Durga Rajya Lakshmi Devi ShahIssuePrincess Lakshmi Princess Rama Princess Tara King Tribhuvan Princess SumanDynastyShahFatherTrailokya Bir Bikram ShahMotherLalit Rajeshwori Rajya Lakshmi DeviReligionHinduism Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah (Nepali: पृथ्वी बीर विक्रम शाह ) (18 August 1875 – 11 December 1911) was King of Nepal from 1881 until 1911. Among the most notable events of his reign were the introduction of the first automobiles to Nepal, and the creation of strict water and sanitation systems for much of the country. King Prithvi's eldest child was Princess Royal Lakshmi Rajya Lakshmi Devi, who was married to Field Marshal Kaiser Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana. She was made the Crown Princess and was heir to Nepal's throne until she was in her late teens, when her brother King Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah Dev was born. Until then King Prithvi only had four daughters and four from another wife. While King Prithivi was kept as a glorified prisoner and ceremonial monarch at Narayanhiti Royal Palace, his Sahebjyu brothers, who were his closest allies and confidants were exiled to Palaces across Nepal including in Palpa, Birgunj and Dhankuta from Hanuman Dhoka Royal Palace, Basantapur, to prevent any repeated attempts at regaining royal prerogatives. The royal Sahebjyus continued to lead honourable lives with full state benefits, controlled their various areas as dukedoms and often travelled to the court in Kathmandu to meet the King. However, due to some of their increasing influence in State matters, fears of a coup arose and thus, movement restrictions imposed on the family became much more severe following the end of Prime Minister Bir Sumsher's rule with Chandra Sumsher on the Prime Ministerial throne, especially in relation to getting an audience with their half brother King PrithiviBir at Narayanhiti Royal Palace, Kathmandu. Much like his father, King PrithiviBir died under suspicious circumstances at a relatively young age, and his son Tribhuvan ascended the throne. Prithvi Bir Bikram with his wife Queen Divyeshwari of Nepal (mother of King Tribhuvan) Honours Sovereign of the Order of Gorkha Dakshina Bahu (1896). Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah Statue at Bhadrakali Inscription of Statue of Prithvi Bir Bikram Bhadrakali Ancestry Ancestors of Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah 16. King Girvan Yuddha Bikram Shah of Nepal 8. King Rajendra Bikram Shah of Nepal 17. Queen Gorakshya Rajya Lakshmi Devi 4. King Surendra Bikram Shah of Nepal 18. Babu Prabhu Shah of Gorakhpur 9. Samrajya Lakshmi Devi 19. Chaurasi Kumari Devi 2. Trailokya, Crown Prince of Nepal 5. Trailokya Rajya Lakshmi Devi 1. King Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah Dev 24. Kaji Ranajit Kunwar 12. Kaji Bal Narsingh Kunwar 6. Jang Bahadur Kunwar Ranaji, 1st Maharaja of Lamjung and Kaski 26. Kaji Nain Singh Thapa 13. Kajini Ganesh Kumari Thapa 27. Kajini Rana Kumari Pande 3. Lalit Rajeshwori Rajya Lakshmi Devi 28. Kaji Jiva Shah 14. Chautarya Prana Shah 7. Hiranyagarbha Kumari Devi, Maharani of Lamjung and Kaski 15. Chautaryani Moha Kumari Devi