Tribhuvan of Nepal

King of Nepal

30 June 1906 Kathmandu, Nepal

13 March 1955(1955-03-13) (48) Canton Hospital, Zürich, Switzerland

Regnal nameShree Paanch Maharajadhiraj Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah Dev

King of Nepal Tribhuvan Bir Bikram ShahKing of NepalCoronation20 February 1913Reign12 December 1911 – 7 November 1950PredecessorPrithvi BikramSuccessorGyanendraReign18 February 1951 – 13 March 1955PredecessorGyanendraSuccessorMahendraBorn(1906-06-30 ) 30 June 1906 Kathmandu, NepalDied13 March 1955(1955-03-13) (aged 48) Canton Hospital, Zürich, SwitzerlandSpouseKanti Rajya Lakshmi Devi Shah Ishwari Rajya Lakshmi Devi ShahIssue (among others) King Mahendra Prince Himalaya Prince Basundhara Princess Trilokya Princess Nalini Princess Vijaya Princess BharatiDynastyShah dynastyFatherPrithvi Bir Bikram ShahMotherDivyeshwari Lakshmi Devi ShahReligionHinduism Tribhuwan Bir Bikram Shah (Nepali: त्रिभुवन वीर विक्रम शाह ; 30 June 1906 – 13 March 1955) was King of Nepal from 11 December 1911 until his death. Born in Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal, he ascended to the throne at the age of five, upon the death of his father, Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah, and was crowned on 20 February 1913 at the Nasal Chowk, Hanuman Dhoka Palace in Kathmandu, with his mother acting as regent. At the time of his crowning, the position of monarch was largely ceremonial, with the real governing power residing with the Rana family.