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Kings of Nepal
The king of Nepal is known as the Raja; his Queen is known as the Rani.
The following is a list of Nepal's modern Rajas:
- Prithvi Narayan Shah (1768–1775) ruler of Gurkha from 1743
- Pratap Singh Shah (1775–1777)
- Rana Bahadur Shah (1777–1799)
- Girvan Yudha Bikram Shah (1799–1816)
- Rajendra Bikram Shah (1816–1847)
- Surendra Bikram Shah (1847–1881)
- Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah (1881–1911)
- Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah (1911–1950) first time
- Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah (1950–1951) two months, first time
- Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah (1951–1955) restored
- Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah (1956–1972)
- Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev (1972–2001)
- Dipendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev (2001) three days, incapacitated
- Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev (2001–present) second time
See also: History of Nepal
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