Mahendra I of Nepal

DynastyShah FatherTribhuvan MotherKanti Rajya Lakshmi ReligionHinduism Signature

Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev (Nepali: महेन्द्र वीर विक्रम शाह देव; 11 June 1920 – 31 January 1972), was the King of Nepal from 13 March 1955 until his death in 1972. He led the 1960 royal coup, in which he dismissed the government, jailed other political leaders, suspended the constitution, banned political parties, and established an Panchayat rule.