# Surya Bikram Gyawali

_Nepali historian (1898-1985)_

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> Surya Bikram Gyawali was a Nepali historian. He wrote biographies for numerous people including King Prithvi Narayan Shah and writer Bhanubhakta Acharya. Gyawali also served as a head teacher in Darjeeling. He is also a recipient of the Order of Gorkha Dakshina Bahu, the Order of Tri Shakti Patta, and the Tribhuvan Puraskar (1971).

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 10 June 1898 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q106584462#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Varanasi ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q106584462#P19))
- **Died:** 1 December 1985 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q106584462#P570))
- **Place of death:** Kathmandu ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q106584462#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q106584462#P27))
- **Occupation:** writer; philologist; literary scholar ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q106584462#P106))

## Questions

**When was Surya Bikram Gyawali born?**  
Surya Bikram Gyawali was born on 10 June 1898 in Varanasi.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Surya Bikram Gyawali](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surya_Bikram_Gyawali) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): सूर्यविक्रम ज्ञवाली](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AE_%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9E%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%80) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q106584462](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q106584462) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Surya Bikram Gyawali.jpg by Government of Nepal (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Surya_Bikram_Gyawali.jpg)

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