# Tribhuvan of Nepal

_King of Nepal (1906-1955)_

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Last updated: 2026-10-07

> Shree Panch Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah, was King of Nepal from 1911 until his death in 1955, excluding a brief period of exile between November 1950 and January 1951.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 30 June 1906 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q381928#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Kathmandu ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q381928#P19))
- **Died:** 13 March 1955 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q381928#P570))
- **Place of death:** Zurich ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q381928#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q381928#P27))
- **Occupation:** politician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q381928#P106))
- **Spouse:** Queen Kanti, Queen Mother of Nepal; Queen Ishwari of Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q381928#P26))
- **Positions held:** King of Nepal (18 February 1951 – 13 March 1955); King of Nepal (11 December 1911 – 7 November 1950) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q381928#P39))
- **Awards:** Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour; Order of Ojaswi Rajanya; Order of Tri Shakti Patta; Order of the Star of Nepal; Order of Gorkha Dakshina Bahu; Order of the Supreme Sun; Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q381928#P166))

## Public office

- [King of Nepal](https://diginpl.com/next/explore/office/king) (18 February 1951 – 13 March 1955)
- [King of Nepal](https://diginpl.com/next/explore/office/king) (11 December 1911 – 7 November 1950)
- Officeholder record: https://diginpl.com/next/explore/person/tribhuvan-i-of-nepal

## Early life and education

- Tribhuvan had tattoos from his neck to the ankles, including a snake on the biceps of the right arm and on his body, images of ferns, flowers and peacock feathers. ([Coward-McCann](https://books.google.com/books?id=Qpw5AQAAIAAJ))
- Green was his favorite color. ([Coward-McCann](https://books.google.com/books?id=Qpw5AQAAIAAJ))
- Many of his ornaments, keys, gifts, clothes had the word "T" inscribed on them. ([Coward-McCann](https://books.google.com/books?id=Qpw5AQAAIAAJ))
- He frequently ordered by mail through mail order catalogs. ([Coward-McCann](https://books.google.com/books?id=Qpw5AQAAIAAJ))
- He smoked Lucky Strike cigarettes. ([Coward-McCann](https://books.google.com/books?id=Qpw5AQAAIAAJ))
- Tribhuvan was summoned to Singha Durbar every Thursday and kept waiting for hours for a visit with the Rana Prime Minister. ([Coward-McCann](https://books.google.com/books?id=Qpw5AQAAIAAJ))

_Cited sentences quoted from Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tribhuvan_of_Nepal&oldid=1374817651), CC BY-SA 4.0._

## Questions

**When was Tribhuvan of Nepal born?**  
Tribhuvan of Nepal was born on 30 June 1906 in Kathmandu.

**What positions has Tribhuvan of Nepal held?**  
Positions held by Tribhuvan of Nepal include: King of Nepal (1951–1955); King of Nepal (1911–1950).

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- [Kathmandu](https://diginpl.com/places/kathmandu)

## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Tribhuvan of Nepal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribhuvan_of_Nepal) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): त्रिभूवन शाह](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AD%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%A8_%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AE_%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B9) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q381928](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q381928) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: King Tribhuvan (cropped).png by DirghaMan and GaneshMan Chitrakar Art Foundation (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:King_Tribhuvan_(cropped).png)
- [Wikipedia (English), revision used for cited facts: Tribhuvan of Nepal](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tribhuvan_of_Nepal&oldid=1374817651) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Coward-McCann: Erika and the King (1958)](https://books.google.com/books?id=Qpw5AQAAIAAJ)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Tribhuvan of Nepal, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: King Tribhuvan (cropped).png — DirghaMan and GaneshMan Chitrakar Art Foundation, Public domain.

## Cite this page

"Tribhuvan of Nepal". DigiNepal. Last updated 7 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/tribhuvan-of-nepal. Retrieved 21 October 2026.