Upendra Bikram Shah (Nepali: उपेन्द्र विक्रम शाह; sometimes known as Mahila Sahibju) was a Nepalese prince.

Upendra Bikram Shah
Upendra Bikram Shah in the 1870s
BornHanuman Dhoka
Names
Sri Adhirajkumar Upendra Bir Bikram Shah
Nepaliउपेन्द्र विक्रम शाह
DynastyShah dynasty
FatherRajendra Bikram Shah
MotherMaharani Samrajya
ReligionHinduism

Biography

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Upendra Bikram Shah was born in Hanuman Dhoka to King Rajendra Bikram Shah and Maharani Samrajya Lakshmi Devi.[1] His mother is sometimes called one of the most powerful queens in the history of Nepal.[2]

Shah was sent into Allahabad, British India for conspiring against Jung Bahadur Rana.[3][4]

In 1854, Shah was given the Bagh Durbar, where, he was later put under house arrest for treason.[5]

He died in Bikram Sambat 1896.[5] Upendra Bikram Shah was also a Tantrik.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Shreshtha, Chuda Bahadur (2004). Nepal, Coping with Maoist Insurgency. Chetana Lokshum. p. 280. ISBN 978-99946-31-88-9.
  2. ^ Jha, Prashant (12 January 2014). Battles of the New Republic: A Contemporary History of Nepal. Hurst. ISBN 978-1-84904-524-7.
  3. ^ Gupta, Anirudha (1993). Politics in Nepal, 1950–60. Kalinga Publications. p. 21. ISBN 978-81-85163-35-2.
  4. ^ Shrestha, D. B.; Singh, C. E. (1972). The History of Ancient and Medieval Nepal in a Nutshell: With Some Comparative Traces of Foreign History. Verlag nicht ermittelbar. p. 26.
  5. ^ a b Poudel, Keshab (10 September 2017). "Demolition of Bagh Durbar Erased History". SpotlightNepal. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  6. ^ Bhattarai, Madan Kumar (12 December 2020). "Unravelling the life of a forgotten Rana General". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 26 November 2021.