Nepal

Adopted 30 Dec 2006

Royal Arms to 2008

To 2006

 

185 - 1484                Kingdom of Nepal

1484 - 1768               Divided in to four Kindoms

25 Sep 1768               Unification under Gurkha

       1789               Kingdom of Mustang annexed

15 Mar 1816 - 21 Dec 1923 Defacto British protectorate

1996 - 2006               Civil War

15 Jan 2007               State of Nepal

28 Dec 2007               Declaration of a Republic

28 May 2008 -             Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal

 

Government: Federal Republic.

Capital: Kathmandu.

Language: Nepali, Maithili, Bhojpuri, Tharu.

Religion: Hindu, Buddhist.

National Anthem: "Sayaun Thunga Phool Ka" (Hundreds of Flowers).

National Emblem: Mount Everest, Rhododendrons (adopted 2006).

National Day: Republic Day, 28th May (2008).

National Motto: Mother and motherland are dearer than the heavens.

Currency: Nepalese Rupee.

 

Monarchs

185-... Jayadeva I

Varsavarma

Kuberavarma

Harivarma

Siddhivarma

Haridattavarma

Vasudattavarma

Sripativarma

Sivavrdhivarma

Vasantavarma

Supusavarma

400-425 Visvadeva

425-450 Sankaradeva

450-464 Dharmadeva

464-505 Manadeva I

505-506 Mahideva I

506-532 Vasandtadeva I

532-538 Manudeva

538-545 Ramadeva

545-555 Amaradeva

555-560 Gunakamadeva

560-565 Ganadeva

567-573 Gangadeva

573-575 Manadeva II

590-604 Sivardeva I

604-621 Amuvarma

621-624 Uayadeva

624-625 Dhruvadeva

631-633 Bhimarjunadeva I

633-640 Visnugupta

640-641 Bhimarjunadeva II

643-679 Narendradeva

694-705 Sivadeva II

713-733 Jayadeva II

748-749 Sankaradeva

749-756 Manadeva III

826-847 Balarjunadeva

847-877 Baladeva

877-879 Manadeva IV

879-900 Raghavadeva

900-910 Jayadeva II

910-930 Vikramadeva

930-940 Narendradeva I

940-970 Gunakamadeva

970-1000 Udayadeva

1000-1008 Nirbhayadeva

1008-1015 Rudradeva

1015      Bhoja

1015-1039 Lakshmikamadeva

1039-1046 Jayakamadeva

1046-1059 Bhaskaradeva

1059-1064 Baladeva

1064-1066 Pradyumnakamadeva

1066-1068 Nagfarjunadeva

1068-1080 Shankaradeva

1080-1090 Vamadeva

1090-1118 Harshadeva

1118-1128 Shivadeva

1128-1130 Indradeva

1130-1134 Manadeva

1134-1146 Narendradeva II

1146-1169 Anandedeva

1169-1176 Rudradeva II

1176-1181 Amritadeva

1181-1183 Ratnadeva

1183-1187 Somesvaradeva

1187-1193 Gunakamadeva II

1193-1196 Lakishmikamadeva II

1196-1201 Vijayakamadeva

1201-1216 Arimalladeva

1216      Ranasura

1216-1235 Abhayamalla

1235-1258 Jayadevamalla

1258-1271 Jayabhimadeva

1271-1274 Jayasimhamalla

1274-1310 Anantamalla

1310-1347 Jayanandadeva

1320-1344 Jayarimalla

1347-1361 Jayarajadeva

1361-1382 Jayarjunamalla

1382-1395 Jayasthitimalla

1395-1408 Jayadharmanalla

1395-1403 Jayakitimalla

1395-1428 Jayajyotimalla

1428-1482 Jayakshamalla

Kings of Gurkha

1494 - 1559               Gurkha, Raja Yaso Brahma Shah

1559 - 1570               Gurkha, Drabja Shah

1570 - 1605               Gurkha, Purendra Shah

1605 - 1609               Gurkha, Raja Chartra Shah

1609 - 1633               Gurkha, Raja Rama Shah

1633 - 1645               Gurkha, Raja, Damba Shah

1645 - 1661               Gurkha, Raja Krishna Shah

1661 - 1673               Gurkha, Raja Rudra Shah

1673 - 1716               Gurkha, Raja Prithvipathi Shah

1716 - 1743               Gurkha, Raja Nara Bhupal Shah

28 Sep 1743 - 25 Sep 1768 Gurkha, Prithivinarayana Saha ................. 1722-1775

Kings of Nepal

25 Sep 1768 - 11 Jan 1775 Gurkha, Prithivi Narayan ...................... 1722-1775

                          (King of Nepal from 1769)

11 Jan 1775 - 17 Nov 1777 Gurkha, Sinha Pratap Shah Deva

27 Nov 1777 - 23 Mar 1799 Gurkha, Rana Bahardur Shah Deva

23 Mar 1799 - 20 Nov 1816 Gurkha, Girvan Yuddah Bikram Shah Deva

20 Nov 1816 - 17 May 1847 Gurkha, Rajendra Bikram Shah Deva

12 May 1847 - 17 May 1881 Gurkha, Surendra Bikram Shah Deva

17 May 1881 - 11 Dec 1911 Gurhka, Prithivi Bir Bikram Shah Deva

11 Dec 1911 - 07 Nov 1950 Gurkha, Tribhuvana Bir Bikram Shah Deva ....... 1906-1955

                          (1st Time)

07 Nov 1950 - 07 Jan 1951 Gurkha, Gyandra Bir Bikram Shah Deva .......... 1947-

                          (1st Time)

07 Jan 1951 - 14 Mar 1955 Gurkha, Tribhuvana Bir Bikram Shah Deva

                          (2nd Time)

14 Mar 1955 - 31 Jan 1972 Gurhka, Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Deva ......... 1920-1972

31 Jan 1972 - 01 Jun 2001 Gurkha, Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Deva ......... 1945-2001

01 Jun      - 04 Jun 2001 Gurkha, Dipendra Bir Bikram Shah Deva ......... 1971-2001

04 Jun 2001 - 28 Dec 2007 Gurkha, Gyandra Bir Bikram Shah Deva                     

                          (2nd Time, suspended from 15 Jan 2007)

Presidents

15 Jan 2007 - 23 Jul 2008 Girija Prasad Koirala ......................... 1925-2010 NCP

                          (Acting Head of State)

23 Jul 2008 -             Dr Ram Baran Yadav ............................ 1947-     NCP

 

 

Prime Ministers

1799 - 1804               Damaodar Pande

1804        - 25 Apr 1806 Rana Bahadur Shah Deva

25 Apr 1806 - 1837        Bhimsen Thapa ................................. 1775-1839

1837                      Rana Jang Pande (1st Time)

1837 - 1838               Ranga Nath Poudyal (1st Time)

1838 - 1839               Puskar Shah ................................... 1784-1841

1839 - 1840               Ranga Nath Poudyal (2nd Time)

   Nov 1840 -    Jan 1843 Fateh Jang Chautaria (1st Time) ............... 1805-1846

28 Nov 1843 - 17 May 1845 Madhabar Singh Thapa .......................... 1798-1845

   Sep 1845 - 14 Sep 1846 Fateh Jang Chaitaria (2nd Time)

15 Sep 1846 - 01 Aug 1856 Jang Bahadur Kunwar Rana (1st Time) ........... 1817-1877

01 Aug 1856 - 25 May 1857 Bam Bahadur Kunwar Rana ....................... 1818-1857

25 May      - 28 Jan 1857 Krishna Bahadur Kunwar Rana ................... 1823-1863

                          (acting)

28 Jun 1857 - 25 Feb 1877 Jang Bahadur Kunwar Rana (2nd Time)

27 Feb 1877 - 22 Nov 1885 Ranaudip Singh ................................ 1825-1885

22 Nov 1885 - 05 Mar 1901 Bir Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana ................ 1852-1901

05 May      - 27 Jun 1901 Deva Shamsher Jang Bahadar Rana ............... 1862-1914

27 Jun 1901 - 26 Nov 1929 Chandra Shamsher Jang Bahadar Rana ............ 1863-1929

26 Nov 1929 - 01 Sep 1932 Bhim Shamsher Jang Bahadar Rana ............... 1865-1932

01 Sep 1932 - 29 Nov 1945 Juddah Shamsher Jang Bahadar Rana ............. 1875-1952

29 Nov 1945 - 30 Apr 1948 Padma Shamsher Jang Bahadar Rana .............. 1882-1961

01 May 1948 - 12 Nov 1951 Mohan Shamsher Jang Bahadar Rana .............. 1885-1967

12 Nov 1951 - 14 Aug 1952 Matrika Prasad Koirala ........................ 1912-1997

                          (1st Time)

14 Aug 1952 - 15 Jun 1953 Royal Rule

15 Jun 1953 - 14 Apr 1955 Matrika Prasad Koirala (2nd Time)

14 Apr 1955 - 27 Jan 1956 Royal Rule

27 Jan 1956 - 26 Jul 1957 Tanka Prasad Acharya .......................... 1912-1992

26 Jul      - 15 Nov 1957 Kunwar Indrajit Singh ......................... 1906-1982

15 May 1958 - 27 May 1959 Subarna Shamsher Rana ......................... 1909-1977

27 May 1959 - 15 Dec 1960 Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala .................... 1914-1982

15 Dec 1960 - 02 Apr 1963 Royal Rule

26 Dec 1960 - 23 Dec 1963 Tulsi Giri

                          (First Minister)

23 Dec 1963 - 26 Feb 1964 Surya Bahadur Thapa(1st Time)

26 Feb 1964 - 26 Jan 1965 Tulsi Giri (2nd Time)

26 Jan 1965 - 07 Apr 1969 Surya Bahadur Thapa (2nd Time)

07 Apr 1969 - 13 Apr 1970 Kirti Nidhi Bista (1st Time)

13 Apr 1970 - 14 Apr 1971 Royal Rule

13 Apr 1970 - 14 Apr 1971 Gehendra Bahadur Rajbhandari .................. 1923-

                          (First Minister)

14 Apr 1971 - 16 Jul 1973 Kirti Nidhi Bista (2nd Time)

16 Jul 1973 - 30 Nov 1975 Nagendra Prasad Rijal (1st Time) .............. 1927-1994

01 Dec 1975 - 12 Sep 1977 Tulsi Giri (2nd Time)

12 Sep 1977 - 30 May 1979 Kirti Nidhi Bista (3rd Time)

30 May 1979 - 12 Jul 1983 Surya Bahadur Thapa (3rd Time)

12 Jul 1983 - 21 Mar 1986 Lokendra Bahadur Chand (1st Time)

21 Mar      - 15 Jun 1986 Nagendra Prasad Rijal (2nd Time)

15 Jun 1986 - 06 Apr 1990 Marich Man Singh Shrestha ..................... 1942-2013

06 Apr      - 19 Apr 1990 Lokendra Bahadur Chand (2nd Time)

17 Apr 1990 - 26 May 1991 Krishna Prasad Bhattarai ...................... 1924-2011 NCP

                          (1st Time)

26 May 1991 - 30 Nov 1994 Girija Prasad Koirala NCP

                          (1st Time)

30 Nov 1994 - 12 Sep 1995 Man Mohan Adhikari ............................ 1920-1999 CPN-ML

12 Sep 1995 - 12 Mar 1997 Sher Bahadur Deuba ............................ 1946-     NCP

                          (1st Time)

12 Mar      - 07 Oct 1997 Lokendra Bahadur Chand (2nd Time)

07 Oct 1997 - 15 Apr 1998 Surya Bahadur Thapa (4th Time)

15 Apr 1998 - 31 May 1999 Girija Prasad Koirala (2nd Time)

31 May 1999 - 22 Mar 2000 Krishna Prasad Bhattarai (2nd Time)

22 Mar 2000 - 26 Jul 2001 Girija Prasad Koirala (3rd Time)

26 Jul 2001 - 04 Oct 2002 Sher Bahadur Deuba (2nd Time)

11 Oct 2002 - 05 Jun 2003 Lokendra Bahadur Chand (3rd Time)

05 Jun 2003 - 03 Jun 2004 Surya Bahadur Thapa (2nd Time)

03 Jun 2004 - 01 Feb 2005 Sher Bahadur Deuba (3rd Time)

30 Apr 2006 - 18 Aug 2008 Girija Prasad Koirala (4th Time)

18 Aug 2008 - 25 May 2009 Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda .................. 1954-     UCPN

25 May 2009 - 03 Feb 2011 Madhav Kumar Nepal ............................ 1953-     CPN-ML

03 Feb      - 29 Aug 2011 Jhala Nath Khanal ............................. 1950-     CPN-ML

29 Aug 2011 - 14 Mar 2013 Baburam Bhattarai ............................. 1954-     CPN-M

14 Mar 2013 - 10 Feb 2014 Khilraj Regmi ................................. 1949-

10 Feb 2014 -             Sushil Koirala ................................ 1939-     NCP

 

 

CPN-M=Communist Party of Nepal-Moaist

CPN-ML=Communist Party of Nepal-Marxist-Leninist

FSU=United Left Front (United Communist)

NCP=Nepalese Congress Party (Leftist)

UCPN-M=United Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)

RJP=National Peoples Council (Centrist)

RPP=National Democratic Party (Conservative)

Mustang

 

 

1350 - 2008 Kingdom of Mustang

1789        Inclusion in to Nepal

07 Oct 2008 Kingdom abolished

 

Kings

1350-1380 dMag-dpon Shres-rab bla-ma

1380-1425 dPon-Po Tshang Chos-Skyong-bum

1440-1447 Chos-rgyal Ama-dPal bzang-po rgyal mtshan

           Lo rGyal-po

1442-1482 Chos-rgyal bKra-shis bzang-po

1482-1513 Chos-rgyal bKra-shis-mgon Lo rGyal-po

1513-1544 A-ham mGon-po rgyal-Myshan Grags-pa-mtha-yas,

           Lo rGyal-pro

1560-1570 Chos-rgyal A-ham rGyal hor-dpal-bzang-po

1570-1580 A-ham bSod-nams bKra-shis od-bar Lo rGyal-po

1580-1594 A-ham Don-grub-rDo-rje Lo rGyal-po

1594-1609 A-ham A-mgon-grub rDo-rje Lo rGyal-po

1609-1655 A-ham A-mgon dSam-grub rab-brtan phyogs thams

           cad-las rman rgyal-ba Lo rGyalpo

1655-1710 A-ham Sa-dbang dSam-grub dPal-bar Lo rGyal-po

1710-1723 A-ham Tshe bdang Ihum-grub Lo rGyal-po

1723-1728 A-ham bKra-shis rnam-rgyal, Lo rGyal-po

1728-1760 Among bSod-nams bsTan-dzin dbang-rgyal Lo rGyal-po

1760-1797 A-ham, Lo rGyal-po

1797-1815 Aham bKra-shis snying-po phyogs-las-mam-par-rGyal-bai

           sde Lo rGyal-po

1815-1837 A-ham Jam-bpal-dgra-dul

1837-1857 A-ham Kun-dga-nor-bu Lo rGyal-po

1857-1863 A-ham Jam dbyang dbang dus rGyal-po

1863-1893 A-ham dNgos-grub-dpal-dbar

1893-1935 A-ham Jam dbyangs rgyal-mtshan, Lo rGyal-po

1935-1955 A-ham bsTan-dzin Jam dpal dgra-drul ................... 1923-1964

          (1st Time)

1955-1958 A-ham dBang-dus snying-po, Lo rGyal-po

1958-1964 A-ham bsTan-dzin Jam dpal dgra-drul (2nd Time)

   Jan 1964 - 07 Oct 2008 A-ham Jigs-med dpal'bar, LorGyal-po ... 1930-

Kingdoms to 1769