Queen Kanti of Nepal

Queen Kanti
Queen consort of Nepal
Reign March 1919 – 13 March 1955
Predecessor Divyeshwari
Successor Ratna
Born 5 July 1901
Sitapur, Kheri, India
Died 12 April 1973 (aged 71)
Narayanhity Royal Palace, Kathmandu, Nepal
Spouse Tribhuvan of Nepal
Issue Prince Mahendra
Prince Himalaya
Princess Trilokya
Princess Vijaya
Princess Bharati
Full name
Kanti Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah
House Rana dynasty (by birth)
Shah dynasty (by marriage)
Father Arjan Singh Sahib
Mother Krishnavati Devi Sahiba
Religion Hindu

Kanti Rajya Laxmi Devi (5 July 1901 – 12 April 1973) was the Queen consort and first wife of Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah, King of Nepal. She was the mother of King Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah.[1]

Life

She was the daughter of Arjan Singh Sahib, Raja of Chhatara, Barhgaon and Oudh and his wife, Krishnavati Devi Sahiba.

She was married (at a young age in an arranged custom) at the Narayanhity Royal Palace, Kathmandu, in March 1919, King Tribhuvan of Nepal[2] as his first wife, in a double ceremony with her younger sister Ishwari, as his second wife.

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Preceded by
Divyeshwari
Queen Consort of Nepal
1919–1955
Succeeded by
Ratna
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