King Surendra Bikram Shah
- Title
- King Surendra Bikram Shah
- Description
Surendra Bikram Shah (1847–1881) was Nepal's King during the height of Rana autocracy. Although nominally the monarch, real power was firmly held by Jung Bahadur Rana and subsequent Rana prime ministers. His reign saw the institutionalization of the Rana system and Nepal's increasing isolation. He died in 1881 and was succeeded by Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah.
- Period
- Rana
- Year (BS)
- 1938
- Year (AD)
- 1881
- CMAT Significance
- Surendra Shah's reign illustrates the ceremonial role of Shah kings under the Rana oligarchy, a CMAT exam topic.