The Most Glorious Mahendra Chain ( ''Mahendra Mala Manapadvi'') is a royal decoration of
Nepal
Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China Ch ...
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History
It was instituted on 26 February 1961 by the King
Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev
Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev (; 11 June 1920 – 31 January 1972) was King of Nepal from 13 March 1955 until his death in 1972.
He led the 1960 coup d'état, in which he dismissed the government, jailed other political leaders, suspended the c ...
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Grades
It is awarded in only one class, the Chain, to reigning sovereigns.
Recipients
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Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
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King Birendra
Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev (; 29 December 1945 – 1 June 2001) was King of Nepal from 1972 until his assassination in 2001.
Early life and education
Birendra was born at the Narayanhiti Royal Palace in Kathmandu as the eldest son of th ...
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Queen Aishwarya
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King Gyanendra
Gyanendra Shah (born 7 July 1947) is the final monarch of Nepal, ruled from 2001 until 2008, when the monarchy was overthrown. He briefly held the throne as a child between 1950 and 1951, when his grandfather Tribhuvan and his family fled to In ...
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Queen Komal
External links
World Medals Index Nepal: Mahendramala Manapadvi
References
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1961 establishments in Nepal