Samrajya Lakshmi Devi (c. 1814 – 6 October 1841) was, as the senior wife of
King Rajendra of Nepal, a queen consort 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 ...
. She was the mother of
King Surendra and
Prince Upendra.
Samrajya was the de facto regent from 1839 to 1841. She died of
malaria
Malaria is a Mosquito-borne disease, mosquito-borne infectious disease that affects vertebrates and ''Anopheles'' mosquitoes. Human malaria causes Signs and symptoms, symptoms that typically include fever, Fatigue (medical), fatigue, vomitin ...
on 6 October 1841.
Life
She was very anxious about the power asserted by the
Mukhtiyar
Mukhtiyar () was the position of head of government, head of executive of Kingdom of Nepal between 1806 and 1843. It was equivalent to Prime Minister of Nepal. There were 7 Mukhtiyars appointed between 1806 and 1843.
Meaning
''Mukhtiyar'' is for ...
Bhimsen Thapa
Bhimsen Thapa ( (August 1775 – 29 July 1839)) was a Nepalese statesman who served as the ''Mukhtiyar'' (equivalent to prime minister) and de facto ruler of Nepal from 1806 to 1837. He is widely known as the List of Prime Ministers of Nepal, l ...
. She harassed the King
Rajendra Bikram Shah
Rajendra Bikram Shah (; 3 December 1813 – 10 July 1881) was King of Nepal. His reign saw the rise of the Ranas; in 1846, Jung Bahadur Rana came to power as prime minister and the next year, Rajendra was forced to abdicate in favor of his son ...
to put an end to the power of the Mukhtiyar:
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Queens consort of Nepal
1841 deaths
1810s births
Deaths from malaria
19th-century Nepalese nobility
Nepalese Hindus
Mothers of Nepalese monarchs
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