The Most Glorious Mahendra Chain ( ne, महेन्द्र माला मानपदवी ''Mahendra Mala Manapadvi'') is a royal decoration of
Nepal
Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...
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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 ( ne, श्री ५ महाराजाधिराज महेन्द्र वीर विक्रम शाह देव; 11 June 1920 – 31 January 1972) was the King of Nepal from 13 March 1955 until h ...
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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
Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 1926 – 8 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death in 2022. She was queen regnant of 32 sovereign states during h ...
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King Birendra
Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev ( ne, श्री ५ महाराजाधिराज वीरेन्द्र वीर विक्रम शाह देव ) (28 December 1945 – 1 June 2001) was the tenth Shah Ruler and the King of N ...
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Queen Aishwarya
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King Gyanendra
Gyanendra Shah ( ne, ज्ञानेन्द्र शाह, born 7 July 1947) is a former monarch who was the last King of Nepal, reigning from 2001 to 2008. As a child, he was briefly king from 1950 to 1951, when his grandfather, Tribhuva ...
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Queen Komal
External links
World Medals Index Nepal: Mahendramala Manapadvi
References
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Mahendra Chain
The Most Glorious Mahendra Chain ( ne, महेन्द्र माला मानपदवी ''Mahendra Mala Manapadvi'') is a royal decoration of Nepal.
History
It was instituted on 26 February 1961 by the King Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah ...
Mahendra Chain
The Most Glorious Mahendra Chain ( ne, महेन्द्र माला मानपदवी ''Mahendra Mala Manapadvi'') is a royal decoration of Nepal.
History
It was instituted on 26 February 1961 by the King Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah ...
1961 establishments in Nepal