place_of_birth prithvi of nepal
___MASK83___ ( , " The country of Bengal "), officially the People ' s ___MASK7___ of ___MASK83___ (                  " Gônôprôjatôntri ___MASK83___ "), is a country in South Asia . It shares land borders with India and ___MASK58___ ( Burma ). Nepal , Bhutan and ___MASK75___ are located near ___MASK83___ but do not share a border with it . The country ' s maritime territory in the Bay of Bengal is roughly equal to the size of its land area . ___MASK83___ is the world ' s eighth most populous country . Dhaka is its capital and largest city , followed by Chittagong which has the country ' s largest port . ___MASK77___ is a northeastern state ___MASK68___ ___MASK59___ . It borders ___MASK75___ in its north and east , Bhutan in its east , Nepal in its west and the Indian state ___MASK68___ West Bengal in its south . ___MASK77___ is also located close to the Siliguri Corridor near Bangladesh . ___MASK77___ is the least populous and second smallest among the Indian states . A part ___MASK68___ the Eastern Himalaya , ___MASK77___ is notable for its biodiversity , including alpine and subtropical climates , as well as being a host to Kanchenjunga , the highest peak in ___MASK59___ and third highest on Earth . ___MASK77___ ' s capital and largest city is Gangtok . Almost 25 % ___MASK68___ the state is covered by the Khangchendzonga National Park . ___MASK75___ , officially the People ' s Republic of ___MASK75___ ( PRC ), is a unitary sovereign state in East Asia . With a population of over 1 . 381 billion , it is the world ' s most populous country . The state is governed by the Communist Party of ___MASK75___ , and its capital is Beijing . It exercises jurisdiction over 22 provinces , five autonomous regions , four direct - controlled municipalities ( Beijing , Tianjin , Shanghai , and Chongqing ), and two mostly self - governing special administrative regions ( Hong Kong and Macau ), and claims sovereignty over Taiwan . The country ' s major urban areas include Shanghai , Guangzhou , Beijing , Chongqing , Shenzhen , Tianjin and Hong Kong . ___MASK75___ is a great power and a major regional power within Asia , and has been characterized as a potential superpower . Mount Everest , also known in ___MASK92___ as Sagarmth and in ___MASK75___ as Chomolungma /  , is earth ' s highest mountain . Its peak is above sea level . Mount Everest is in the Mahalangur Range . The international border between ___MASK75___ ( Tibet Autonomous Region ) and ___MASK92___ runs across Everest ' s summit point . Its massif includes neighbouring peaks Lhotse , ; Nuptse , , and Changtse , . South Asia or Southern Asia is a term used to represent the ___MASK17___ ___MASK68___ the Asian continent , which comprises the sub - Himalayan SAARC countries and , for some authorities , adjoining countries to the west and east . Topographically , it is dominated by the Indian ___MASK31___ , which rises above sea level as Nepal and northern parts ___MASK68___ ___MASK59___ situated south ___MASK68___ the Himalayas and the Hindu Kush . South Asia is bounded on the south by the Indian Ocean and on land ( clockwise , from west ) by West Asia , Central Asia , East Asia , and Southeast Asia . The ___MASK27___ of Nepal , traditionally known as the Mahrjdhirja , was Nepal ' s head of state and monarch from 1768 to 2008 . He served as the head of the Nepalese monarchy  Shah Dynasty . The monarchy was founded in 1768 and was abolished on 28 May 2008 by the Nepalese Constituent Assembly . The subnational monarchies in Mustang , Bajhang , Salyan , and Jajarkot were also abolished in October . ___MASK92___ , officially the Federal Democratic ___MASK7___ of ___MASK92___ , is a landlocked central Himalayan country in South Asia . It has a population of 26 . 4 million and is the 93rd largest country by area . Bordering ___MASK75___ in the north and India in the south , east , and west , it is the largest sovereign Himalayan state . ___MASK92___ does not border Bangladesh , which is located within only 27 km ( 17 mi ) of its southeastern tip . It neither borders Bhutan due to the Indian state of Sikkim being located in between . ___MASK92___ has a diverse geography , including fertile plains , subalpine forested hills , and eight of the world ' s ten tallest mountains , including Mount Everest , the highest point on Earth . ___MASK76___ is the nation ' s capital and largest city . It is a multiethnic nation with Nepali as the official language . ___MASK76___ ( Nepali pronunciation : ) is the capital city of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal , the largest Himalayan state in Asia . It is the largest metropolis in Nepal , with a population of 1 . 4 million in the city proper , and 5 million in its urban agglomeration across the ___MASK76___ Valley , which includes the towns of Lalitpur , Kirtipur , Madhyapur Thimi and Bhaktapur . ___MASK76___ is also the largest metropolis in the Himalayan hill region . ___MASK59___ , officially the ___MASK7___ of ___MASK59___ (" Bhrat Gaarjya "), is a country in South Asia . It is the seventh - largest country by area , the second - most populous country ( with over 1 . 2 billion people ), and the most populous democracy in the world . It is bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south , the Arabian Sea on the southwest , and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast . It shares land borders with Pakistan to the west ; ___MASK75___ , Nepal , and Bhutan to the northeast ; and Myanmar ( Burma ) and Bangladesh to the east . In the Indian Ocean , ___MASK59___ is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives . ___MASK59___ ' s Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia . Its capital is New Delhi ; other metropolises include Mumbai , Kolkata , Chennai , Bangalore , Hyderabad and Ahmedabad . A monarch is the sovereign head ___MASK68___ state in a monarchy . A monarch may exercise the highest authority and power in the state , or others may wield that power on behalf ___MASK68___ the monarch . Typically a monarch either personally inherits the lawful right to exercise the state ' s sovereign rights ( often referred to as " the throne " or " the crown ") or is selected by an established process from a family or cohort eligible to provide the nation ' s monarch . Alternatively , an individual may become monarch by conquest , acclamation or a combination ___MASK68___ means . A monarch usually reigns for life or until abdication . Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah ( Nepali :                  ) ( 18 August 1875 -- 11 December 1911 ) was ___MASK27___ of Nepal from 1881 until 1911 . Among the most notable events of his reign were the introduction of the first automobiles to Nepal , and the creation of strict water and sanitation systems for much of the country . ___MASK27___ Prithvi ' s eldest child was Princess Royal Lakshmi Rajya Laxmi Devi , who was married to Field Marshal Kaiser Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana . She was made the Crown Princess and was heir to Nepal ' s throne until she was in her late teens , when her brother ___MASK27___ Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah Dev was born . Until then ___MASK27___ Prithvi only had four daughters and four from another wife . A head ___MASK68___ state ( or chief ___MASK68___ state ) is the public persona that officially represents the national ___MASK16___ and legitimacy ___MASK68___ a sovereign state . In developing the current Constitution ___MASK68___ France ( 1958 ), former French president Charles de Gaulle said the head ___MASK68___ state should embody " the spirit ___MASK68___ the nation " (""). In some countries , typically those with parliamentary governments , the head ___MASK68___ state is a ceremonial figurehead that does not actually guide day - to - day government activities and may not even be empowered to exercise any kind ___MASK68___ political authority ( e . g ., Queen ___MASK3___ II in the United Kingdom ). In other countries , the head ___MASK68___ state is also the head ___MASK68___ government , such as in the U . S ., where the president is both a public figurehead and the actual highest ranking political leader who , in practice , oversees the executive branch . ___MASK38___ ('), officially the Kingdom ___MASK68___ ___MASK38___ ('), is a landlocked country and the smallest state in Asia to be located entirely within the Himalaya mountain range . Located in the Eastern ___MASK78___ , it is bordered by ___MASK75___ in the north and India in the south . ___MASK38___ lacks a border with nearby Nepal due to the Indian state ___MASK68___ Sikkim and with Bangladesh due to the Indian states ___MASK68___ West Bengal and Assam . ___MASK38___ is geopolitically in South Asia and is the region ' s second least populous nation after the Maldives . Thimphu is its capital and largest city , while Phuntsholing is its financial center .