Religion Hindu | Name Indra Laxmi | |
Reign 8 May 1940 – 9 April 1950 Issue Princess ShantiPrincess SharadaKing BirendraKing GyanendraPrincess ShobhaPrince Dhirendra Father Hari Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana Children Birendra of Nepal, Gyanendra of Nepal Parents Megha Kumari Rajya Laxmi, Hari Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana Grandchildren Paras, Crown Prince of Nepal, Dipendra of Nepal Great grandchildren Princess Purnika of Nepal | ||
Indra Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah (25 July 1923 – 4 September 1951) was the consort and Crown Princess of Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah, then Crown Prince of Nepal. She was the mother of Kings Birendra Bir Bikram Shah and Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah, Prince Dhirendra Bir Bikram Shah, and Princesses Shanti Rajya Laxmi Devi, Sharada Rajya Laxmi Devi and Shobha Rajya Laxmi Devi.
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She is the first wife Mahendra of Nepal (1921–1972). Crown Princess Indra belongs to the aristocratic Rana family and was the daughter of late Honorary General Hari Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana and his wife, Megha Kumari Rajya Laxmi.
She married Crown Prince Mahendra on 8 May 1940 but died on 4 September 1951 at the age of 28, because of complications during the birth of her sixth child, Dhirendra.
Indra's younger sister Ratna had married Crown Prince Mahendra in 1952. There were no children by this marriage; Mahendra already had three sons and three daughters by Indra. She became Queen Consort after Mahendra's father King Tribhuvan died in 1955.