List of the kings of Nepal

The King of Nepal was called " Raja ", the Queen "Rani".

Thakuri kings

Kama Deva (1184-1196)
Ari Malla Dev (1200-1216)

Malla Empire (undivided)

Abhir Malla
Jayastithi Malla (1382-1422)
Jyotir Malla (1422-1427)
Yaksha Malla (1427-1482)

The three Malla realms

Kings of Kantipur

Mahendra Malla 1560-1574
Sadashiva Malla 1574-1583
Shiva Simha 1578-1620
Pratapa Malla (1640–1673)
Chakravartendra Malla 1669
Mahipatendra Malla 1670
Nripendra Malla 1674-1680
Parthivendra Malla 1680-1687
Bhupalendra Malla 1687-1700
Bhaskara Malla 1701-1715
Mahindra Simha 1715-1722
Jagajjaya Malla 1722-1735
Jaya Prakash Malla 1735-1746, 1750-1768
Jyoti Prakash Malla 1746-1750

Kings of Lalitpur

Siddhi Narsing (1618–1661)
Yoga Narendra Malla 1685-1705
Loka Prakash Malla 1705-1706
Indra Malla (Purandara Malla) 1706-1709
Vira Narasimha Malla 1709
Vira Mahindra Malla 1709-1715
Riddhi Narasimha 1715-1717
Mahindra Simha (also King of Kantipur) 1717–1722
Yoga Prakash Malla 1722-1729
Vishnu Malla 1729-1745
Rajya Prakash Malla 1745-1758
Vishvajit Malla 1758-1760
Jaya Prakash Malla (also King of Kantipur) 1760–1761, 1763–1764
Ranajit Malla (also King of Bhaktapur) 1762–1763
Dala Mardan Shah 1764-1765
Tej Narasimha Malla 1765-1768

Kings of Bhaktapur

Dravya Shah (1559-1570)
Trailokya Malla 1560-1613
Jagajjyoti Malla 1613-1637
Naresha Malla 1637-1644
Jagat Prakash Malla 1644-1673
Jitamitra Malla 1663-1696
Bhupatindra Malla 1696-1722
Ranajit Malla 1722-1769

Kingdom of Nepal

Prithvi Narayan Shah Dev (1743-1775)
Pratap Singh Shah Dev (1775–1777)
Rana Bahadur Shah Dev (1777-1799)
Girvan Yuddha Bikram Shah Dev (1799-1816)
Rajendra Bikram Shah Dev (1816-1847)
Surendra Bikram Shah Dev (1847-1881)
Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah Dev (1881-1911)
Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah Dev (1911–1950) for the first time
Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev (1950–1951) 2 months, for the first time
Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah Dev (1951–1955) for the 2nd time
Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev (1955–1972)
Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev (1972-2001)
Dipendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev (2001) 3 days
Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev (2001–2008) for the 2nd time, last king of Nepal

On December 28, 2007, the parliament decided to abolish the monarchy and the king lost his function as head of state. Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala held this post on an interim basis. On May 28, 2008, the Republic was proclaimed and Ram Baran Yadav was sworn in as the first President of the Republic on July 23, 2008.