Abstract
On May 28, 2008, the Kingdom of Nepal became the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, ending the Shah monarchy that had lasted for 239 years. The former king was asked to vacate the palace and to move to a new state residence, a former hunting lodge, at the outskirts of Kathmandu. Institutions were renamed and the “Royal” as in Royal Nepalese Army removed from titles, signboards, as well as letterheads and the image of the king was replaced by Sagarmatha (Mt. Everest) in the newly printed currency.
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Lotter, S. (2013). Continuity and Change as Two Identifying Principles amongst Nepalese Nobility. In: Abbink, J., Salverda, T. (eds) The Anthropology of Elites. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137290557_4
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