Death and Survivors
Mahendra suffered a heart attack while hunting in Chitwan with Tiger Tops Hotel proprietor John Coapman, also associated with the CIA at the time, who reported in 1977 that Mahendra died in his arms after eating dinner "on shikar" and died 31 January 1972 in Bharatpur.
His son Birendra assumed the throne on 24 February 1975 but died 1 June 2001 along with siblings Dhirendra, Shanti and Sharada in the Nepalese royal massacre. Shobha was wounded but survived and Gyanendra was not present. As of May 2010 Mahendra is also survived by his widow, Queen Mother Ratna.
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