Mahendra Chain

The Most Glorious Mahendra Chain (Nepali: महेन्द्र माला मानपदवी Mahendra Mala Manapadvi) is a royal decoration of Nepal.

Mahendra Chain महेन्द्र माला मानपदवी
Type	Order
Awarded for	Reigning foreign Sovereigns
Presented by	Nepal
Established	26 February 1961
First awarded	1961
Last awarded	2001
Precedence
Next (higher)	None
Equivalent	Birendra Chain
Next (lower)	Nepal Pratap Bhaskara

History

It was instituted on 26 February 1961 by the King Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev.

Grades

It is awarded in only one class, the Chain, to reigning sovereigns.

Recipients

• Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
• King Birendra
• Queen Aishwarya
• King Gyanendra
• Queen Komal

External links

• World Medals Index, Nepal: Mahendramala Manapadvi