Tribhuvan Sadan
{{Short description|Mansion in Nepal}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}
{{Infobox building
| name = Tribhuvan Sadan
| native_name = त्रिभुवन सदन
| native_name_lang = ne
| image =
| image_caption =
| location = Narayanhiti Palace
| location_city = Kathmandu
| location_country = Nepal
| coordinates = {{coord|27.715450841455088|85.31746608557542|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| namesake = King Tribhuvan of Nepal
| former_names = Happy Cottage
| owner = Narayanhiti Palace Museum
| status = Being rebuilt
}}
The Tribhuvan Sadan ({{langx|ne|त्रिभुवन सदन}}) is a mansion in the Narayanhiti Palace, Kathmandu, Nepal. It is known for being the site of the Nepalese royal massacre where ten members of the royal family, including King Birendra, Queen Aishwarya, and Crown Prince Dipendra were killed. The mansion was formerly occupied by King Tribhuvan and his family and later by Dipendra, Crown Prince of Nepal. The Tribhuvan Sadan was demolished after the orders of the Queen Mother Ratna however It is currently being reconstructed.
History
King Tribhuvan lived in the Tribhuvan Sadan with his family and he rebuilt the mansion after it was destroyed by the 1934 Nepal earthquake.{{Cite web|last=Sijapati|first=Alisha|date=30 August 2020|title=Erika and King Tribhuvan|url=https://www.nepalitimes.com/here-now/erika-and-king-tribhuvan/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006031708/https://www.nepalitimes.com/here-now/erika-and-king-tribhuvan/|archive-date=6 October 2021|access-date=21 November 2021|website=Nepali Times|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Sijapati|first=Alisha|date=6 August 2020|title=Preserving King Birendra's family home|url=https://www.nepalitimes.com/here-now/preserving-king-birendras-family-home/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210918114705/https://www.nepalitimes.com/here-now/preserving-king-birendras-family-home/|archive-date=18 September 2021|access-date=21 November 2021|website=Nepali Times|language=en-US}} It was originally known as the Happy Cottage but it was later renamed after King Tribhuvan.{{Cite web|date=22 February 2009|title=Nepal royal massacre site to be opened to public|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/nepal-royal-massacre-site-to-be-opened-to-public/articleshow/4170414.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090224072438/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/South-Asia/Nepal-royal-massacre-site-to-be-opened-to-public/articleshow/4170414.cms|archive-date=24 February 2009|access-date=21 November 2021|website=The Times of India|language=en}} It was later occupied by Dipendra, Crown Prince of Nepal who had lived with his family at the Shree Sadan, but, he had moved after the coronation of King Birendra as the king of Nepal as he was not allowed to live with his father until he turned 18 due to royal tradition.{{Cite web|last=Bahadur Ale|first=Chandra|date=6 February 2021|title=Inside Narayanhiti: A tour of King Birendra's private residence|url=https://english.onlinekhabar.com/inside-narayanhiti-a-tour-of-king-birendras-private-residence.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210408105850/https://english.onlinekhabar.com/inside-narayanhiti-a-tour-of-king-birendras-private-residence.html|archive-date=8 April 2021|access-date=21 November 2021|website=OnlineKhabar|language=en-GB}}
On 1 June 2001, the infamous Nepalese royal massacre took place in the Tribhuvan Sadan where ten members of the royal family, including King Birendra, Queen Aishwarya, and Crown Prince Dipendra, were killed in a mass shooting.{{Cite web|last=McCarthy|first=Rory|date=7 June 2001|title=Revealed: secrets of palace massacre|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2001/jun/07/rorymccarthy|url-status=live|access-date=21 November 2021|website=The Guardian|language=en|archive-date=9 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210609212730/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2001/jun/07/rorymccarthy}} The Tribhuvan Sadan was demolished after the orders of the Queen Mother Ratna Rajya Lakshmi Devi Shah.{{Cite book|last=Reed|first=David|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lcbUIOTcE18C|title=The Rough Guide to Nepal|date=2002|publisher=Rough Guides|isbn=978-1-85828-899-4|pages=135|language=en|access-date=21 November 2021|archive-date=21 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121181639/https://books.google.com/books?id=lcbUIOTcE18C&newbks=0|url-status=live}}{{Cite book|last=O'Neill|first=Tom|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a0spDAAAQBAJ|title=The Heart of Helambu: Ethnography and Entanglement in Nepal|date=12 May 2016|publisher=University of Toronto Press|isbn=978-1-4875-1081-7|pages=148|language=en|access-date=21 November 2021|archive-date=21 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121181640/https://books.google.com/books?id=a0spDAAAQBAJ&newbks=0|url-status=live}} However, this decision became controversial and it aided in conspiracy theories about the massacre. After its demolition, only a small portion of the wall and the layout of the building remained.{{Cite news|date=23 July 2009|title=Nepal to save royal massacre home|language=en-GB|publisher=BBC|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8164597.stm|access-date=21 November 2021|archive-date=23 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023064017/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8164597.stm|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Bhattarai|first=Tara|date=10 September 2012|title=Royal Palace Turned Museum Reminds Visitors of Nepal's Uncertain Political Future|url=https://globalpressjournal.com/asia/nepal/royal-palace-turned-museum-reminds-visitors-of-nepal-s-uncertain-political-future/|url-status=live|access-date=21 November 2021|website=Global Press Journal|language=en-US|archive-date=21 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121180951/https://globalpressjournal.com/asia/nepal/royal-palace-turned-museum-reminds-visitors-of-nepal-s-uncertain-political-future/}} After the downfall of the monarchy, Narayanhiti Palace was turned into a museum and the museum had added labels where the rooms of the Tribhuvan Sadan were located.{{Cite web|date=10 November 2019|title=The Memory Palace – Part 3|url=https://www.recordnepal.com/the-memory-palace-part-3|url-status=live|access-date=21 November 2021|website=The Record|language=English|archive-date=17 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117102006/https://www.recordnepal.com/the-memory-palace-part-3}}
In 2009, then Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal said in a speech that the Tribhuvan Sadan would be rebuilt.{{Cite news|date=23 July 2009|title=Nepal says to rebuild royal massacre palace|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSDEL497600|access-date=21 November 2021|archive-date=21 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121181012/https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSDEL497600|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|date=23 July 2009|title=New investigation of royal massacre urged|url=https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/07/23/New-investigation-of-royal-massacre-urged/43351248347599/|url-status=live|access-date=21 November 2021|work=United Press International|language=en|archive-date=21 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121181641/https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/07/23/New-investigation-of-royal-massacre-urged/43351248347599/}} In 2015, part of the mansion was built and other parts were being reconstructed. Next year, the reconstruction of the Tribhuvan Sadan was reported to be nearly finished.{{Cite web|date=10 May 2016|title=Narayanhiti Durbar Museum collects over Rs 174 m revenue|url=https://kathmandupost.com/miscellaneous/2016/05/10/narayanhiti-durbar-museum-collects-over-rs-174-m-revenue|url-status=live|access-date=21 November 2021|website=The Kathmandu Post|language=English|archive-date=21 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121181044/https://kathmandupost.com/miscellaneous/2016/05/10/narayanhiti-durbar-museum-collects-over-rs-174-m-revenue}} Ministry of General Administration said that the reconstruction of the mansion will provide proof about the massacre to Nepalis.
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Category:Buildings and structures in Kathmandu
Category:Royal residences in Nepal