National heroes of Nepal

National Heroes of Nepal (Nepali: नेपालका राष्ट्रिय विभूतिहरू) is a list of , that also includes those from ancient or medieval times, who were selected to their ranks posthumously by a commission headed by famous literate Balkrishna Sama who was appointed by the King Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, in 1955. The commission was directed to make nominations on the basis of their contributions to the nation, its influence and consequences. On these regards, the commission nominated people by their contributions to the pride of the nation be it in religious, cultural or economic reforms, wartime bravery, to the cause of democracy, literature, architecture.