Chandra Bahadur Dangi (30 November 1939 – 3 September 2015) (Nepali: चन्द्रबहादुर डाँगी, pronounced [t͡sʌndrʌˈbʌɦadur ˈɖãŋɡi], or [t͡sʌndraˈbaːdur ˈɖãŋɡi] ) was a Nepali man who was the shortest man in recorded history for whom there is irrefutable evidence, measuring 54.6 cm (1 ft 9+1⁄2 in). Dangi was a primordial dwarf. He broke the record of Gul Mohammed (1957–1997), whose height was 57 cm (1 ft 10 in).