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NEPAL

Lambjang and Kaski

GENEALOGY

Sri Sardar Ahiram Kunwar, of Dhuage Saghu, third and youngest son of Sri Sardar Ratanjit Khadga Kunwar, sometime cdr of the forces to the Raja of Birkot. He entered the service of the Raja of Kaski and rose to command his armies as Sardar, but later removed his family to Gorkha and took service with Raja Nara Bhupal Shah, ca 1740. He d. at Gorkha, aged fifty years, having had issue, four sons and a daughter:

1) Sri Sardar Ram Krishna Kunwar. b. ca. 1728. Cmsnd into the Gurkha Army aged 14 years, he became a successful general in the War of unification led by the King Prithvi Narayan Shah, he took part in the capture of Palanchowk and Kabhre in January 1760 and distinguished himself at Makwanpur in 1762. He later defeated a British force at Hariharpur, sent in support of the Raja of Kirtipur, 25^th August 1767. Prom to the ranks of Jethaboodha and Kaji. He d. on campaign, at Mechi, 21^st March 1771, having had issue, one son:
- a) Kaji Ranjit Kunwar Rana. b. 1753. Governor of Jumla. Instrumental in conquering and annexing the states of Someshwar and Upadrang in 1775 and Tanhung, Lambjang and Kaski in 1781, served in the Tibetan campaign 1788-1789, and Cdr of the expedition into Tibet 1791-1792, and the Kot Kangra campaign 1808. Granted the title of Kaji, 1804. He d. from wounds received during the storming of Jhabesar, in Kangra, 1815, having had issue, three sons: Copyright© Christopher Buyers
  
  i) Kaji Bala Narsingh Kunwar Rana. b. 2^nd February 1783, educ. privately. Granted the hereditary title and rank of Kaji for his part in aprehending Sher Bahadur Shah, half-brother and assassin of King Ran Bahadur, 1805. Governor of Dhankuta 1828-1832, Dadildhura 1833-1835, and Jumla 1835-1837. m. (first) Raksha Kumari, by whom he had issue an only son. m. (second) Ganesh Kumari (d. 8^th August 1858), a daughter of General Kaji Nain Singh Thapa, by his wife, Rana Kumari, daughter of Ranjit Pande. He d. 24^th December 1841, having had issue, nine sons:
  
  (1) General Sri Isht Devata Charan Shri Madhara Jang Kumara Kumarangtamaya Sri Bhakta Bir Kunwar Ranaji [Bakhat Jung Kunwar Rana, of Alampur]. b. at Lampati, Balkot (s/o Raksha Kumari). Kapardar (Master of the Royal Household) 1846. Granted the personal title of Sri Isht Devata Charan Shri Madhara Jang Kumara Kumarangtamaya Sri together with the hereditary title of Rana as a suffix to the male members of his family, 5^th May 1848. Commanding Col 1853, Col-Cdt of Artillery, served in the Tibetan War 1855-1856, prom Lt-Gen 1856, and as Cdt of the 3^rd Nepalese Dvsn in the Indian Mutiny 1857-1858. Rcvd: Indian Mutiny (1858), and India General Service (1858) medals. m. a daughter of Parusharam Khatri, of Jhandrek, in Arghakhanchi. He had issue, three sons and a daughter:
  
  (a) Colonel Makara Dhoj Kunwar Rana. Capt Bardwani Phaltan, Senior (Bada) Capt Ganesh Dal Phaltan. Served in the Tibet War 1855-1856.
  
  (b) Toran Dhoj Kunwar Rana. He had issue, one son:
  
  (i) Kula Bikram Rana. m. morganatically, and had issue, four sons:
  
  1. Dharma Bikram Rana (b).
  
  2. Manyabara-Nepal-Tara Shamsher Bikram Rana (b). Rcvd: the Order of the Star of Nepal 3^rd class. He had issue, two sons:
  
  a. Yoga Bikram Rana.
  
  b. Brigadier-General Suprasidha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Manyabara-Nepal-Tara Bikhyat-Tri-Shakti-Patta Tirtha Bikram Rana. Joined Royal Household Service. Rcvd: the Orders of the Gurkha Right Hand 1^st class (28.12.1982), Star of Nepal 3^rd class, and Three Divine Powers 3^rd class, King Mahendra Coron (1956), King Birendra Coron (1975), and Silver Jubilee (1997), Army Long Service Decoration, Assam-Burma Campaign, King Thribhuvan Silver Jubilee (1935), and Royal Household Service medals of Nepal, 1939-45 and Burma Stars, British War and Defence medals (1945).
  
  3. Surendra Bikram Rana (b).
  
  4. Krishna Bikram Rana (b).
  
  (c) Major-General Bahadur Jung Bahadur Rana. b. 29^th October 1864. Consul-Gen at Calcutta 1886-1888 and 1905-1912, Nepal Representative at the Coronation Durbar at Delhi 1911. Rcvd: Delhi Durbar silver medal (1911). He had issue, five sons:
  
  (i) Major Nripa Jung Bahadur Rana. b. at Calcutta, 15^th February 1890, educ. Allahabad Univ, Allahabad, UP, India. Civil Engineer. Minister for Education 1951-1952, Mbr Advisory Assembly 1952. m. Sri Rani Dhana Shah (b. 1898). He had issue, a daughter:
  
  1. Hazoori Devi. b. 14^th June 1919.
  
  (ii) Brigadier-Colonel Loke Jung Bahadur Rana, CBE (m 2.11.1945). b. at Kichapokhari, 1901, educ. Durbar High Sch, Katmandu. Governor of Doti 1932-1936, Lt-Col Cdt Jangi Jaganath Aux Pioneer Btn, served in WW2 in Burma campaign 1942-1945. Rcvd: MID, 39/45 & Burma stars, British War and India Service medals (1945). m. 1918, Sri Rani Padma Kumari, daughter of Sri Sri Sri Raja Upendra Bikram Shah, Raja of Jajarkot.
  
  (iii) Colonel Minto Jung Bahadur Rana, educ. Lucknow Univ, Lucknow, UP. India. Governor of Gonda. He had issue:
  
  1. Shanti Rajya Lakshmi [Sri Rani Shanti Rajya Lakshmi], educ. Ilam Girls Sch, Gonda, and Allahabad Univ (MA), Allahabad, UP, India. Employed with MOFA. Sec-Gen Nepal Family Planning Assoc. m. 14^th August 1955, as his second wife, H.E. Bikhyat-Tri-Shakti-Patta Suprabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Jagdish Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, GBE (b. at Purenwa Durbar, Gaur, Rautahat dist, 29^th September 1928; d. from heart failure, 23^rd August 2002), sometime Ambassador to the USSR and India, son of Lieutenant-General Tunga Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, by his second wife, Sri Rani Bijaya Rajya Lakshmi [Gujeshwori Maharani], daughter of General H.H. Prince (Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Shahajada) Bhupatindra Bikram Shah [Bhupendra Bikram Shah], Sri Mull Chautaria. She had issue, one son and one daughter – see below.
  
  2. Lakshmi Rajya Lakshmi, educ. Ilam Girls Sch, Gonda, and Allahabad Univ (MA), Allahabad, UP, India.
  
  (iv) Lieutenant-Colonel Curzon Jung Bahadur Rana. Served with the Nepalese Contingent in India, prom Lt-Col, c/o Shere Regt, served in WWII in India & Burma and with Nepalese Contingent in India during Operation Polo 1948-1949. Rcvd: Nepalese Bravery Medal (Bahaduri Padaka) (1945), King Tribhuvan Silver Jubilee (1936), British MiD, 1939-1945 & Burma Stars, British War (1945), and Delhi Durbar silver (1911) medals. m. Sri Rani Dhana Rana. He had issue:
  
  1. Major Probir Jung Bahadur Rana. b. at Katmandu, 8^th September 1938, educ. St Xavier’s Sch, Godavari, Katmandu, St Xavier’s Sch, Patna, Bihar, India, Alexandra Grammar Sch, Singapore, Tri Chandra Coll, Katmandu, and RMA Sandhurst, Camberley, Surrey. Cmsnd as 2^nd Lieut British Army 23/7/1960, attached 2^nd Gurkha Rifles, rifle coy officer in Singapore 1961-1962, prom Lieut 23/1/1962, MTO in Queen’s Hill Camp, Hong Kong 1962-1963 and Indonesian Confrontation in Borneo 1963, Assist Adjutant, resig 6/6/1966, transf RNA, retd as Maj, employed with Ambassador Cars, Martin Burn, and Indian Steel, in Asansol, near Calcutta. Mbr Sirmoor Club. m. 25^th December 1995, Sri Rani Karuna Rana (b. 14^th November 1943), educ. Calcutta Univ, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. He d. 9^th December 2017, having had issue, two sons:
  
  a. ... Jung Bahadur Rana. He d.v.p.
  
  b. Brigadier-General Prayog Jung Bahadur Rana, educ. St Vincent’s High & Technical Sch, Asansol, West Bengal, and Indian National Defence College, Delhi, India. Served with UN in Congo and Haiti, OIC Nepal Earthquake Relief Camp in Tundhikhel 2015, Cdt Birendra Peace Operation Training Centre (BPOTC), Panchkhal 2016-2017, prom Brig-Gen 2017. m. Sama Rana, educ. Ananda Kuti Vidyapeeth, Swoyambhu, and Padma Kanya Campus, Katmandu. He had issue, two sons.
  
  1. Indira Rana. b. at Khichapokhari, Katmandu, 30^th September 1946. Registrar 1^st class, Prevention of the Abuse of Authority Appellate Court 1981.
  
  (v) Nur Jung Bahadur Rana. He had issue:
  
  1. Kumodini Rajya Lakshmi. m. Kumar Naresh Bahadur Bom Malla, a founding member of the Nepali Democratic Congress (later NC) and one of the most prominent participants of the Revolution of 1950-51 as cdr Thori sector, second son of Sri Sri Sri Raja Chandra Bahadur Bom Malla, Raja of Parbat & Shekham, by his wife, Sri Sri Sri Rani Nara Rajeshwari Shah, daughter of the “Mukhiya Chautariya”. She had issue, three sons and one daughter – see Nepal-Vassals (Parbat).
  
  (d) Bir Dhoj Kunwar Rana.
  
  (a) Maiya Divya Kumari, widowed daughter of Commanding-General Bakhat Jung Rana. Fl 1889.
  
  (2) H.H. Svasti Sri Madati Prachandra Bhujadandyetyadi Sri Sri Sri Maharaja Sir Jang Bahadur Kunwar Ranaji, T’ung-ling-ping-ma-Kuo-Kang-wang, Maharaja of Lambjang and Kaski (s/o Ganesh Kumari) - see below.
  
  (3) Commanding-General H.E. Sri Isht Devata Charan Srimad Raja Kumara Kumarangtamaya Sri Bam Bahadur Kunwar Rana. b. 20^th June 1818 (s/o Ganesh Kumari), educ. privately. Granted the rank of Kaji 16^th April 1845, Vakil at Calcutta 1845-1846, Minister for Finance 1846-1856, actg Prime Minister 1850-1851, Cdr 2^nd Expeditionary Force to Tibet 1855-1856, Prime Minister and C-in-C from 1^st August 1856 until his death. Rcvd: Mutiny Medal (1857). m. (first) Sri Rani Lila Devi (d. at Katmandu, eight days after giving birth to a child, November 1851). m. (a) Indra Kumari Devi, from the Royal Family of Palpa. m. (b) Badan Kumari Devi, from the Basnet clan, sometime Maid-of-Honour to Queen Rajya Lakshmi Devi. m. (c) Girvananda Kumari, a Malla Thakuri girl from western Nepal. He d. at Katmandu, 25^th May 1857, having had issue, four sons and one daughter:
  
  (a) Major-General Tegh Bahadur Rana. b. at Katmandu, 1848 (b) (s/o Indra Kumari Devi). Governor (Bada Hakim) of Pokhara. He d. before 1923, having had issue, six sons:
  
  (i) Kritendra Bikram Rana. He d. before 1923, having had issue, six sons:
  
  1. Singha Bikram Rana [Bala Bikram Rana in Landon]. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
  
  2. Bhupendra Bikram Rana. He had issue, five sons:
  
  a. Dal Bikram Rana [Dola Bikram Rana in Landon].
  
  b. Yuba Bikram Rana.
  
  c. Yogen Bikram Rana [Yoga Bikram Rana in Landon].
  
  d. Lieutenant-Colonel Ghana Bikram Rana. b. 1923. He had issue, five sons:
  
  i. Dhurba Bikram Rana.
  
  ii. Bidur Bikram Rana.
  
  iii. Binod Bikram Rana.
  
  iv. Kishore Bikram Rana.
  
  v. Bir Bikram Rana.
  
  e. Ram Chadra Bikram Rana. b. 1923. He had issue, two sons:
  
  i. Luv Bikram Rana.
  
  ii. Kush Bikram Rana.
  
  3. Prem Bikram Rana.
  
  4. Purna Bikram Rana.
  
  5. Tejendra Bikram Rana.
  
  6. Ghanendra Bikram Rana (c).
  
  (ii) Colonel Kaji Indra Bikram Rana. Special Envoy and Minister Plenipotenciary to China 1894-1901 and 1904, Governor of Dhankuta 1901-1904. He had issue, three sons:
  
  1. Khadga Bikram Rana.
  
  2. Dove Bikram Rana.
  
  3. Guna Bikram Rana (c). b. before 1923.
  
  (iii) Min Bikram Rana. He d. before 1923, having had issue two sons:
  
  1. Tri Bikram Rana.
  
  2. Chandra Bikram Rana. b. before 1923.
  
  (iv) Shoma Bikram Rana. He d. before 1923, having issue three sons:
  
  1. Khagendra Bikram Rana.
  
  2. Chuda Bikram Rana (c).
  
  3. Chatendra Bikram Rana (c). b. before 1923.
  
  (v) Om Bikram Rana. He had issue, six sons:
  
  1. Hari Bikram Rana. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
  
  2. Chandi Bikram Rana.
  
  3. Gopal Bikram Rana.
  
  4. Moti Bikram Rana.
  
  5. Brigadier-General Manyabara-Nepal-Tara Ghana Bikram Rana, CIE (3.6.1918). Nepalese representative at Delhi in 1920s. Rcvd: the Order of the Star of Nepal 3^rd class.
  
  6. Lieutenant-Colonel Ganga Bikram Rana.
  
  (vi) Yoga Bikram Rana (c). He had issue, one son:
  
  1. Budhi Bikram Rana. b. before 1923.
  
  (b) General H.E. Sri Isht Devata Charan Srimad Raja Kumara Kumarangtamaya Sri Yaksha Bikram Bahadur Rana (c). Col 1868, prom Gen 1885. He had issue, five sons:
  
  (i) Colonel Tarakshay Bikram Jang Bahadur Rana, of Nepalganj. He had issue, three sons and one daughter:
  
  1. Megha Bikram Jang Bahadur Rana.
  
  2. Goha Bikram Jang Bahadur Rana. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
  
  3. Karindra Bikram Jang Bahadur Rana. b. before 1923.
  
  1. A daughter. m. at Nepalganj, 10^th May 1916, Lal Jagdishwar Prasad Singh Deo (b. 16^th May 1899; d.v.p. 15^th May 1923), only son of Bhaiya Mahabir Singh Deo, Chief of Changbhakar, by his first wife. She had issue, three daughters – see India Non-salute (Changbhakar).
  
  (ii) Lieutenant-Colonel Bhuban Bikram Bahadur Rana, CIE (4.2.1919). C/O Shamsher Dal Btn Nepalese Contingent in India during the Great War. He had issue, one son:
  
  1. Kaksha Bikram Bahadur Rana. b. before 1923.
  
  (iii) Lila Bikram Bahadur Rana (c). He had issue, two sons:
  
  1. Punya Bikram Bahadur Rana.
  
  2. Rohit Bikram Bahadur Rana. b. before 1923.
  
  (iv) Tula Bikram Bahadur Rana (c).
  
  (v) Major Dibya Bikram Bahadur Rana (c). He was k. at Dehra Dun, 1937.
  
  (c) Lieutenant-General Sri Isht Devata Charan Srimad Raja Kumara Kumarangtamaya Sri Bambir Bikram Bahadur Kunwar Rana. b. at Katmandu, 1852 (s/o Girvananda Kumari), educ. privately. Maj-Gen 1868. Implicated in an attempted coup d’etat and exiled to Ootacamund 1882-1884, Governor of Dhankuta 1885. He had issue:
  
  (i) Purna Bikram Bahadur Rana. He had issue, one son:
  
  1. Siddhi Bikram Bahadur Rana. b. before 1923.
  
  (ii) Prem Bikram Bahadur Rana. He d. before 1923, having had issue two sons:
  
  1. Colonel Khagendra Bikram Bahadur Rana. Fl 1941. He had issue:
  
  a. Himala Bikram Bahadur Rana. b. before 1923.
  
  2. Chhabendra Bikram Bahadur Rana (c).
  
  (iii) Colonel Puskar Bikram Bahadur Rana. He had issue, five sons:
  
  1. Neka Bikram Bahadur Rana.
  
  2. Dharma Bikram Bahadur Rana.
  
  3. Homa Bikram Bahadur Rana.
  
  4. Jhalak Bikram Bahadur Rana.
  
  5. Siddhi Bikram Bahadur Rana. b. before 1923.
  
  (iv) Upendra Bikram Bahadur Rana (c). He had issue, seven sons:
  
  1. Mohan Bikram Bahadur Rana. He had issue, one son:
  
  a. Surendra Bikram Bahadur Rana. b. before 1923.
  
  2. Garuda Bikram Bahadur Rana.
  
  3. Bir Bikram Bahadur Rana.
  
  4. Commanding-Colonel Dhana Bikram Bahadur Rana (c).
  
  5. Toran Bikram Bahadur Rana (c).
  
  6. Rudra Bikram Bahadur Rana (c).
  
  7. Delhi Bikram Bahadur Rana (c). b. before 1923.
  
  (v) Tira Bikram Bahadur Rana (c). He d. before 1923, having had issue, two sons:
  
  1. Girvana Bikram Bahadur Rana. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
  
  2. Yoga Bikram Bahadur Rana. b. before 1923.
  
  (vi) Bhim Bikram Bahadur Rana (c). He had issue, two sons and a daughter:
  
  1. Lakshman Bikram Bahadur Rana.
  
  2. Dhanbir Bikram Bahadur Rana. m. Ghana Kumari. He had issue, one son:
  
  a. Colonel Prakhyat-Tri-Shakti-Patta Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Khush Bikram Rana [Neer Bikram Pyasi]. b. at Chetrapati, Katmandu, 7^th January 1934, educ. Tri-Chandra Coll, Katmandu (B.Ed.). Cmsnd as 2^nd-Lieut 1958, prom Lieut 1960, prom Capt 1962, prom Maj 1965, prom Lt-Col 1970, prom Col and special cultural inspector to the Royal Guards Bde. Poet, biographer and historian. Editor of "Kabita", and Joint Editor of "Sipahi" and "Ramjham". Author of "Suskera" (1953), "Pukar (1954), "Chandra" (1955), "Pyasika Kehi Kabita (1963), "Dabala" (1977), "Himjyoti (1976), Yuga-Yugaka Aakashharu (1972), "Kabitako Atmakatha" (1977), "Kehi Jiuda Sasharu" (1981), "Matoka Kehi Bundaharu" (1981), and "Yuga Chetana" (1991). Rcvd: The Orders of the Three Divine Powers 4^th class (1965), and Gurkha Right Hadn 4^th class (1964). m. February 1957, Bhawani Rajya Lakshmi. He d. at Katmandu, 5^th January 1993, having had issue, one son and three daughters.
  
  1. Shrimati Sobha Rana. m. ... Singh. She had issue, two daughters.
  
  (vii) Khadga Bikram Bahadur Rana (c).
  
  (viii) Chandra Bikram Bahadur Rana (c). He had issue, two sons:
  
  1. Deva Bikram Bahadur Rana.
  
  2. Bhairab Bikram Bahadur Rana. b. before 1923.
  
  (d) Major-General Buddhi Bikram Bahadur Rana. Maj-Gen 1868. He d. before 1885.
  
  (a) Bhubhaneshwari. b. at Katmandu, November 1851 (d/o Lila Devi). m. Guman Singh Karki, a war hero from the Tibet expedition.
  
  (4) Commanding-General H.E. Sri Isht Devata Charan Shri Madhara Jang Kumara Kumarangtamaya Sri Badri Narsingh Kunwar Rana Bahadur. b. 1821 (s/o Ganesh Kumari), educ. privately. Chief of the Accounts Office 1846-1850, actg Mukhtiyar and C-in-C 1850-1851, exiled to India 1851-1854 and to Palpa 1854-1856, Cdr Tansing Bde 1856, Snr Cdng-Gen Western Cmnd 1856-1858, Governor of Palpa 1858-1874. Granted the personal title of Sri Isht Devata Charan Shri Madhara Jang Kumara Kumarangtamaya Sri together with the hereditary title of Rana as a suffix to the male members of his family, 5^th May 1848. Implicated in a plot to assassinate the King and Prime Minister, arrested and exiled to India 24^th June 1851, but pardoned and allowed to return in 1854. Excludded from the roll of succession by his brother in 1857. Rcvd: Indian Mutiny (1858), and India General Service (1858) medals. He d. at Palpa, May 1874, having had issue, eight sons:
  
  (a) Commanding-General Sri Isht Devata Charan Shri Madhara Jang Kumara Kumarangtamaya Sri Kedar Narsingh Kunwar Rana [Kendra]. b. 1839, educ. privately. Col 1853, Governor of Palpa 1854-1858, Maj-Gen 1855, Vakil at Calcutta 1864-1866, Northern Cdng-Gen 1882-1885, Dir-Gen of Public Instruction 1885-1889 (BS 1938-1942). Fled to the British Redency and then to India following the coup d’etat in November 1885. He had issue, one son:
  
  (i) Sher Narsingh Rana. He had issue, two sons:
  
  1. Debendra Narsingh Rana (c). He had issue, two sons:
  
  a. Bhupendra Narsingh Rana.
  
  b. Upendra Narsingh Rana.
  
  2. Shamsher Narsingh Rana. He had issue, three sons:
  
  a. Bijaya Narsingh Rana. He had issue, one son and two daughters:
  
  i. Raju Narsingh Rana. He d. before 2012.
  
  i. Anita Rana (also grand niece of Colonel Khadga Narsingh Rana). m. at Katmandu, 2005, Nicolas Ivan Lissanevitch (b. at Katmandu, September 1953; d. at Roskilde, Denmark, 2014), educ. TASIS Hellenic International Sch, Athens, Greece, and Farnborough Grammar Sch, Farnborough, Hampshire, Business Developer Mngr with MiS in Sofia, Bulgaria, youngest son of Boris Nikolayevitch Lissanevitch, British Subject, originally from Odessa, Ukraine, sometime proprietor of the Royal Hotel, Katmandu, by his second wife, Inger, daughter of Carl Hugo Pheiffer, of Copenhagen, Denmark, by his wife, Mrs Esther Henriette Scott Wilhelmsen.
  
  ii. Sunita Rana. m. Gagan Chand.
  
  b. Jaya Narsingh Rana. Settled in the USA. He had issue:
  
  i. Manoj Narsingh Rana.
  
  ii. Niraj Narsingh Rana.
  
  c. Ajaya Narsingh Rana. He had issue:
  
  i. Amit Narsingh Rana. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
  
  (b) General Sri Isht Devata Charan Shri Madhara Jang Kumara Kumarangtamaya Sri Dhoj Narsingh Kunwar Rana [Dhwaj Narsing Rana]. Adopted by his uncle, Commanding-General H.E. Sri Sri Sri Maharaja Ranuddip Singha Kunwar Rana, KCSI. Cmsnd as Lt-Col Nepalese Army 1867, ADC General 1877, prom Gen 1885. Fled to the British Residency and then to India following the coup d’etat in November 1885. Settled at Udaipur, Rajputana, India. Rcvd: KIH silver medal (1877). m. Sri Rani Ananga Manjuri Devi. He had issue, seven sons and a daughter:
  
  (i) Rana Narsingh Rana. b. 1875. He d. before 1923, having had issue, a son:
  
  1. Gajendra Narsingh Rana. He had issue, one son:
  
  a. Keshab Narsingh Rana. b. before 1923.
  
  (ii) Colonel Dhir Narsingh Rana. He d. before 1923, having had issue, one son:
  
  1. Narendra Narsingh Rana. b. 1921, educ. Central Hindu Coll, Benares Hindu Univ (BA 1918), Benares, UP, India. m. Sri Rani Heroda Devi, from Askote, in the Almora district of UP, India. He had issue, one son and four daughters:
  
  a. Chirendra Narsingh Rana. m. 1959, Sri Rani Jana Devi, nee Thapa. He had issue, four sons and one daughter:
  
  i. Jyoti Narsingh Rana. m. Sri Rani Rajshree, nee Chettri. He has issue:
  
  1a. Adwait Rana.
  
  ii. Captain Kiran Narsingh Rana. m. Sri Rani Padma, nee Hirachand. He has issue:
  
  1a. Eshani Rana.
  
  iii. Prakash Narsingh Rana. m. Jodie Chemello, from Melbourne, Australia. He has issue, two daughters:
  
  1a. Priyanka Rana.
  
  2a. Anisha Rana.
  
  iv. Tej Narsingh Rana. m. Jo Ann, a US citizen.
  
  i. Dr Poonam Rajya Lakshmi Rana. m. ... Shah. She has issue, one daughter.
  
  a. Rajani Devi. m. 1950, Krishna Bom Malla, Sec Ministry for Commerce & Industry 1964-1965, and Ministry of Food & Agriculture 1965, Ambassador to India 1972-1977 (conc. to Sri Lanka and Bangladesh), Chair Nepal Industrial Development Corp 1965, and Nepal Bank Ltd 1968-1972, Dir Nepal Rastra Bank Ltd 1961. She d.s.p.
  
  b. Deepa Rani. m. Toram Chandra Malla, of Almorra.
  
  c. Dolly Rana. She d. young.
  
  d. Shalani. m. in Rajasthan.
  
  (iii) Colonel Toda Narsingh Rana.
  
  (iv) Colonel Giri Narsingh Rana. He d. after 1923, having had issue one son:
  
  1. Indra Narsingh Rana. b. before 1923.
  
  (v) Deva Narsingh Rana (c). He d. after 1923, having had issue one son:
  
  1. Bhim Narsingh Rana. b. before 1923.
  
  (vi) Shri Narsingh Rana (c). m. Pramila Devi, sister of Rai Bahadur Thakur Ghosh Singh, of Banka, Bhagalpur, Bihar, India. He d. after 1938, having had issue, one son and one daughter:
  
  1. Jagat Narsingh Rana. b. at Udaipur, Rajasthan, 30th August 1932. m. Lakshman Kanwar, daughter of Thakur Rattan Singh Bhati, of Dagla Ka Khera, Chittorgarh, Rajasthan. He has issue, two sons:
  
  a. Mahendra Narsingh Rana. b.at Udaipur, Rajasthan, 5^th May 1972. m. Gajraj Kanwar, daughter of Thakur Navratan Singh Rathore, of Kawnliyas, Bhilwara, Udaipur. He has issue, one son and one daughter:
  
  i. Devaditya Narsingh Rana. b. at Udaipur, Rajasthan, 15^th December 2000.
  
  i. Nandani Rajya Lakshmi. b. at Udaipur, Rajasthan, 26^th September 1998.
  
  b. Virendra Narsingh Rana. b. at Udaipur, Rajasthan, 9^th March 1975. Branch Mngr. Allianz Bajaj Life Insurance Co. Ltd., at Bhilwara, Rajasthan. m. Devyani Kanwar, daughter of Thakur Vikram Singh Chauhan, of Multhann, Ratlam, MP. He has issue, one son and one daughter:
  
  i. Adityaraj Narsingh Rana. b. at Ratlam, MP, 3^rd December 2001.
  
  i. Bhavya Rajya Lakshmi. b. at Ratlam, MP, 22^nd July 2005.
  
  2. Pushpa Rajya Lakshmi Devi. m. Thakur Baugh Singh Rathore, of Bhilwara, in Udaipur state, India.Copyright© Christopher Buyers
  
  (i) Durga Kumari [Maiya Sahib]. b. at Calcutta, Bengal, ca. 1890. m. Colonel Shivraj Singh Katoch (b. at Nabha, 1881; d. 1950), son of Sardar Balak Singh Katoch, of Nabha, by his wife, Sardarni Vishnu Devi, of the Chauhan family of Chamba. She d. at Delhi, December 1965, having had issue, four sons and four daughters - see India Zamindars (Lambargaon).
  
  (c) General Bhairab Narsingh Rana (c). Lieut-Col 1868. He d. after 1923, having had issue twelve sons:
  
  (i) Colonel Bir Narsingh Rana. He had issue, one son:
  
  1. Chandra Narsingh Rana. He had issue, one son:
  
  a. Narendra Narsingh Rana. b. before 1923.
  
  (ii) Colonel Bhim Narsingh Rana, of Kopundol. He had issue, three sons and a daughter:
  
  1. Bikram Narsingh Rana. He had issue, one son:
  
  a. Vishnu Narsingh Rana. b. before 1923.
  
  2. Shankar Narsingh Rana.
  
  3. Kirit Narsingh Rana. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
  
  1. A daughter. m. before 1936, as his junior consort, the Raja of Parvat.
  
  (iii) Captain Jang Narsingh Rana. b. 1880, educ. Japan. Chief Administrator in the Pyuthan district. He d. at Lucknow, India, having had issue, four sons:
  
  1. Judha Narsingh Rana. b. before 1923.
  
  2. Padma Narsingh Rana. b. before 1923.
  
  3. Shanta Narsingh Rana. b. before 1923.
  
  4. Ananda Narsingh Rana. b. before 1923.
  
  (iv) Dev Narsingh Rana. He d. before 1923, having had issue one son:
  
  1. Bijaya Narsingh Rana. b. before 1923.
  
  (v) Dip Narsingh Rana. He d. before 1923, having had issue one son:
  
  1. Janak Narsingh Rana. b. before 1923.
  
  (vi) Tej Narsingh Rana. He d. before 1923, having had issue one son:
  
  1. Birendra Narsingh Rana. b. before 1923.
  
  (vii) Krishna Narsingh Rana. He d. before 1923, having had issue three sons:
  
  1. Shamba Narsingh Rana. m. Gajaraj Dibya Lakshmi. He had issue:
  
  a. Prasidha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Bikhyat-Tri-Shakti-Patta Akrur Narsingh Rana. b. at Katmandu, 24^th March 1936, educ. Durbar High Sch, Katmandu, Pusa Inst, New Delhi (B.Sc.) and Cornell Univ (MSc). Assist Dir Villiage Development Dept 1955 and 1957-1958, Extension officer Agriculture Dept 1961-1965, Mngr Birganj Sugar Factory 1965-1971, Deputy Dir of Agricultural Publicity Dept 1971-1972, Gen Mngr Agricultural Purchase Dept 1972, and Agricultural Imports Dept 1974-1976, Gen Mngr Birganj Sugar Factory 1976-1979, Joint Sec MAF 1979-1981, Chair/MD Agricultural Development Bank 1981-1982, with World Bank Yemen 1982-1985, Sec Ministry of Agriculture 1986-1990. Rcvd: the Orders of the Gurkha Right Hand 2^nd class, Three Divine Powers 3^rd class, Shubharajyavishek Padak (1975), Seva Padak, Samaj Seva Padak, SAARC Smriti Padak and Dighaseva Padak. m. February 1962, Oryal Devi. He had issue, one son and two daughters:
  
  2. Tripura Narsingh Rana.
  
  3. Parikohit Narsingh Rana.
  
  (viii) Lieutenant-General Supradipta-Manyabara-Nepal-Tara Narayan Narsingh Rana. Served in WWII 1939-1945 with Nepalese cont. in India & Burma, at Imphal and Kohima, Rcvd: the Order of the Star of Nepal 1^st class, Assam-Burma Campaign, King Tribhuvan Jubilee (1937), and King Mahendra Coron (1956) medals, Officers 25 Years Service Decoration, British 39/45 & Burma stars, and British War medals.
  
  (ix) Narahari Narsingh Rana.
  
  (x) Durga Narsingh Rana (c).
  
  (xi) Kashi Narsingh Rana (c). He had issue, one son:
  
  1. Sudhir Narsingh Rana. b. before 1923.
  
  (xii) Brahma Narsingh Rana (c).
  
  (xiii) Narsingh Rana. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
  
  (d) Brigade-Colonel Manyabara-Nepal-Tara Kumar Narsingh Rana (c), educ. Thomason Civil Engineering Coll, Roorkee, India. The first Nepalese to qualify as a Civil Engineer. Superintending Engineer to the Govt of Nepal. Rcvd: the Order of the Star of Nepal 3^rd class. He had issue, one son:
  
  (i) Captain Tek Narsingh Rana. He had issue, five sons:
  
  1. Punya Narsingh Rana.
  
  2. Bakhta Narsingh Rana.
  
  3. Jhalak Narsingh Rana.
  
  4. Mohan Narsingh Rana.
  
  5. Judha Narsingh Rana. b. before 1923.
  
  (e) Commanding-Colonel Kishore Narsingh Rana (c), educ. Thomason Civil Engineering Coll, Roorkee, India. Chief Exec Engineer Nepal PWD. Assoc Mbr Institution of Electrical Engineers 1908, and Institution of Civil Engineers (Great Britain) 1909. He d. 26^th August 1941, having had issue, two sons:
  
  (i) Jit Narsingh Rana. He had issue, one son:
  
  1. Colonel Khadga Narsingh Rana. b. before 1923. Technical Dir Himal Miners’ Syndicate Co 1943, Mbr Rashtra Sabha Sabha 1948-1950, Dir of the Brd of Mines Jodha Research Inst. Fellow Indian Acad of Science (Bangalore). Mbr American Inst of Mining & Meteorological Engineers. m. 1940, Sri Rani Dr Raja Bai Rana, educ. Lady Hardinge Hospital, Delhi and Punjab Univ (MBBS, MD 1935), Lady Supt Bir Zenana Hospital at Katmandu 1952-1965.
  
  (ii) Padma Narsingh Rana. He had issue:
  
  1. Karna Narsingh Rana. b. at Thamel, Katmandu, 1920, educ. Durbar High Sch, Katmandu, and the Sch of Arts & Crafts, Lucknow, India. Atsit and painter.
  
  (f) Amir Narsingh Rana (c).
  
  (a) Himmat Kumari. Chief Administrator of Salyan 1871-1873. m. Colonel Dalmardan Thapa Chhetri (d. before 7^th April 1872), sometime Chief Administrator of Salyan.
  
  (5) General Sri Isht Devata Charan Shri Madhara Jang Kumara Kumarangtamaya Sri Jaya Bahadur Kunwar Rana. Dep Treasurer 1846-1850, Insp-Gen of Land Revenue 1850-1851. Implicated in a plot to assassinate the King and Prime Minister, arrested and exiled to India 24^th June 1851. Granted the personal title of Sri Isht Devata Charan Shri Madhara Jang Kumara Kumarangtamaya Sri together with the hereditary title of Rana as a suffix to the male members of his family, 5^th May 1848. He d. at Allahabad Fort, September 1853.
  
  (6) Commanding-General Sri Isht Devata Charan Shri Madhara Jang Kumara Kumarangtamaya Sri Krishna Bahadur Kunwar Rana. b. 1823 (s/o Ganesh Kumari). Col Cdt and Gov. of Palpa 1846-1849, Chief Administrator of Morang, Saptari, Mahottari, Bara, Parsa, Rautahat and Sarlahi districts 1849, actg Prime Minister and C-in-C May-June 1857, Mukhtiyar and C-in-C 1857-1862. Granted the personal title of Sri Isht Devata Charan Shri Madhara Jang Kumara Kumarangtamaya Sri together with the hereditary title of Rana as a suffix to the male members of his family, 5^th May 1848. Appointed as successor to his brother, 1857. m. Sri Rani …Rajya Lakshmi (d. at Katmandu, 1874), who adopted her husband’s nephew, Sri Sri Sri Maharaja Deva Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana. He d. 9^th August 1863, having had issue, one son and a daughter:
  
  (a) Major-General Ram Krishna Kunwar Rana. Maj-Gen. 1868. He d. before 1885. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
  
  (a) H.H. Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Maharani Punya Kumari Devi. m. at the Hanuman Dhoka Palace, Basantapur, Katmandu, February 1877, H.H. Svasti Sri Giriraj Chakrachudamani Narnarayanetyadi Vividha Virudavali Virajamana Manonnata Shriman Maharajadhiraja Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Maharaj Surendra Bir Bikram Jang Bahadur Shah Bahadur Shamsher Jang Devanam Sada Samaja Vijayinam, Maharajadhiraja of Nepal (b. at the Hanuman Dhoka Palace, Basantapur, Katmandu, 20^th October 1829; d. at Narayanhiti Palace, Katmandu, 17^th May 1881), eldest son of H.H. Svasti Sri Giriraj Chakrachudamani Narnarayanetyadi Vividha Virudavali Virajamana Manonnata Shriman Maharajadhiraja Sri Sri Sri Maharaj Rajendra Bir Bikram Jang Bahadur Shah Bahadur Shamsher Jang Devanam Sada Samaja Vijayinam, Maharajadhiraja of Nepal, by his first wife, H.H. Sri Sri Sri Maharani Samrajya Lakshmi Devi, daughter of Shri Rajkumaratmaja Babu Prabhu Shah, of Gorakhpur - see Nepal (Nepal).
  
  (7) Commanding-General H.E. Sri Sri Sri Maharaja Ranaudip Singh Bahadur, Maharaja of Lambjang and Kaski (s/o Ganesh Kumari) - see below.
  
  (8) Commanding-General Sri Isht Devata Charan Shri Madhara Jang Kumara Kumarangtamaya Sri Jagat Shumshere Jang Kunwar Rana. b. 1827 (s/o Ganesh Kumari). Col 1846, Southern Cdg-Gen 1857-1863, Eastern Cdg-Gen 1863-77, Western Cdg-Gen 1877-1879, actg Mukhtiyar and C-in-C 1877-1879. Granted the personal title of Sri Isht Devata Charan Shri Madhara Jang Kumara Kumarangtamaya Sri together with the hereditary title of Rana as a suffix to the male members of his family, 5^th May 1848. He d. 11^th May 1879, having had issue, three sons:
  
  (a) General Ambar Jang Rana. Lt-Col. 1868, Gen. 1885. He had issue, two sons:
  
  (i) Shamsher Jang Rana. He d. before 1923, having had issue three sons:
  
  1. Shanker Jang Rana (c). Copyright© Christopher Buyers
  
  2. Bala Krishna Jang Rana (c).
  
  3. Satyaswar Jang Rana (c). He had issue:
  
  a. Madhusudhan Rana. He had issue:
  
  i. Kiran Rana. He had issue:
  
  1a. Arjun Rana. He had issue:
  
  1b. Abhimanyu Rana.
  
  (ii) Pratap Jang Rana (c). He had issue, three sons:
  
  1. Bhairav Rana. He had issue, four sons:
  
  a. Dhruba Rana. He had issue:
  
  i. Sobit Rana.
  
  b. Prem Rana. He had issue:
  
  i. Sandeep Rana.
  
  c. Bharat Rana. He had issue:
  
  i. Purushottam Rana.
  
  d. Nara Rana.
  
  2. Rana Jang Rana. b. before 1923.
  
  3. Deep Rana. He had issue, two sons:
  
  a. Chhetra Rana. He had issue:
  
  i. Arjun Rana. He had issue:
  
  1a. Netra Rana.
  
  b. Dhana Rana. He had issue:
  
  i. Pratap Rana.
  
  (b) Major-General Bhupendra Jang Rana. Lt-Col 1868, prom Gen. Removed from the roll of succession and his lands confiscated 1885. He d. before 1923, having had issue, seven sons:
  
  (i) Rependra Jang Rana.
  
  (ii) Bheka Jang Rana (b).
  
  (iii) Jodha Jang Rana (c).
  
  (iv) Nil Jang Rana (c).
  
  (v) Bidur Jang Rana (c). He had issue, three sons:
  
  1. Dip Jang Rana.
  
  2. Udaya Jang Rana.
  
  3. Siddhu Jang Rana (c). b. before 1923.
  
  (vi) Khadga Jang Rana (c). He had issue, one son:
  
  1. Chaitanya Jang Rana. b. before 1923.
  
  (vii) Delhi Jang Rana. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
  
  (c) Bir Jang Rana.
  
  (9) Commanding-General Sri Isht Devata Charan Shri Madhara Jang Kumara Kumarangtamaya Sri Dhir Shumshere Jung Rana Bahadur. b. 1828 (s/o Ganesh Kumari), educ. privately. Appointed Col 1846, Cdr 1^st Exped Force sent to Tibet 1855-1856, Cdr Nepalese Forces in India 1857 and commanded the forces against the rebels in the Terai 1857-1858, Cdng-Gen Eastern Cmnd 1862-1877, General-in-Waiting to the Crown Prince 1877, Snr Cdng-Gen Western Cmnd 1877-1879, attended the Imperial Durbar at Delhi 1877, Mukhtiyar and C-in-C 1879-1884. Granted the personal title of Sri Isht Devata Charan Shri Madhara Jang Kumara Kumarangtamaya Sri together with the hereditary title of Rana as a suffix to the male members of his family, 5^th May 1848. Granted a personal salute of 13-guns, 1857. Rcvd: Indian Mutiny (1858), India General Service (1858), and KIH gold (1877) medals. m. (first) …m. (second) Sri Rani …(d. in childbirth, at Katmandu, 10^th December 1852), sister of Kazi Lalitman Singh Basnet. m. (third) Sri Rani Nanda Kumari [Maili Maharani] (d. during childbirth), daughter of Kazi Hemdal Singh Thapa. m. (fourth) Sri Rani ... Kumari, half sister of Maili Maharani, daughter of Kazi Hemdal Singh Thapa. m. (fifth) at Tallo Narayanhiti Durbar, Katmandu, 1873, Sri Rani Juhar Kumari Devi (d. at Aryaghat, Katmandu, 25^th September 1916), from a noble Rajput family of Kangra, Punjab. m. (a) Lalita Gharti Chettri [Kanchi Maharani]. He d. on the riverbank, near Pashupathi, 14^th October 1884, having had issue, seventeen sons and about seventeen daughters, including:
  
  (a) Sri Sri Sri Maharaja Bir Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, Maharaja of Lambjang and Kaski (s/o the second wife) - see below.
  
  (b) Commanding-General H.H. Raja Khadga Shamsher Jang Bahadur [Thulo Mahila]. b. 16^th February 1861 (s/o the third wife), educ. Dawson Coll, Calcutta, Bengal, India. Cmsnd as Lt-Col 1868, Cdt Puranu Gorakh Btn, Governor (Bada Hakim) of Dhankuta 1878-1882, Snr Cdng-Gen Western Cmnd 1882-1885, Mukhtiyar and C-in-C 1885-1887, removed from the roll of succession and imprisoned at Thada 13^th March 1887, rehabilitated 1889, Dir-Gen of Public Instruction 1889-1891, Governor (Bada Hakim) of Palpa 1891-1901, and Dhankuta 1901-1903. Banished from Nepal and went into exile in India 1903. Granted the personal title of Raja together with the style of His Highness, by King Edward VII 1909. Author “Buddhist Archaeology in the Nepal Terai” (1904). Rcvd: KIH gold medal (1877). m. (first) Sri Rani Tej Kumari Devi Sahiba (d. at Tansen, Palpa, 1894), a granddaughter of Colonel Sriman Chautaria Surya Pratap Shah, sometime Chief Administrator of Rautahat. m (second) H.H. Sri Rani Dhan Kumari Devi Sahiba (d. after 1923). m. (third) H.H. Sri Rani Nanda Kumari Devi Sahiba. He d. at Nepal Palace, Saugor, Central India, 22^nd December 1921, having had issue, eight sons (excluded from the roll of succession) and eight daughters:
  
  (i) Colonel Punya Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (s/o Tej Kumari).
  
  (ii) Jai Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (s/o Tej Kumari).
  
  (iii) Major-General Bikram Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (s/o Tej Kumari). Mbr Office for Petitions & Complaints. m. Sri Rani Punya Kumari Devi, from the Rajat family. He had issue, two sons:
  
  1. Lieutenant-Colonel Parthiv [Parithvi] Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana. Mbr Bharadari Sabha 1948-1950. m. Sri Rani Surendra Kumari, from Duni, under Jaipur, India. He had issue, two sons and two daughters:
  
  a. Dilip Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana, educ. Indian Inst of Technology (BE 1979). Engineer. Mbr Nepal Engineers Assoc. m. 19^th February 1979, Kunwarani Neelima Devi (b. 29^th September 1956), daughter of Kunwar Shri Gajendra Singh [Vidurji], of Alipura, by his wife, Kunwarani Nalini Deviji Sahiba, eldest daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel H.H. Maharaja Sir Rajendra Prakash Bahadur, Maharaja of Sirmur, KCIE. He had issue, one son and two daughters:
  
  i. Sumer Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana. b. 14^th June 1982, educ. St Xavier’s Sch, Jawalakhel, and Symbiosis Coll, Pune, India. Employed at Nepal Investment Bank Ltd since 2006. m. at Katmandu, 13^th July 2013, Ojeswee Pande, educ. Lincoln Sch, Katmandu, Research Assoc at Social Science Baha, Consultant at World Bank Nepal, daughter of Kaji Bijaya Pandey. He has issue, a daughter:
  
  1a. Ananya Rajya Lakshmi. b. November 2014.
  
  i. Basudhara Rajya Lakshmi. b. 22^nd May 1981, educ. Rajiv Gandhi Technical Univ (State Technological Univ of Madhya Pradesh) (BE 2005), Bhopal, City of Bristol Coll, and l’Institut Supérieur de l’Aéronautique et de l’Espace (ISAE), Toulouse, France. Intern Hughes Network Systems 2004, Avionics Trainee Engineer (Line) with Nepal Airlines Corp 2005-2007, Trainee Airbus Corporate Jet Centre 2010, Powerplant Maintainability & Supportability Engineer Aeroconseil 2010-2014, Aircraft Records Inspector Aeroconseil since 2014.
  
  ii. Yashodhara Rajya Lakshmi [Yashodhara Rana]. b. October 1985, educ. Lester B. Pearson Coll of the Pacific (UWC), British Columbia, Canada, Monterey Inst of International Studies, California, USA, Univ de Lyon, France, Keble Coll, Oxford, Dartmouth Coll (BA 2009), Hanover, New Hampshire, Johns Hopkins Univ (MA), Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Microfinance Analyst with the Ghana Youth Leadership Alliance 2008, Research Assist at the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) in Washington DC 2008, Assist Policy Analyst at the RAND Corp. m. at Thapathali, Katmandu, 24^th November 2019, ...
  
  b. Dr. Ajaya Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana. m. at Katmandu, 4^th March 1954, educ. St Xavier’s Sch, Jawalakhel, Amrit Science Coll (ASCOL), Katmandu, Tribhuvan Univ (MBBS, DSM), Kirtipur, Rajendra Medical Coll (MBBS), Ranchi, Bihar, India, Princess Margaret Hospital (PG in Orthopedics 1987), Swindon, London Univ (PG Dip). and Cambdige Univ (Adv Dip in English). Registrar Orthopaedic,Trauma & Emergency Dept Princess Margaret Hospital 1986-1987, Consultant Ortho Sports Medicine Metro Katmandu Hospital. Consultant Sports Council. Dir of Sports Medicine & Research Dept at National Sports Council (SMRC). Medical & Doping Officer FIFA. Medical & Doping Control Officer Asian Footbal Fed. Sec Medical Council of Nepal Olympic Cttee (NOC). Chair Khadga Lumbini Fndn 2014. m. 25^th February 1993, ...
  
  c. ?Jayant Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana.
  
  a. Rita Rajya Lakshmi [Rani Shri Rita Rajya Lakshmi, of Jaswantgarh] [Rita Rajya Lakshmi Idar]. b. 21^st March 1950, educ. St Mary’s High Sch, Jawalakhel, and Padma Rajya Lakshmi Coll, Katmandu. m. 17^th February 1973, Maharaj Shri Bhagirath Singhji Sahib, of Jaswantgarh (b. at Himmatnagar, Idar, India, 3^rd February 1943), eldest son of Captain Maharaj Shri Umeg Singhji Sahib, of Jaswantgarh, under Idar, India, by his wife, Rani Shri Prabhuraj Kumariji Sahiba, daughter of Rai Bahadur Kunwar Lakshmiraj Singh, of Gabhana Raj, in the Aligarh district of UP, India. She had issue, one son and one daughter – see India (Idar).
  
  b. Deepshikha Rajya Lakshmi Rana. m. 19^th November 2012, ...
  
  c. ? Vijaya RajLakshmi. Fl 2012. m. Colonel P.R. Choudhry, of Chitranjan Para, New Delhi.
  
  1. Subh Deveshwari [Rani Subh Deveshwari, of Duni] (elder sister of Parthiv). m. as his third wife, Rao Bhagwat Singh, Rao of Duni (b. 1908; d. 25^th November 1967), son of Rao Kalyan Singhji, Rao of Duni, under Jaipur, India.
  
  2. Indra Kumari. m. ... Shah. She had issue.
  
  2. Pitambar Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (c). b. before 1923. He had issue:
  
  a. Shahad Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana. b. at Katmandu, 1^st September 1968, educ. Gothal’s Sch, Kurseong. m. Rajani Rana (b. at Katmandu, 20^th December 1970). He had issue, a son:
  
  i. Aakrosh Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana. b. at Katmandu, 12^th July 19xx, educ. G.D. Birla Memorial Sch, Ranikhet, India, and Domain Acad, Mosta, Malta.
  
  (iv) Bahadur Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (s/o Tej Kumari). He had issue, six sons and a daughter:
  
  1. Beda Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (c).
  
  2. Surja Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (c).
  
  3. Teja Prakash Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (c).
  
  4. Karna Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (c). b. before 1923.
  
  5. Toya Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana (c).
  
  6. Gopal Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana (c).
  
  1. Hem Kumari Devi. m. ... Shah.
  
  (v) Major-General Tunga Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (s/o Tej Kumari). Governor (Bada Hakim) of Palpa 1923-1924, Maj-Gen Simha Nath Paltan 19/7/1930. Chair Gaur Rice Mill & Flour Co Ltd 1946. A Sanskrit scholar. m. (first) Sri Rani Lok Rajya Lakshmi. m. (second) Sri Rani Bijaya Rajya Lakshmi [Gujeshwori Maharani], daughter of General H.H. Prince (Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Shahajada) Bhupatindra Bikram Shah [Bhupendra Bikram Shah], Sri Mull Chautaria. He had issue, two daughters by his first wife, and three sons and two daughters by his second wife:
  
  1. Drona Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana. b. at Hazminia Durbar, Rautahat dist, 1913 (s/o Bijaya), educ. Patna Coll, Patna, Bihar, India. Chair Rautahat District Panchayat 1966-1970, MP for Rautahat in the Rashtriya Panchayat 1970-1979 and 1981-1989, Minister of State for Tourism 1981-1982, Chair Rashitriya Panchayat Forum for Population & Development 1986. m. Sri Rani Shubha Rajya Lakshmi (b. 1922; d. 2006). He d. 1991, having had issue, two sons and five daughters:
  
  a. Pramod Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana. b. 1933. He was k. (burned to death) in the Indian Airlines aeroplane crash, at Gauchar Airport, UP, India, 15^th May 1956, aged 13 years.
  
  b. Sudeep Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana. b. 1934. He was k. (burned to death) in the Indian Airlines aeroplane crash, at Gauchar Airport, UP, India, 15^th May 1956, aged 12 years.
  
  a. Ila Rajya Lakshmi. b. 1931. She was k. (burned to death) in the Indian Airlines aeroplane crash, at Gauchar Airport, UP, India, 15^th May 1956, aged 15 years.
  
  b. Vina Rajya Lakshmi. b. 1936. She was k. (burned to death) in the Indian Airlines aeroplane crash, at Gauchar Airport, UP, India, 15^th May 1956, aged 10, years.
  
  c. Tika Rajya Lakshmi [Sri Rani Tika Rajya Lakshmi, of Baria]. m. Maharaj Shri Pradeepsinhji Subhagsinhji Sahib [Pradeep Singh Chauhan], third son of Major Shrimant Maharajkumar Shubhagsinhji Ranjitsinhji Sahib, Jubraj of Baria, by his wife, Jubrani Shri Bibhasprabha Devi Sahiba, daughter of H.H. Maharaja Manikya Sri Sri Sri Birendra Kishore Deb Barman Bahadur, Maharaja of Tripura. She had issue, two sons – see India (Baria).
  
  d. Vinita Rajya Lakshmi [Vinita Rajya Lakshmi Rana Malla]. b. 15^th September 1960, educ. St Mary’s High Sch, Jawalakhel, and Dallas North Lake Community Coll, Irving, Dallas, Texas, USA. m. Bal Krishna Malla (b. 30^th January 1950), educ. Birla Vidya Mandir, Nainital, Uttaranchal, India, and Tribhuvan Univ, Kirtipur. She has issue, two sons and one daughter.
  
  e. Maya Rajya Lakshmi [Sri Rani Maya Rajya Lakshmi Rana Karki]. m. ... Karki.
  
  2. H.E. Bikhyat-Tri-Shakti-Patta Suprabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Jagdish Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, GBE (c 18.11.1980). b. at Bilas Kunj Durbar, Gaur, Rautahat dist, 29^th September 1928 (s/o Bijaya), educ. Univs of Patna, Benares Hindu (BA 1949), Lucknow (MA Econ. 1951), the American Univ, Washington DC, and Johns Hopkins Univ, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Section Officer MOFA 1956, Second Sec Washington DC 1959-1964, First Sec there 1964-1965, Under Sec Chief of Protocol & Joint Sec MOFA 1965-1971, Ambassador to USSR 1971-1977, and India 1983-1985 (conc. to Bhutan 1983-1985 & Mauritius 1985), Joint Sec European Dept MOFA 1977-1983. Rcvd: the Orders of Three Divine Powers 3^rd class (1980) and the Gurkha Right Hand 3^rd class (1976, 4th class 1960), GC of the Orders of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1986), and Republic of Egypt. m. (first) Sri Rani Rama Rajya Lakshmi, from Jamunaha in Rewa State, India. m. (second) 14^th August 1955, Sri Rani Shanti Rajya Lakshmi, educ. (MA), employed in the MOFA, daughter of Colonel Minto Jung Bahadur Rana, sometime Governor of Gonda. He d. from heart failure, 23^rd August 2002, having had issue, two sons and two daughters:
  
  a. Pramod Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana. b. 1947 (s/o Rama). He was k. (burned to death) in the Indian Airlines aeroplane crash, at Gauchar Airport, UP, India, 15^th May 1956, aged 9 years.
  
  b. Nagesh Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana. b. at Katmandu, 20^th October 1957 (s/o Shanti). Ticketing Agent for Four Seasons Tours and Travels in New York, and Mngr (Sales & Marketing) with Marco Polo Travels Nepal (p) Ltd m. a lady from Chainpur. He had issue:
  
  i. Zoubein Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana. b. at Katmandu, August 1980. 3D artist and illustrator, 3D Technical Lead with AS&K Visual Science. Dir Electric Rat Productions Ltd since 2016. m. 18^th July 2009, ...
  
  a. Aman Rajya Lakshmi. b. at Bilas Kunj Durbar, Gaur, Rautahat dist, 1947 (d/o Rama). She was k. (burned to death) in the Indian Airlines aeroplane crash, at Gauchar Airport, UP, India, 15^th May 1956, aged 9, years.
  
  a. Nalini Rajya Lakshmi. b. at Katmandu, 26^th August 1956 (d/o Shanti). m. Shiva Prasad Shah, younger son of Sri Mukhya Chautaria Bhupendra Prasad Shah – see Nepal (Nepal).
  
  3. Kandarpa Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana [Baiju] (s/o Bijaya). m. Sri Rani Kishori Rajya Lakshmi (d. 4^th November 2019), younger daughter of Sri Sahibju Chandra Bikram Shah [Lakshman Raja], sometime Vice-Chair Nepal Red Cross Soc, by his wife, Sri Rani Urmila Rajya Lakshmi, daughter of Field Marshal H.H. Ojaswi-Rajanya Ati-Projjwala-Nepal-Taradisha Atula-Jyotirmaya-Subikhyat-Tri-Shakti-Patta Ati-Prasidha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Pridhuladhisha Sri Sri Sri Maharaja Juddha Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, Maharaja of Lambjang and Kaski, GCB, GCSI, GCIE. He had issue, four sons and one daughter:
  
  a. Deepak Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana. b. at Bilas Kunj Durbar, Gaur, Rautahat dist, 8^th February 1950, educ. Sherwood Coll, Nainital, Uttaranchal, India. Author of “Just Passing By” (2004), “The Bending Reed” (2004), “The Silent Flute” (2014), “The Road Less Travelled” (2014), “Dakini: The Tears of the Tulku”, “Mind Warriors”, “Shikari: Himalayan Hunters” (2016), and “Dakini: The Himalayan Quartet” (2023). m. Sushila Dangol, educ. St Mary’s High Sch, Jawalakhel, adopted daughter of H.R.H. Princess Princep Shah. He had issue, one daughter:
  
  i. Garima Rajya Lakshmi Rana, educ. Univ of Southern Indiana (USI) (BSc), Evansville, Indiana, USA. Co-ordinator Special Olympics Nepal, Business Development & IT at Westat 2005-2009, Program Co-ordinator Special(S) Home of Hope 2009-2010, Exec Mngr Pacific Asia Travel Assoc (PATA) Nepal Chapter 2011, Writer/Editor ECS 2011-2013, Corporate Communications Specialist Hotel Annapurna 2014-2015, Dir Angalo Fndn since 2015. Proprietor AURA Nepal since 2021.
  
  b. Arun Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana. b. at Bilas Kunj Durbar, Gaur, Rautahat dist, 1951. He was k. (burned to death) in the PR Corp (VTVA) aeroplane crash, at Gauchar Airport, UP, India, UP, India, 15^th May 1956, aged 5 years.
  
  c. Ravi Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana. b. at Bilas Kunj Durbar, Gaur, Rautahat dist, 1954, educ. St Xavier’s Sch, Jawalakhel, and Tribhuvan Univ, Kirtipur. MD of Tharpa Nepal Travel in Seattle, Washington, USA. m. Jyotsna R. Rana, settled in Seattle, Washington, USA, daughter of Prasidha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu ... Mahat. He had issue:
  
  i. Deepti Rajya Lakshmi [Deepti Thapa]. m. ... Thapa. She has issue, one son and one daughter.
  
  d. Bhaskar Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana. m. Madhu. He had issue, two sons:
  
  i. Pranaya Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana, educ. Rato Bangala Sch, and St Xavier’s Sch, Godavari and Jawalakhel, Rato Bangala Sch, Sarah Lawrence Coll, Bronxville, New York, USA, and Vrije Univ, Brussels, Belgium. Feature Writer with “Nepal Times” and “Wave Magazine” 2008, Editor of “Vent” online magazine 2010, joined staff of “Katmandu Post” 2013, Desk Editor 2013, Op-Editor 2013-2014, Writer 2014-2015, author of “The City of Dreams” (2016).
  
  ii. Prajesh Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana, educ. St Xavier’s Sch, Jawalakhel, Malpi Inst, Katmandu, and Sharda Univ, Noida, India. Feature Writer “Wave Magazine” 2008, Editorial Assist ECS Media 2010-2011, Correspondent Nepal Republic Media Pvt Ltd 2011-2012, Writer “The Week” and “Republica” 2013-2014 and “Katmandu Post” 2014-2015, Programe Co-ordinator Film Southasia 2015, Desk Editor M&S Vimag since 2015.
  
  a. Abha Rajya Lakshmi. She was k. (burned to death) in the PR Corp (VTVA) aeroplane crash, at Gauchar Airport, UP, India, UP, India, 15^th May 1956, aged 5 years.
  
  1. Pabitra Dibyeshwari [Sri Rani Pabitra Dibyeshwari] (d/o Lok). m. Sri Sahebju Chandra Bikram Shah, probably the son of Sri Sahebju Narendra Bikram Shah.
  
  2. Chandra Dibyeshwari [Sri Chautariyani Chandra Dibyeshwari] (d/o Lok). m. Colonel Sri Chautaria Udaya Bahadur Shah, second son of Sri Chautaria Bahadur Shah. She had issue - see Nepal (Nepal).
  
  3. Jaya Rajya Lakshmi [Dhana] [Sri Rani Jaya Rajya Lakshmi] (d/o Bijaya). m. 11^th June 1939, Lieutenant-Colonel Maharajkumar Shri Shardul Bikram Shah (b. at Pratap Nagar, Tehri Garhwal, 29^th May 1921), sometime Indian Ambassador to Laos, third son of Lieutenant-Colonel H.H. Swasti Sri 1008 Badrish Charya Prayana Garh-Rajya Mahi Mahendra Dharam, Vaibhav Dharam Rakshah Shiromani Shri 108 Maharaja Sir Narendra Shah Sahib Bahadur, Maharaja of Tehri Garhwal, KCSI, by his first wife, H.H. Maharani Kamlendumati Devi, daughter of Raja Shri Bijaya Sen Bahadur, Raja of Keonthal. She had issue, two sons – see India (Tehri Garhwal).
  
  4. Prabha Rajya Lakshmi [Daisy] [Sri Rani Prabha Rajya Lakshmi] (d/o Bijaya). m. 4^th February 1940, Maharajkumar Shri Balendra (Balendu) Bikram Shah (b. at Pratap Nagar, Tehri Garhwal, 30^th October 1922; d. 1999), youngest son of Lieutenant-Colonel H.H. Swasti Sri 1008 Badrish Charya Prayana Garh-Rajya Mahi Mahendra Dharam, Vaibhav Dharam Rakshah Shiromani Shri 108 Maharaja Sir Narendra Shah Sahib Bahadur, Maharaja of Tehri Garhwal, KCSI, by his first wife, H.H. Maharani Kamlendumati Devi, daughter of Raja Shri Bijaya Sen Bahadur, Raja of Keonthal. She had issue, two sons and one daughter – see India (Tehri Garhwal).
  
  (vi) Captain Rana Hem Shamsher Jang Bahadur (s/o Nanda Kumari). Ran away from home and enlisted as a private in a British Gurkha regiment. Capt 1^st Patiala Infantry (Rajendra Sikhs), 25/4/1919, ADC to the Maharaja of Patiala and Supt of Garden Dept 1926-1933. Gen-Sec All India Gurkha League 1936 (Mbr 1924-1936). Mbr Wider Life Movement for the Furtherance & Consolidation of Indo-Nepalese Cultural Fellowship 1945, Indian Kennel Assoc, etc. He had issue, two daughters:
  
  1. Khem Kunwari. m. Colonel Meharban Singh (d. before the age of 50), late Chinban Army.
  
  2. Prem Kumari Devi.
  
  (vii) Brigadier-General Manyabara-Nepal-Tara Hasta Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (c). Rcvd: the Order of the Star of Nepal 3^rd class. He had issue, two sons:
  
  1. General H.E. Supradipta-Manyabara-Nepal-Tara Jyotirmaya-Subikhyat-Tri-Shakti-Patta, Suprasidha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu The Rt Hon Guna Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana. b. at Katmandu, 1923, educ. Defence Services Staff Coll, India. Cmsnd as Capt Royal Nepalese Army 1939, prom Maj-Gen 1970, prom Lt-Gen 1972, COGS 1972-1975, prom Gen 1975, C-in-C 1975-1979, Mbr Raj Sabha 1977-1982, Ambassador to the PRC 1982-1986. Hon Gen IA 13/12/1977. Rcvd: Orders of the Star of Nepal 1^st class, the Three Divine Powers 1^st class (20.10.1966), and the Gurkha Right Hand 1^st class, King Mahendra Coron (2.5.1956), King Birendra Coron (24.2.1975), King Birendra Silver Jubilee (31.1.1997), and Queen’s medals, Army LSD 25 Years, and Military Service Medal. m. Sri Rani Pramila Rana. He had issue:
  
  a. Bandana Rajya Lakshmi [Mrs Bandana Shahi], educ. Beijing Language Inst, Beijing, China. Employed at DFW International Airport, Dallas, Texas, USA. m. Major Kisendra Bikram Shahi, Royal Royal Nepalese Army, helicopter pilot. She had issue, a son.
  
  2. Chiranjibi Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana. m. Usha Rana. He had issue:
  
  a. Kiran Rajya Lakshmi [Dr Kiran Paudel Kshetri Rana]. b. at Shanta Bhawan Hospital, Lalitpur, 8^th February 1958. Electronics Engineer, Communications Officer with Royal Nepal Airlines. m. 1983, Captain Krishna Bikram Paudel Kshetri (b. 23^rd December 19xx), educ. Sky Airways Flying Sch, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and Tribhuvan Univ (MBA), Kirtipur, pilot with Royal Nepal Airlines Snr Capt Nepal Airlines Corp, son of Ganga Bahadur Paudel Kshetri, sometime Assist Dir of Education at Shyanga, by his wife, Indra Kumari. She had issue, two sons.
  
  (viii) Rana Kunjar Shamsher Jang Bahadur (s/o Nanda Kumari). Airline pilot. m. Sri Rani Mamiji Rajya Lakshmi. He d. at Saugar, Madhya Pradesh, India, before 1980, having had issue, one son and a daughter:
  
  1. Devendra Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana.
  
  1. Meenakshi Rajya Lakshmi [Mrs Meenakshi Jain]. Sec Pragyan Parishad. m. ... Jain.
  
  (viii) Rana Loke Shamsher Jung Bahadur. b. at Katmandu, 4^th October 1887 (s/o Nanda Kumari). He became a Christian. Joined Indian Police 1910, Officiating Dist Supt 1920, Dist Supt Central Provinces 1930, retd July 1940. m. before July 1913, Isabel May Jung (b. 1890), née Johnstone, of Jubbalpore. He had issue, two sons and one daughter:
  
  1. Captain Rana Paul Shamsher Jung Bahadur [Paul Cassell]. b. at Khandwa, Central Provinces, India, 29^th June 1914, educ. UK. Capt IA, served in WW2, retd 1946. Settled in England 1957. m. (first) at Ferosepore, UP, India, 1945, Gladys Claire (b. 9^th June 1923), educ. St Joseph’s Convent, Bangalore, Mysore, India, sometime nurse, daughter of William Cassell. m. (second) at Islington, Middlesex, June 1957, Colleen T. Kelly. He d. at Hendon, Barnet, London, 25^th March 1995 (crem. at Hendon Cemetery & Crematorium), having had issue, two daughters by his first wife, and further issue by his second:
  
  a. Pamela Cynthia Cassell. b. at Howrah, Bengal, India, 15^th June 1946. m. (first) 1962, Donald Hector Browne (d. 11^th January 1975). m. (second) Jack Robert Ambrose (d. 15^th September 1982). She had issue, two sons by her first husband.
  
  b. Margaret Louise Cassell. b. at Kolar Gold Fields, Mysore, India, 5^th November 1949. m. Colin D’Silva.
  
  2. Rana Denis Shumshere Jung Bahadur [Denis Jung]. b. 15^th April 1915. Trained as an Aeronautical Engineer in the UK. Cmsnd as Flying Officer, RIAF 13/6/1943, served in WW2 1943-1945 as Aerodrome Officer, Deputy Dir of Civil Aviation at Bangalore. Assoc Royal Aeronautical Soc 1934. m. (sep.) Kathleen Ann Mary Shumshere Jung [Molly] (b. at Mudnapalle, near Madras, India, 1917), settled in Australia with her son September 1962, daughter of Thomas Carr Locke, of Madras, India, by his wife, Francis Ann Millecent, née Arle. He d. from pneumonia, at Belgaum, Karnataka, India, 1985, having had issue, one son:
  
  a. Maurice Shumshere Jung. b. at Bangalore, Mysore, India, 18^th October 1949. Settled in Australia 1962. m. at Perth, Western Australia, 1974, Shelley Maree, née Baker. He had issue, one son and one daughter:
  
  i. Denis Jung. b. at Perth, Western Australia, 9^th February 1983.
  
  i. Shireen Jung. b. at Perth, Western Australia, 19^th November 1977. m. at Claremont, Perth, Western Australia, 12^th April 2008, Luke Bernard Watson, from Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. She has issue, one son.
  
  1. Beryl Jung. b. 5^th October 191x. m. Dr Alfred Saldanha, third son of Francis Augustus Xavier Saldanha, by his wife, Maria Angelica, née D’Souza. She had issue, an only daughter.
  
  (i) Ganga Kumari Devi [Sri Sri Sri Rani Ganga Devyeshwari Devi, of Bajang] (d/o Tej Kumari). m. before 1905, Colonel Sri Sri Sri Raja Devi Jang Bahadur Singh, Raja of Bajang (d. 25^th March 1941), third son of Sri Sri Sri Raja Bikram Bahadur Singh, Raja of Bajang, by his second wife, Sri Sri Sri Rani Megh Kumari Devi [Mahili Maiya Maharani Sahiba], sometime Adstr of Bajang, daughter of Commanding-General H.E. Svast Sri Madati Prachandra Bhujadandetyadi Sri Sri Sri Maharaja Sir Jang Bahadur Kunwar Ranaji, Maharaja of Lambjang and Kaski, GCB, GCSI, Prime Minister and Supreme C-in-C of Nepal. She had issue, seven sons – see Nepal (Bajang).
  
  (ii) Nindra Dibeshwari Devi [Thakurani Nindra Dibeshwari Devi]. b. at Ranighat Durbar, Tansen, Palpa, 1900 (d/o Dhan Kumari Devi), educ. Isabella Thoburn Coll, Lucknow, UP, India. m. 1920, as his second wife, Captain Thakur Chandan Singh, IDSM & bar (b. at Dehra Dun, India, 21^st February 1887; d. 1968), educ. DAV High Sch, Dehra Dun, and Muir Central Coll, Allahabad, Registrar Bikaner High Court 1907-1914, enlisted as Sepoy Ganga Risala 3/8/1914, served during the Great War 1914-1918 in France, Italy, the Middle East and Persia, prom to Jemadar, and Capt 1918, Private Sec to the Maharaja of Bikaner 1919-1920, Founder Dandipur National Sch 1920, Presdt Hindu Mahasabha (Dehradun) 1921, and All-India Gurkha League 1924, MD of Grand Himalayan Press Ltd 1926-1928, Adstr Sardar Angre Jagir in Gwalior 1935-1941, District Magistrate, 1^st Class Civil Sub-Judge and Assist IGP Gwalior state 1935-1939, served in WW2 1942-1945 as O/C an IA traning unit at Jodhpur, Guardian MK Hari Singhji Trust 1945-1950, publisher of the “Tarun Gorkha” and “Gorkha Sansar” periodicals, son of Thakur Jit Singh Sahi, sometime Survey of India, by his wife, Thakurani Parvati Devi. She had issue, a son and a daughter.
  
  (iii) Antri (d/o Nanda Kumari).
  
  (iv) Naya Kanchi (d/o Nanda Kumari).
  
  (v) Jethi Kanchi (d/o Nanda Kumari).
  
  (vi) Thuli Kanchi (d/o Nanda Kumari).
  
  (vii) Chuda Devashwari Devi [Thakurani Chuda Devashwari Devi, of Gangini. b. at Nepal Palace, Saugor, Central India, 190x (d/o Dhan Kumari Devi), educ. Isabella Thoburn Coll, Lucknow, UP, India. m. at Nepal Palace, Saugor, Central India, 8^th May 1918, as his second wife, Thakur Mahendra Singhji Sahib, of Gangini (b. at Gangini, Agra, UP, India, 20^th March 1892), educ. Balwant Rajput and Agra Colls (BA 1915), Agra, UP, India, joined UPCS 1917, Deputy Collector of Jhansi and Hardoi, son of Thakur Theobaran Singh, of Gangini, from the Jadon Rajput family of Kotla. She d. from child birth complications, at at Nepal Palace, Saugor, Central India, 20^th October 1919, having had issue, an only daughter – see India-Zamindars (Kotla).
  
  One of these daughters. m. Kunwar Bahadur Singh Pal, son of Kunwar Mohan Singh Pal, of Rawalkhet, Pithoragarh, from the Askote family, in the Almora district of UP. She had issue – see India-Zamindars (Askote).
  
  (c) Commanding-General Rana Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (s/o the first wife). Appointed Lt-Col 1868, Senior Cdng-Gen Western Cmnd. 1885-1887, Mukhtiyar and C-in-C Mar-Jun. 1887. He d.s.p.m. June 1887.
  
  (d) H.E. Sri Sri Sri Maharaja Deva Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, Maharaja of Lambjang and Kaski (s/o the third wife) - see below.
  
  (e) H.H. Sri Sri Sri Maharaja Chandra Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, Maharaja of Lambjang and Kaski (s/o the third wife) - see below.
  
  (f) H.H. Sri Sri Sri Maharaja Bhim Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, Maharaja of Lambjang and Kaski (s/o the third wife) - see below.
  
  (g) Commanding-General Fateh Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (s/o the fourth wife). ADC General 1892-1901, Cdng-Gen Eastern Cmnd 1901, Snr Cdng-Gen Western Cmnd. and Chief of Army Staff 1901-1907. Rcvd: Delhi Durbar medal (1903). He d. 1907, having had issue, six sons:
  
  (i) Shive Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana.
  
  (ii) Prem Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana.
  
  (iii) Commanding-General Prachandra Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana. b. 1895, educ. Singha Durbar High Sch., Katmandu. Maj-Gen 1928, prom Lt-Gen 1932, prom Gen 1934, Snr Cdng-Gen Western Cmnd & COAS 1950.
  
  (iv) Colonel Bhupal Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana. He had issue, a daughter:
  
  1. [Shrimant Akhand Soubhagyavati Lakshmi Raje Sahib Ghorpade, Yuvarani of Mudhol]. m. at Calcutta, 18^th January 1929, Shrimant Jayasinhrao Malojirao Raje Ghorpade [Aba Sahib], Yuvaraj of Mudhol (b. 8^th August 1909; d. at Mudhol, 2^nd January 1931), second son of Raja Shrimant Sir Malojirao IV Venkatrao Raje Ghorpade [Nana Sahib], Raja of Mudhol, KCIE, by his first wife, Shrimant Sakal Soubhagyavati Parvati Bai Raje Sahiba, second daughter of Meherban Shrimant Sardar Sambhaji Rao Maharaj Puar of Multhan [Aba Sahib] - see India (Mudhol). Copyright© Christopher Buyers
  
  (v) Gajendra Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (c). He had issue, one son:
  
  1. Achyuta Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana. b. before 1923.
  
  (vi) Samundra Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (c).
  
  (h) Commanding-General Lalit Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (s/o the first wife). Cdng-Gen Northern Cmnd 1887-1901, Southern Cmnd 1901-1907, Eastern Cmnd 1907. He d. before 1923, having had issue, one son:
  
  (i) Colonel Tirtha Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (c). Cdt Sher Btn. He had issue, issue one son:
  
  1. Papitra Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana. b. before 1923.
  
  (i) Commanding-General Jit Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (s/o the fourth wife). Snr Cdng-Gen Western Cmnd and Chief of Army Staff 1907-1913. He d.s.p.m. at Lazimpat, 27^th July 1913.
  
  (j) H.H. Sri Sri Sri Maharaja Juddha Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, Maharaja of Lambjang and Kaski (s/o Juhar Kumari) - see below.
  
  (k) General Dambar Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana [Sano Maila]. b. at Katmandu, 16^th December 1858 (c) (s/o Lalita), educ. Thapathali Durbar Sch, Katmandu. Cmsnd as Capt RNA 1872, prom Col 1877, prom Maj-Gen 1882, ADC General 1885-1892, prom Lt-Gen 12/2/1903, prom Gen 1910, Col-Cdt Rifle Paltan 1910-1923. Presdt Respectable Families Benevolent Soc. The pioneer of photography in Nepal and founder of Royal Opera House in Narayanhiti Palace. Rcvd: KIH gold medal (1877). m. (first) Sri Rani Indra Rajya Lakshmi. m. (second) Sri Rani Kirti Rajya Lakshmi. He d. at Gyaneshwor Palace, Katmandu, 13^th June 1922 (crem. Arya Ghat, Pashupatinath), having had issue, three sons:
  
  (i) Major-General Bikhyat-Tri-Shakti-Patta Samar Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana. b. at Gyaneshwor Palace, Katmandu, 1883, educ. privately. Commanding Colonel 1908, Governor (Bada Hakim) of Palpa. A talented photographer. Rcvd: the Order of the Three Divine Powers 3^rd class, Great Earthquake (1935), Coron (1955) medals, etc. m. (first) Sri Rani Kirti Rajya Lakshmi (b. before 12^th April 1886; d. before 13^th April 1944). m. (a) Mandakini Devi Thakuri. He d. 1958, having had issue, five sons and several daughters, including: Copyright© Christopher Buyers
  
  1. Pushkar Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana. b. at Gyaneshwor, Katmandu, 1901 (s/o Kirti Rajya Lakshmi, educ. Durbar High Sch, Rani Pokhari, and Tri Chandra Coll, Katmandu. Author, playright and lexicographer. Author of “Paribanda“, “Swarthatyag“, “Katha Kusum“, “Ukhan Tukka“, “Lakshahin“ (1940), etc. Translator of “Othello“ into Nepalese. Editor of “Gorkhapatra“ newspaper, “Nepali Padya-Sangraha (Collection of Nepali Verse)“ (1949), and of English-Nepali Dictionary “Angreji-Nepali Kosh“. Presdt Nepal Bhashanubad Parishad. He d. 1961.
  
  2. Lieutenant-Colonel Suprasidha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Balakrishna Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana [Bal Krishna Sama]. b. at Gyaneshwor Palace, Katmandu, 7^th February 1903 (s/o Kirti Rajya Lakshmi), educ. urbar High Sch, Rani Pokhari, and Tri Chandra Coll, Katmandu, POWRMA Dehradun, India. Cmsnd as Capt Nepalese Army 1923, Teacher at Durbar High Sch and Lecturer in Nepali language and literature at Tri Chandra Coll 1930, Chair Nepali Language Publishing Cttee 1933, prom Maj 1938, Mbr Rashtra Sabha 1948-1950, prom Lt-Col 1952, Dir Nepal Radio 1951-1955, Principal Editor “Gorkhapatra“ 1955, Vice-Chancellor Royal Nepal Acad 1969-1971 (Mbr 1957, Hon Life Mbr 1971), Mbr Rajya Sabha Standing Cttee 1973. Poet and dramatist. Author of “Mero Kavitako Aaradhana“ (1997), etc. Hon D.Lit Tribhuvan Univ 1972. Rcvd: the Order of the Gurkha Right Hand 1^st class (1971, 2^nd class 1952, 3^rd class 1942), Ratnashree Gold Medal (1966), King Mahendra Coron Medal (1955), etc. m. May 1921, Mandakini, née Thapa, a Thakuri lady. He d. at Pashupati Pun, Katmandu, 20^th June 1981, having had issue, three sons and four daughters:
  
  a. A son. b. at Katmandu, 18^th March 1922 following 5 days in labour, but survived just a few hours (s/o Mandakini).
  
  b. A son. b. before 14^th March 1927, but survived just two hours (s/o Mandakini).
  
  c. Janadhan Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana [Prem Sama]. b. at Katmandu, 1^st November 1927 (s/o Mandakini). He d. from lung cancer, at Katmandu, 1982.
  
  a. Arun Kumari Devi. b. 10^th August 1923 (d/o Mandakini).
  
  b. Rashmi Rajya Lakshmi [Ratna] [Sri Rani Rashmi Rajya Lakshmi Shah]. b. 24^th July 1924 (d/o Mandakini). m. at Katmandu, 1955, Jagat Prakash Jung Shah (b. at Basantapur, Katmandu, 1922; k. (buried alive) during a demonstration against King Mahendra’s government, near the Diyalo Bungalow, Chitwan, 23^rd February 1962, elder son of Chatra Jung Parakram Shah, of Dhading, by his wife, Kriti Rajya Lakshmi. She had issue, one son and two daughters - see Nepal (Nepal).
  
  c. Sushila Devi [Moti]. b. before 14^th May 1925 (d/o Mandakini).
  
  d. Jwala Kumari [Jwala Sama]. Artist.
  
  3. Colonel Karna Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana. Dir Survey Dept 1939-1952. Chair Nepal-Australia Friendship Assoc 1973.
  
  4. Brigadier-General Tika Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana. Military Oserver UN Observer Group Lebanon 1958, Military Attaché Singapore 1969. m. Sri Rani Aruna Rajya Lakshmi. He had issue:
  
  a. Nalini Singh Upadhyaya. b. at Gyaneshwor, Katmandu, 23^rd December 1952, educ. St John’s Sch, Singapore, and Amrit Science Coll (BSc 1973, MSc), Katmandu. Entomologist. m. July 1976, Kishore Kumar Upadhyaya (b. 20^th December 1952), educ. Amrit Science Coll (BSc 1973), and Tribhuvan Univ (MSc 1976), Katmandu, joined Directorate of Fisheries Development, Assist Fisheries Development Officer, Snr Fisheries Development Officer, Programme Dir, Presdt NEFISH.
  
  5. Bodh Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana. b. after 1923.
  
  1. Pushpa Kumari [Sri Rani Pushpa Kumari]. b. 16^th June 1924 (d/o Mandakini Devi). m. at Katmandu, 28^th November 1938, Major Sri Rao Raja Romharshan Singh (b. at Nahan, 16^th February 1906; d. at Dehradun, India, 30^th December 1980), sometime Comptroller of the Household to the Maharaja of Sirmur, son of H.H. Sri Raja Sir Surendra Bikram Prakash Bahadur, Raja of Sirmur, KCSI, by his morganatic wife, a daughter of Thakur Tegh Singh, Thakur of Kunihar. She had issue, one son and two daughters – see India (Sirmur).
  
  (ii) Lieutenant-General Pradipta-Manyabara-Nepal-Tara Jyotirmaya-Subikhyat-Tri-Shakti-Patta Prasidha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Beda Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana. b. at Gyaneshwor Palace, Katmandu, 21^st May 1887, educ. privately. Cdr Shri Shamsher Btn. Rcvd: the Orders of the Three Divine Powers 1^st class, Gurkha Right Hand 2^nd class, and the Star of Nepal 2^nd class, etc. m. (first) at Narayanhiti Palace, Katmandu, Sri Rani Buna Rajya Lakshmi Devi Rana] [Nepu Maharani], natural daughter of H.H. Svasti Sri Giriraja Chakra Chudamani Narayanetyadi Vividha Virudavali Virajamana Manonnata Parama-Projjwala-Nepal-Tara Mahadhipati Shriman Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Maharajadhiraja Prithvi Bir Bikram Jang Bahadur Shah Bahadur Shamsher Jang Devanam Sada Samaja Vijayinam, Maharajadhiraja of Nepal, by Jethi Thakuri Rani Sahib. m. (second) at Gyaneshwor Palace, Katmandu, Sri Rani Ambika Rajya Lakshmi Devi, from Bajhang. He d. from pneumonia, 26^th November 1928, having had issue, three sons and one daughter by his first wife, and two sons and one daughter by his second wife:
  
  1. Hazur Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana (s/o Ambika). He d.v.p. aged 8 years.
  
  2. Brigadier-General Bikhyat-Tri-Shakti-Patta Mehar Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana. b. at Gyaneshwor Palace, Katmandu, 19^th August 1909 (s/o Buna), educ. Durbar High Sch, Katmandu. Cmsnd as Maj RNA 1927, Cdg-Col Shri Mahindra Dal and Chhauni Btns. An award-winning wrestler. Rcvd: the Order of the Three Divine Powers 3^rd class, two Coronation Medals, and War Medals. m. (first) at Gyaneshwor Palace, Nirmala Rajya Lakshmi Devi, eldest daughter of Khem Bikram Shah, by his wife, Buddhimati Kumari. m. (second) at Gyaneshwor Palace, Katmandu, Shanti Rajya Lakshmi Devi, third daughter of Bharat Khadka. m. (third) at Kathmandu, Gurung lady. He d. 19^th December 2005, having had issue, one son and one daughter by his first wife, one daughter by his second wife, and two sons and two daughters by his third wife:
  
  a. Major Kendra Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana [Thulo Raja]. b. at Bishalnagar Durbar, 6^th March 1943 (s/o Nirmala), educ. St Xavier’s Sch, Jawalakhel. Served as a Major IA, Deputy Inspector-Gen Royal Nepal Police. m. (first) at Kathmandu, Bishnu Rajya Lakshmi, second daughter of Ganesh Prasad Joshi, sometime Governor of Gorkha, by his wife, Gaura Parbati. m. (a) ... m. (b) ... He d. at Delhi, India, 1993, having had issue, one son and two daughters by his first wife, and a further four sons and one daughter by concubines:
  
  i. Niraj Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana. b. at Kathmandu, 27^th June 1974 (s/o Bishnu), educ. Budhanilkantha Sch, and Royal Nepal Police Trng Sch, Bhaktapur. m. Radha Singh Thakuri (Rana), daughter of Prem Bahadur Singh, sometime Minister, his first wife, Gyanu Kumari. He has issue, one son and one daughter:
  
  1a. Viraj Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana. b. at Kathmandu, 10^th February 2007, educ. Newton High Sch, The British Sch, Xavier International Sch, and CMC Sch, Kathmandu.
  1a. Soni Rajya Lakshmi Rana. b. at Kathmandu, 17^th December 2009 educ. Newton High Sch, Kathmandu.
  
  i. Sapana Rajya Lakshmi (d/o Bishnu).
  
  ii. Ishwori Rajya Lakshmi (d/o Bishnu).
  
  Major Kendra SJB Rana, also had a further four sons and one daughter by his two concubines:
  
  ii. Suraj Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana.
  
  iii. Sunil Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana.
  
  iv. Anil Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana.
  
  v. Sagar Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana.
  
  iii. Smriti Rajya Lakshmi.
  
  b. Major Brihaspati Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana (s/o the third wife). Cmsnd as 2^nd-Lieut RNA. He d. 2021, having had issue, one son:
  
  i. Bobby Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana.
  
  c. Sukra Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana (s/o the third wife). He received pilot training in Pakistan. Capt Royal Nepal Airlines. unm.
  
  a. Beni Baba Rana (d/o Nirmala).
  
  b. Mina Baba Rana (d/o the third wife).
  
  c. Amita Baba Rana (d/o Shanti).
  
  d. Sangita Baba Rana (d/o the third wife).
  
  3. Colonel Suraraj Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana (s/o Ambika).
  
  4. Lakshman Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana (s/o Buna).
  
  5. Colonel Kuber Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana (s/o Buna).
  
  1. Leela Kumari Rana (d/o Ambika).
  
  2. Kaushal Kumari Rana (d/o Buna).
  
  (iii) Basudev Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana. b. after 1923.
  
  (l) Major-General Jadu Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana. b. 24^th February 1870 (c). Governor (Bada Hakim) of Palpa. m. (first) Sri Rani Dhana Kumari, from Salyan. m. (second) Sri Rani Narendra Kumari. He had issue, six sons:
  
  (i) Nagendra Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana.
  
  (ii) Thagendra Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana.
  
  (iii) Yogendra Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana. m. a daughter of Lieutenant-General Sher Bahadur Malla, GCVO, of Baglung, sometime Principal Military Sec & Hon ADC to King Mahendra, by his wife, Sri Rani Yuva Rajya Lakshmi. He d. February 2008, having had issue, two sons and a daughter:
  
  1. Pramodh Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana.
  
  2. Pradeep Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana.
  
  1. A daughter. m. Birat Simha.
  
  (iv) Lieutenant-Colonel Jagat Prakash Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana. He had issue:
  
  1. Dr Indra Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana. b. October 1933. m. Bina Devi Rana. He d. 1984, having had issue:
  
  a. Keshav Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana. b. 7^th November 1963. Proprietor of a BMW bikes business. m. Mina Rana. He had issue:
  
  i. Ashwin Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana. b. 9^th August 2005, educ. United Sch, Lalitpur, and ISMT Coll.
  
  i. Aishworya Rajya Laxmi Rana. b. 2^nd November 1994, educ. AVM Sch, and Federation Univ, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.
  
  (v) Dharmendra Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana.
  
  (vi) Amir Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (c). He had issue, one son:
  
  1. Lekha Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana. b. before 1923.
  
  (m) Major-General Durga Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana. b. 22^nd May 1871 (c). Governor (Bada Hakim) of Dhankuta. He had issue, three sons:
  
  (i) Prithvi Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana. Chair Banka District Ex-Servicemen’s Assoc. He had issue, two sons:
  
  1. Shanta Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana. b. before 1923.
  
  2. Hemanta Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana. He had issue:
  
  a. Shakti Shamsher Rana. He had issue:
  
  i. Akreety Rana.
  
  (ii) Sundar Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana.
  
  (iii) Captain Thir Shamsher Jang Bahadur Thir Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (c), educ. Calcutta Univ, Calcutta, Bengal, India. Presdt All-India Gurkha League 1928-1934 (actg Presdt 1920), and Gurkha Arbitration Court in India. He had issue, three sons:
  
  1. Shiva Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana. He had issue, three sons:
  
  a. Shamba Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana.
  
  b. Munu Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana. He has issue:
  
  i. Sunju Rana.
  
  c. Puru Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana.
  
  2. Ranjit Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana.
  
  3. Bala Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana. b. before 1923.
  
  (n) Major-General Purna Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana. b. at Birganj, 21^st June 1874 (c). He d. 9^th June 1907, having had issue, three sons:
  
  (i) Hem Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
  
  (ii) Pushpa Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana. He had issue, three sons:
  
  1. Colonel Gopi Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana. ADC to General Mahabir SJB Rana, Kaji Vakil at Calcutta, actg Minister for Finance 1950, settled in Calcutta, Bengal, India. He had issue, two sons and a daughter:
  
  a. Kanchan Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana. He has issue, two sons and a daughter:
  
  i. Karan Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana.
  
  ii. Ajay Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana.
  
  b. Kanak Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana. Chair National Indian Life Insurance Co Ltd. He d. 2013, having had issue, one son and a daughter:
  
  i. Sanjay Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana.
  
  2. Mayur Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana. b. before 1923.
  
  3. Jeetendra Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana. He had issue, one son and a daughter, including:
  
  a. Shriyantra Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana.
  
  (iii) Bhaba Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (c). He had issue, one son:
  
  1. Bhabani Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana. b. before 1923.
  
  (o) Commanding-General H.E. Pradipta-Manyabara-Nepal-Tara Subikhyat-Tri-Shakti-Patta Sir Shere Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, KBE (m 4.2.1919) (c), educ. Thapathali Durbar Sch, Katmandu. Governor (Bada Hakim) of Birganj 1892-1900, Palpa 1907-1916 & 1919, and of Hanuman Nagar, ADC General to the King 1900-1901, Chief of Staff to the C-in-C 1901-1907, GOC 3^rd Bde Nepalese contingent in India 1916-1919. Rcvd: 2^nd class of the Orders of the Star of Nepal and the Three Divine Powers. He d. at Calcutta, 15^th February 1933, having had issue, eight sons and ten daughters:
  
  (i) Colonel Buddha Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana. Governor (Bada Hakim) of Palpa 1916-1919 and of Birgunj 1919-1929. m. (first) Mohan Kumari. m. (second) Chandra Kumari. He d. at Hanumannagar, before 14^th April 1943,having had issue, three sons:
  
  1. Gagan Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana. Translator of “Gagan Ramayana” (2012). He had issue, a daughter:
  
  a. Jayanti Rajya Lakshmi. m. ... Pandey.
  
  2. Yodhraj Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (s/o Chandra).
  
  3. Major Diamond Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana. b. at Thutipipal, Tansen, Palpa, 5^th July 1918 (s/o Mohan), educ. Patan Sch, at Kupondal, Bombay, and Officers’ Training Sch, Mhow, Central India. Cmsnd as Lieut Nepalese Army 1939, prom Capt 1943, prom Maj, retd 1954, Jungi Adda, Sundhara, Katmandu 1951-1952 and 1954, Mbr Patan Development Brd 1968-1970. Writer and novelist, imprisoned nine times. Author of “Seto Bagh”, “Basanti”, etc. m. 1943, Balika. He d. 5^th March 2011, having had issue, two sons:
  
  a. Raghu Shumsher Rana. Officer in the Nepal Food Corp. m. Greta, an English lady. He had issue, a son:
  
  i. Raghav Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana.
  
  b. Dr Khusbu Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana. He had issue, a son and a daughter:
  
  i. Kritagya Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
  
  (ii) Lieutenant-General Jyotirmaya-Subikhyat-Tri-Shakti-Patta, Suprasidha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu, Manyabara-Nepal-Tara Daman Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, CIE (12.6.1947), CBE (m 27.11.1945). b. at Singha Durbar, Katmandu, 26^th September 1896, educ. Anglo-Bengali Sch, Allahabad, UP, India, Tri-Chandra Coll, Katmandu, and Presidency Coll, Calcutta (BA 1923). Judge Court of Appeal 1923-1926 and 1932-1934, Governor (Bada Hakim) of Banke and Bardia 1926-1929, prom Lieut-Col 1933, Consul-Gen New Delhi 1934-1947, prom Comdg-Col 1939, prom Lieut-Gen & temp cdr Nepalese contingent in India 1945, Charge d’Affaires at New Delhi 1947-1948, Consul-Gen Calcutta 1948-1954, prom subst Maj-Gen 24/7/1950, Ambassador to the Court of St James 1954-1955 (conc. to France, the Netherlands and USA), India 1955-1961 (conc. to Japan 1956-1961, PRC 1956-1961, Ceylon 1957-1961 and Pakistan 1960-1961). Hon Mbr Royal Nepal Acad 1972. A Sanskrit author and poet under the name Dhanasamsera Ja. Ba. Ra. Author of “Tantra-sastra” (1961), “Prabuddhasanatanarahasyam” (1963); “Agnisthapanavidhih” (1970), “Vivahapaddhati: Nepalibhashasahita” (1970), “Matrrkaksara-rahasyam” (1973), “Saradiyadurgapujapaddhatih” (1975), “Mantravidyarahasyam” (1977), “Nepal: Rule and Misrule” (1978), “Kamakalarahasya” (1979), “Kularnava-rahasya” (1989). Rcvd: the Orders the Three Divine Powers 1^st class (1938), the Gurkha Right Hand 1^st class (1953), and the Star of Nepal 3^rd class (1945), the Brilliant Star of China (1956), 39/45 Star, British War and India Service (1945) medals, etc. m. a daughter of Thahila Sri Sahebju Bir Bikram Shah, sometime Chair Advisory Assembly. He had issue, one son:
  
  1. Subarna Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana.
  
  (iii) Major-General Khem Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, educ. Anglo-Bengali Sch, Allahabad, UP, India. Governor (Bada Hakim) of Dhankuta 1951-1952. He had issue, three sons and a daughter:
  
  1. Colonel Yadubhan Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana. m. Sri Rani Bhuban Rajya Lakshmi, granddaughter of Sri Sri Sri Raja Narendra Bikram Shah, Raja of Gulmi. He and had issue, two sons:
  
  a. Sunil Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana. Presdt Jawalakhel Youth Club since 2007. Mbr All-Nepal Football Assoc.
  
  b. Ajit Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana. b. 1960, educ. AVM High Sch, Nakrekal, and Tribhuvan Univ (B.Com.), Kirtipur. Settled in California, USA in 1978. Football coach. m. (first) at Alameda, California, USA, 29^th July 1981 (div. there, 27^th January 1984), Mari T. Kennedy aka Kearney aka Money. m. (second) at Alameda, California, USA, 21^st July 1984, Lori Ann Rana (b. 1961), only daughter of Harold (Bud) Hoffman, from California, USA, by his wife, Darlene, née Bredl. He had issue, two sons by his second wife:
  
  i. Aneesh Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana. b. at Alameda, California, USA, 28^th June 1985 (s/o Lori Ann), educ. Alameda High Sch and Loyola Marymount Univ.
  
  ii. Ajaya Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana. b. at Alameda, California, USA, 1992 (s/o Lori Ann), educ. Alameda High Sch.
  
  3. Lalitya Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana.
  
  1. Preeti Rajya Lakshmi [Kunwarani Preeti Rajya Lakshmi, of Pawayan]. b. 26^th July 1925. Proprietor of Sun Koshi restaurant in Katmandu. m. Kunwar Keshore Verma [Keshav Verma Singh], younger son of Sri Raja Indra Vikram Singh, Raja of Pawayan, in the Shahjahanpur district of UP, by his second wife, Srimati Rani Griha Rajya Lakshmi Devi, daughter of General H.R.H. Prince (Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Adhirajkumar) Narendra Bikram Shah, of Nepal. She had issue, three daughters – see India Zamindars (Pawayan).
  
  (iv) Colonel Som Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana [Shoma], educ. Anglo-Bengali Sch, Allahabad, and Agricultural Coll, Cawnpore, UP, India. Apptd Lieut-Col 1932, Sec Brd of Agriculture 1937, Dir Nepal Bank Ltd 1937-1940, Governor (Bada Hakim) of Birganj 1950. He had issue, five sons:
  
  1. Lekh Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana.
  
  2. Brigadier-General Digamber Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana. Military Attaché London 1976-1980, Cdr 10^th Bde,ICRC regional consultants to the Royal Nepalese Army 1996-1997, Instructor in International Humanitarian Law at Army Staff Coll, Tokha 1997. Presdt Nepal National Ex-Army Servicemen’s Assoc. He had issue, a son:
  
  a. Prabanjan Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana.
  
  3. Dhenu Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana.
  
  4. Karpur Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana.
  
  5. Lok Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana.
  
  (v) Brigadier-General Bigyan Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, CBE (m 2.11.1945). b. 1905. Lt-Col cdt 2^nd Nepal Rifles, served in WW2 1939-1945. Rcvd: Assam-Burma Medal (1945), British 39/45 and Burma stars, Defence and War medals (1945). m. 1929, Chandra Kumari. He had issue, one son:
  
  1. Barun Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana. b. at Lalitpur, September 1929, educ. Public High Sch, Patan, Tri-Chandra Coll (BA), Katmandu, and Allahabad Univ (MA), Allahabad, India. Sec-Gen Nepal Rashtriya Congress Party 1951-60, Election Cmsnr 1954, Editor “Nepal Guardian” newspaper, “Himalayan Current” 1959-1960, “The Rising Nepal” 1964-1975, Joint Sec PM’s Office, Chief Editor “Sunday Dispatch” 1991-1993.
  
  (vi) Delhi Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (c). He had issue, two sons:
  
  1. Sudhir Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana.
  
  2. Sunil Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana.
  
  (vii) Bhadra Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (c). He had issue, a son:
  
  1. Govinda Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana.
  
  (viii) Lieutenant-General Dhana Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana (a). Liaison Officer with British Army in Malaya, later served in the Royal Secretariat. Author of “Sala ka Anubhava” (1947), “Prabudhada Sanatana Rahasyam” (1963), “Nigamagamgnaniksar” (1964), “Kamakala Rahasya” (1979), etc. Rcvd: Assam-Burma Medal (1945), British 39/45 and Burma stars, Defence and War medals (1945). He had issue, five sons:
  
  1. Murani Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana.
  
  2. Lieutenant-General Birendra-Prajatantra-Bhaskara Victory Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana. b. at Katmandu, 3^rd August 1945, educ. St Peter’s Sch, Panchgani, India, Tribhuvan Univ (BA), Katmandu, RMA Sandhurst, Camberley, Surrey, Rangers’ Sch and US Army War Coll, General Staff Coll, Germany, and Coll of Combat, India. Cmsnd as 2nd-Lieut RNA 1966, Military Information Officer UN Interim Force Lebanon 1980-1981, Military Information Officer & Assist to UN Force Cdr Lebanon 1989-1990, cdt RNA Command & Staff Coll 1990-1991 & 1994-1995, prom Brig 1995, prom Maj-Gen 1996, Insp-Gen RNA 1996-1999, Force Commander UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) 1999-2001, prom Lieut-Gen 29/12/2001, COGS 2001-2003, Ambassador to Burma (conc. to Laos & Vietnam) 2005-2006. Mbr Royal Nepal Golf Club. Mbr of the ‘Hectors’ a school rock band at St Peter’s which included Farookh Bulsara a.k.a. the legendary Freddie Mercury of ‘Queen’. Rcvd: Birendra Prajatantra Bhaskara 3^rd class (7.7.2002), etc. m. Sri Rani Padma Rajya Lakshmi. He has issue, one son and one daughter:
  
  a. Mandir Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, educ. Univ. Indianapolis (B.Sc.). m. Samridhi Kunwar (b. at Katmandu), educ. Symbiosis Coll, Pune, India, employed with Neilson & Co, daughter of Colonel Thakur Shashi Bikram Singh, sometime Chief ADC to Queen Mother Ratna, by his wife, Thakurain Alka Rajya Lakshmi, daughter of Sri Chautaria Rameshwor Prasad Shah. He has issue, a daughter.
  
  a. Manridhi Rajya Lakshmi.
  
  3. Raju Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana.
  
  4. Chhitji Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana.
  
  5. Gajur Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana.
  
  1. Sri Sri Sri Rani Chhatra Rajya Lakshmi, of Thalahara. m. Sri Sri Sri Raja Rajhab Narayan Singh [Raghavanarayanasingha], Raja of Thalahara, son of Sri Sri Sri Raja Kalki Narayan Singh [Kalakinarayanasingha], Raja of Thalahara. She had issue – see Nepal (Thalahara).
  
  (p) Major-General Khamba Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (c). He had issue, two sons:
  
  (i) Colonel Tula Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (s/o the second wife). m. Gokul Kumari. He had issue, three sons:
  
  1. Prashad Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
  
  2. Mangal [Ganesh] Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana. b. before 1923. m. Ratna Rajya Lakshmi, née Singh. He d. 200x, having had issue, three sons and two daughters:
  
  a. Deep Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana. He has issue, one son and one daughter:
  
  i. Ashish Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana.
  
  i. Aakriti Rajya Lakshmi Rana.
  
  b. Krishna Shumsher Rana. m. Karuna, née Shah. He has issue, one son and one daughter:
  
  i. Kritartha Shumsher Rana.
  
  i. Kritika Rajya Lakshmi Rana.
  
  c. Dinkar Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana. m. Rabita, daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel Madan Bahadur Khadka. He has issue, two sons and one daughter:
  
  i. Sauryansh Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana.
  
  ii. Sauryan Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana.
  
  i. Dikshyanta Rajya Lakshmi Rana.
  
  a. Shivani Rajya Lakshmi. m. ... Khare. She has issue, two children.
  
  b. Mridul Rajya Lakshmi. m. ... Singh Rathour. She has issue, four daughters.
  
  3. General Jyotirmaya-Subikhyat-Tri-Shakti-Patta Suprasidha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Gadul Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana. b. at Lalitpur, March 1936, educ. IMA. Cmsnd as 2^nd-Lieut RNA 1954, Mbr Sino-Nepalese Border Cmsn, prom Lt-Col 1970, served UN Emergency Force in the Middle East 1974-1975, prom Col 1977, prom Brig-Gen 1982, prom Maj-Gen 1987, COAS 1991-1995. Col-Cdt Sri Devi Dutt Btn. Rcvd: the Orders of Three Divine Powers 1^st class, and the Gurkha Right Hand 1^st class, Long Service (1990), SAARC (1988), National Referendum (1981), UN (1975), Pradesh Sewa Padak (1974), Military Service (1967), and Coron (1956 and 1975) medals. m. Sri Rani Nirmala Rajya Lakshmi. He has issue, two sons and two daughters:
  
  a. Samrat Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana. He has issue, one son:
  
  i. Samridha Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana.
  
  b. Sanjog Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana. He has issue, two sons:
  
  i. Shantabya Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana.
  
  ii. Sarwatejas Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana.
  
  a. Hima Rajya Lakshmi. m. Bhusan Chand. She has issue, one son and one daughter.
  
  b. Rati Rajya Lakshmi. m. ... Malla. She has issue, one son and one daughter.
  
  (ii) Kedar Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (c). He had issue, one son:
  
  1. Raghubir Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana. He had issue, one son:
  
  a. Sabin Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana.
  
  (q) Colonel Harka Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (c). He d. before 1923, having had issue, one son:
  
  (i) Babu Sahib Ganga Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana. He had issue, one son:
  
  1. Mahindra Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana. b. before 1923.
  
  (a) ? Sri Rani Haridi Divyashwari Devi. m. Commanding-General Sriman Chautaria Chitra Dhoj Shah, sometime Northern Cdg-Gen, son of Colonel Sriman Chautaria Kaji Rana Sher Shah She d. before 28^th February 1932, having had issue, two sons and a daughter – see Nepal.
  
  (b) Sri Sri Sri Rani Toran Kumari Divyeshwari Devi [Kahili Maiya], Rani of Salyan (d/o the third wife). Installed as Rani of Salyana on the death of her husband in 1871. m. before 16^th March 1866, as his first wife, Sri Sri Sri Raja Narendra Bahadur Shaha, Raja of Phalabang (d.s.p. before 1871), eldest son of Sri Sri Sri Raja Tej Bahadur Shah, Raja of Phalabang. She d. 1896.
  
  (c) Sri Sri Sri Rani Indra Divyeshwari Devi [Mahila Maiya], of Salyan. m. before 16^th March 1866, as his second wife, Sri Sri Sri Raja Narendra Bahadur Shaha, Raja of Phalabang (d.s.p. before 1871), eldest son of Sri Sri Sri Raja Tej Bahadur Shaha, Raja of Phalabang – see Nepal (Salyana).
  
  (d) Sri Sri Sri Rani Khadga Kumari Divyeshwari Devi. m. Sri Chautaria Lakshman Narayan Shahi, of Salyan, younger son of Sri Sri Sri Raja Tej Bahadur Shah, Raja of Phalabang. She had issue, two daughters,
  
  (e) Sri Sri Sri Rani Khanga Kumari Devi, of Salyan (d/o Nanda Kumari). m. before 16^th March 1866, as his third wife, Sri Sri Sri Raja Narendra Bahadur Shaha, Raja of Phalabang (d.s.p. before 1871), eldest son of Sri Sri Sri Raja Tej Bahadur Shaha, Raja of Phalabang – see Nepal (Salyan).
  
  (1) Lakshmiswari Kumari (d/o Ganesh Kumari).
  
  (2) Ranudhipeswari Kumari (d/o Ganesh Kumari).
  
  (3) Sri Sri Rani …m. Sri Sri Sri Raja …Shahi, Raja of Jumla. She d. at Katmandu, March 1853.
- iii) Kaji Rewant Kunwar Rana [Rebunta Rana]. Kaji 1816-1830. He had issue, a son:
  - (1) General Bahatam Rana. Served during the Indian Mutiny 1857-1858. He had issue, a son:
    
    (a) Colonel Lalit Bikram Rana. The second Governor (Bada Hakim) of Palpa. He had issue, a son:
    
    (i) Lieutenant-General Manyabara-Nepal-Tara Prakhyat-Tri-Shakti-Patta Uttam Bikram Rana, CSI (2.11.1945), CIE (4.2.1919). b. 1892. Served in the Great War in India 1914-1919, and the Second World War 1939-1945, Governor (Bada Hakim) of Biratnagar 1947-1950, retd as Hon Lt-Gen. Rcvd: the Orders of the Star of Nepal 3^rd class, Three Divine Powers 4^th class, and Pratap Padak medal. m. 1908, Sri Rani Mina Kumari Devi, daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel Indra Bahadur Shahi, of Rukumkot, sometime cdt PM’s Bodyguard, by his wife, Shanta Devi Sree, elder daughter of Chautaria Lakhsmi Narayan Shah, of Bhayenan, of the Salyan Raj family. He had issue, having had issue, five sons and five daughters, including:
    
    1. Major-General Jyotirmaya-Subikhyat-Tri-Shakti-Patta Prasidha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Ujjwala-Kirtimaya-Nepal-Shripada Kschhetra Bikram Rana, KCVO (26.2.1961), CIE (2.11.1945). b. at Katmandu, 15^th April 1910, educ. Darwari Sch and Tri-Chandra Coll, Katmandu (BA 1931). Cmsnd as Capt Royal Nepalese Army 1933, Lt-Col Cdt The Mahindra Dal Nath Regt 1942-1945, served with Nepalese cont in India 1940, and in Assam and Burma 1943-1945, placed under house arrest 1950, prom Brig-Gen 1953, Military Adviser to Joint Co-operation Co-ordinator 1953, prom Maj-Gen 1956, QMG 1956-1958, Adj-Gen 1958-1960, retd 1961, Home Sec 1961-1963 & 1966-1971, Defence Sec 1963-1966 and Principal Sec 1971-1973, Ambassador to PRC 1974-1978, Chair Tribhuvan Univ Service Cmsn 1981-1985. Rcvd: the Orders of the Three Divine Powers 1^st class, Gurkha Right Hand 1^st class, and Tribhuvan Order of the Footprint of Democracy 2^nd class, MID twice, Burma Star, British Defence & War medals (1945), Subha Raja Vishek (1956), Sainik Dirgha Seva, Subikhyat Sevala Lankar (1967), Vishesh Seva (1971), and Coron (1975) medals. m. May 1937, Sri Rani Dambar Kumari, daughter of Chautaria Chandra Prasad Shaha, of Salyan. He d. at Katmandu, 17^th September 2000.
    
    2. ... Bikram Rana.
    
    3. Sudarshan Bikram Rana (3rd son). He was k. (shot in the back) by the Janamukti Sena revolutionaries, at Biratnagar, 20^th December1950.
  - (2) ... Rana. He had issue:
    
    (a) Brigadier-General Binu Bikram Rana. He had issue:
    
    (i) Krishna Rana. He had issue:
    
    1. Madan Bikram Rana. m. Prem Kumari. He had issue:
    
    a. Shobhan Bikram Rana Rana. b. 1978. Deputy Inspector of Police. m. Ganga Shahi Rana. He has issue:
    
    i. Ashutosh Bikram Rana.
    
    i. Ashreena Rajya Lakshmi Rana.

2) Sri Sardar Jaya Krishna Kunwar. b. ca 1730. He was k. at the Battle of Timal, 13^th September 1762, having had issue, a son:

a) Sri Sardar Chandra Bir Kunwar, of Bhanwarkot. An officer in the Sinha Nath Platoon at Bhanwarkot 1787, Subba of Pyuthan 1787-1789, Subedar Kalidatta Coy 1795, Subba of Srinagar (Garhwal) 1807-1811, and the Bhot, Madhesh, and hill regions of Doti 1809-1811, Sardar of Garhaun 1811-1812 and of Doti 1812-1814. m. Ambika Devi, daughter of General Amar Singh Thapa, Bada Kaji and sometime Governor of Palpa. He d. at Mornidurg, Sirmur, before 17^th April 1814, having had issue, three sons:
- i) Captain Sri Sardar Bir Bhadra Kunwar. b. at Paphal, Katmandu, 1789 (s/o Ambika Devi). Cdt Kangra Front 1809, Subba of Garhwal, Sardar 1816-1817, Captain 1818-1838, Paymaster-General 1838-1840, Head of Landgrants Office (Sada Daftar Khana) 1840-1841. He d. at Katmandu, January 1841, having had issue, one son:
  - (1) Major-General … Rana.
- ii) Captain Bal Bhadra Kunwar. b. at Bhanwarkot, 30^th January 1789 (s/o Ambika Devi). Cmsnd into Nepalese Army as Subedar in the Jayashivshankar Barakh Coy 1807, posted to Barakhgan Phaltan in Patan 1809, Subba of Doti 1812, Cdt Nalapani Fort (Khalanga) 1813-1814 (abandoned to the British 30^th November 1814), served heroically in the Anglo-Nepalese War 1814-1815, prom Capt 20/4/1814, resigned from the Nepalese Army and entered the service of Maharaja Ranjit Singh of the Punjab 1820, c/o Gorkhali Platoon of the Khalsa army 1820-1822, served in the Sikh-Afghan War 1822. m. 1808, Malika Devi, from the Thapa family. He was k. in battle with the Afghans, near Naushera, Peshawar, 24^th March 1822, having had issue, two sons:
  - (1) Sharan Bhadra Kunwar.
- iii) Chet Singh Kunwar.

3) Amar Singh Kunwar. b. ca 1735. He was k. at the Battle of Timal, 13^th September 1762.

4) Shri Krishna Kunwar. He was k. at Jumla.

1) Tara Devi.

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