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1846 - 1877 Commanding-General 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, GCB (m 6.7.1858), GCSI (24.5.1873). b. 18th June 1817, second son of Kaji Bala Narsingh Kunwar Rana, by his second wife, Ganesh Kumari, daughter of General Nain Singh Thapa, educ. privately. Joined the Royal Nepalese Army 1832, Cmsnd 2nd-Lieut of Cav 1835, dimissed the service 1837-1839, prom Capt of Artillery 1840, Paymaster-General 1840-1841, Capt Sher Paltan 1841, granted the rank of Kaji 1845, ADC to the Heir Apparent 1841-1842, Auditor of Govt Accounts 1842-1844, Chief Judge 1844-1846, prom Maj-Gen and brigade cdr 18/5/1845, Fifth Minister of State for Army Affairs 1845-1846, Prime Minister and C-in-C 15th September 1846 to 1st August 1856 and from 28th June 1857 until his death. Special Ambassador to the UK 1850-1851, thereby becoming the first senior statesmen from the sub-continent to cross the “black waters” and visit Europe. Received a lal mohar from the King on 5th May 1848, granting him the personal title of Sri Isht Devata Charan Shri Madhara Jang Kumara Kumarangtamaya Sri Sri Sri Jang Bahadur Kunwar Rana together with the hereditary title of Rana as a suffix to the male members of his family. Constituted the Kaushal Adda consisting of more than 200 representatives to codify the laws of the country, which culminated in the Mulki Ain, 6th January 1854. Granted the hereditary title of Maharaja of Lambjang and Kaski (to be enjoyed ‘offspring to offspring’, and the hereditary offices of Prime Minister and C-in-C (to be enjoyed in succession by his surviving brothers, his sons, then his nephews), 6th August 1856. Granted the personal style of His Highness and a personal salute of 19-guns, 1857. Invested with the title of T’ung-ling-ping-ma-Kuo-Kang-wang by a special embassy from the Emperor of China, 19th April 1872. Received King Edward VII as Prince of Wales, 1876. Rcvd: a sword of honour form Emperor Napoleon III (1851), IGS and Mutiny medals (1858), and Prince of Wales’s medal (1876). m. (first) 1st May 1828, Sri Sri Sri Bada Maharani Sahiba (d. at Katmandu, December 1840), daughter of Colonel Til Vikram Thapa. m. (second) at Katmandu, February 1839, Sri Sri Sri Kahila Maharani Sahiba (d. in childbirth at Katmandu, December 1857), a sister of Sanak Singh Basnet. m. (third) at Benares, December 1850, Mudama Mussamat [Ganga Maharani], second daughter of H.H. Maharaja Siribayi Chikka Virarajendra [Virarajendra II] Wodeyar, Raja of Coorg. m. (fourth) at Gayaneswore, 15th May 1853, Sri Sri Sri Bada Maharani Hiranya Garva Kumari Devi [Maiya Maharani] (d. in childbirth at Thapathali Durbar, Katmandu, 27th October 1861), his principal wife, youngest daughter of Sri Chautaria Prana Shah, by his wife, Sri Chautariyani Moha Kumari Devi, by whom he had issue, four daughters. m. (fifth) Sri Sri Sri Antari Maharani Siddhi Gajendra Lakshmi, a Chetri lady who was abducted from her husband. m. (sixth) the Dakchoke Rani. m. (seventh) the Ramri Rani. m. (eighth) at Katmandu, 2nd May 1855, Sri Sri Sri Maharani ... Rajya Lakshmi Devi (d. in confinement, at Thapathali, Katmandu, a few days before 7th July 1857), daughter of Colonel Sri Chautaria Kaji Rana Sher Shah, of the Royal clan. m. (ninth) the Misri Maharani. m. (tenth) the Putali Maharani, a former palace servant. m. (eleventh) the Mina Maharani. m. (twelfth) Maharani Him Kumari. m. (thirteenth) the Bada Maharani (d. of cholera at Katmandu, 5th November 1861). One of the wives he married after the d/o Rana Sher Shah was a daughter of Sri Chautaria Dal Bahadur Shah, she d. 19th May 1858. He d. at his hunting camp, on the banks of the Bagmati River, at Patharghat, 25th February 1877 (the Bada Maharani and two other Maharanis committed sati at Patharghat, 28th February 1877), having had issue, thirteen sons:
- 1) Major-General Sri Sri Sri Maharajkumar Bhim Pratap Jung Rana Bahadur (eldest s/o the first wife). Excludded from the roll of succession by his father. He d. from injuries received in a beating by his father.
- 2) Commanding-General Sri Sri Sri Maharajkumar Jagat Jung Rana Bahadur. b. at Katmandu, 1st March 1848 (s/o Kahila Maharani), educ. Thapathali Durbar Sch, Katmandu. Cmsnd as Lieut-Col 1852, prom Col 1855, Southern Cdng-Gen 1868-1877, Eastern Cdng-Gen 1877-1879, Snr Cdng-Gen Western Cmnd 1879-1882. Removed from the roll of succession for his part in a plot to depose the Maharaja, 1882. Exiled to India but pardoned, allowed to return to Katmandu, and restored to a place in the line of succession in 1884. m. (first) at the Hanuman Dhoka Palace, Basantapur, Katmandu, 8th May 1854, Princess (Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Adhirajkumari) Tika Rajya Lakshmi Devi (b. at the Hanuman Dhoka Palace, Basantapur, Katmandu, 1849), eldest daughter of H.H. Mahadhipati Shriman Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Maharajadhiraja Surendra Bir Bikram Jang Bahadur Shah Bahadur Shum Shere Jang Devanam Sada Samaja Vijayinam, Maharajadhiraja of Nepal, by his first wife, H.H. Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Bada Maharani Trailokya Rajya Lakshmi Devi. m. (second) at Kashipur, 1867, a daughter of Raja Sheoraj Singh, of Kashipur, CSI, in India. He was k. during the coup d’etat, at Manaura Durbar, 22nd November 1885, having had issue, one son:
- a) Commanding-General Juddha Pratap Jung Rana Bahadur. b. at Manohara Durbar, Katmandu, 1861 (s/o Princess Tika Rajya), educ. Thapathali Durbar Sch., Katmandu. Placed on the roll of succession, after his father and paternal uncles, by his grandfather, 3rd February 1868. Northern Cdng-Gen 1879-1882, Southern Cdng-Gen 1882-1885. He was k. (shot and beheaded) during the coup d’etat, at Thapathali Durbar, Katmandu, 22nd November 1885, having had issue, five sons:
- i) Jagat Pratap Jang Bahadur Rana. He had issue, two sons:
- (1) Debendra Pratap Jang Bahadur Rana. b. before 1923. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- (2) Partha Pratap Jang Bahadur Rana. b. before 1923.
- ii) Bhahendra Pratap Jang Bahadur Rana. He had issue, four sons:
- (1) Ananda Pratap Jang Bahadur Rana (b). b. before 1923.
- (2) Dhana Pratap Jang Bahadur Rana (b). b. before 1923.
- (3) Krishna Pratap Jang Bahadur Rana (c). b. before 1923.
- (4) Govinda Pratap Jang Bahadur Rana (c). b. before 1923.
- iii) Chandra Pratap Jang Bahadur Rana (c). He had issue, one son:
- (1) Shiva Pratap Jang. He had issue, two sons:
- (a) Shrira Pratap Jang. b. before 1923.
- (b) Jhulendra Pratap Jang. b. before 1923.
- iv) Lekha Pratap Jang Bahadur Rana (c). He d. before 1923, having had issue two sons:
- (1) Chhatra Pratap Jang. He had issue, two sons:
- (a) Hari Pratap Jang. b. before 1923.
- (b) Amba Pratap Jang. b. before 1923.
- (2) Padma Pratap Jang (c). He had issue, two sons:
- (a) Hari Pratap Jang. b. before 1923.
- (b) Punya Pratap Jang. b. before 1923.
- v) Phahendra Pratap Jang Bahadur Rana (c). He d. before 1923, having had issue three sons:
- (1) Ratna Pratap Jang. b. before 1923. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- (2) Indra Pratap Jang. b. before 1923.
- (3) Karna Pratap Jang. b. before 1923.
- Sri Sri Sri Maharajkumar Jagat Jung, also had issue, seven further sons by concubines:
- b) Punya Pratap Jang Bahadur Rana (c). He d. before 1923, having had issue one son:
- i) Dipa Pratap Jang. He had issue, two sons:
- (1) Kirti Pratap Jang. b. before 1923.
- (2) Prema Pratap Jang. b. before 1923.
- c) Indra Pratap Jang Bahadur Rana (c). He had issue, eight sons:
- i) Loka Pratap Jang. b. before 1923.
- ii) Judha Pratap Jang. b. before 1923.
- iii) Nara Pratap Jang. b. before 1923.
- iv) Punya Pratap Jang. b. before 1923.
- v) Harka Pratap Jang. b. before 1923.
- vi) Khadga Pratap Jang. b. before 1923.
- vii) Amrita Pratap Jang. b. before 1923.
- viii) Lalit Pratap Jang. b. before 1923.
- d) Kundra Pratap Jang Bahadur Rana (c). He d. before 1923, having had issue two sons:
- i) Tusendra Jang. b. before 1923.
- ii) Nokadhan Jang. b. before 1923.
- e) Dhana Pratap Jang Bahadur Rana (c). He had issue, two sons:
- i) Bira Pratap Jang. b. before 1923.
- ii) Narayan Pratap Jang. b. before 1923.
- f) Rana Pratap Jang Bahadur Rana (c). He had issue, four sons:
- i) Hem Jang Rana (c). b. before 1923.
- ii) Narayan Jang Rana (c). b. before 1923.
- iii)Tir Jang Rana (c). b. before 1923.
- iv) Delhi Jang Rana (c). b. before 1923.
- g) Raj Pratap Jang Bahadur Rana (c). He had issue, two sons:
- i) Bhagawat Jang Rana (c). b. before 1923.
- ii) Mahendra Jang Rana (c). b. before 1923.
- h) Prathama Pratap Jang Bahadur Rana (c).
- 3) Commanding-General Sri Sri Sri Maharajkumar Jit Jung Bahadur Rana (s/o Kahila Maharani), educ. Thapathali Durbar Sch, Katmandu. Cmsnd as Col aged six years before 1853, Northern Cdng-Gen 1877-1879, Senior Cdng-Gen Western Cmnd 1882-1884, Mukhtiyar and C-in-C 1884-1885. Settled in Malabar Hill, Bombay August 1885. Removed from the roll of succession, November 1885. m. at the Royal Palace, Katmandu, 24th February 1855, Princess (Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Adhirajkumari) … Rajya Lakshmi Devi (d.s.p.), second daughter of H.H. Mahadhipati Shriman Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Maharajadhiraja Surendra Bir Bikram Jang Bahadur Shah Bahadur Shum Shere Jang Devanam Sada Samaja Vijayinam, Maharajadhiraja of Nepal. m. (second) (b) before 4th March 1881, Sri Rani Sethu Bai, second adopted daughter and niece by marriage of H.H. Srimant Akhand Soubhagyavati Chiranjiva Vijaya Mohana Muktamba Bai Ammani Raje Sahiba Chhatrapati Maharaj, Princess of Tanjore, CI, and daughter of Shrimant Sardar Haibat Rao Sahib Chavan Rao Mohite [Daji Sahib], Amirrao, of Tanjore, by his wife, Shrimant Akhand Soubhagyavati Nagamma Bai Sahib Mohite, daughter of Sri Abaji Rao Ghatge, Serjirao, of Tanjore. He d. before 31st March 1904 (crem. at Manikaranka Ghat, Benares), having had issue, five sons and two daughters by his second wife, and eleven sons by junior wives and concubines:
- a) Megh Jung Rana (b) (s/o Sethu Bai). He had issue:
- i) Devendra Jung Rana. m. 1935. m. Renuka. He d. from cancer, 17th December 2018, having had issue, two sons and two daughters:
- (1) Roman Jung Rana. Investment Property Specialist Remax Legacy Realty Inc 2008-2013, Sales Rep (Investment Specialist) Ipro Realty Ltd since 2013 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- (2) Chandra Jung Rana, educ. Univ of Chittagong (BSc 2001), Chittagong, Bangladesh, and Pokhara Univ (MSc 2008), Pokhara. Field Co-ordinator Plan International 2002-2005, Programs Adstr World Vision 2006-2007, Field Co-ordinator CCCM Cluster-Katmandu 2008-2009, Consultant National Disaster Response Framework of Nepal 2011-2012, Humanitarian Info Management Officer WHO 2013-2014, Education Info Management Officer UNICEF 2014, Info Management UN OCHA 2014-2015, Info Management Specialist UN OCHA 2016-2019, Snr Info Management Specialist since 2019. m. Rashmi Shah Rana. He has issue, one son and one daughter:
- (a) Chirag Jung Rana.
- (a) Chandavi Rana.
- (1) Sunita Rana. m. ... Baniya. She has issue, one son and one daughter.
- (2) Babita Rana. m. ... Chettri. She has issue, one son.
- b) Dhondi Bal Jung Rana (b) (s/o Sethu Bai).
- c) Bal Jung Rana (b) (s/o Sethu Bai).
- d) Yom Jung Rana (b) (s/o Sethu Bai).
- e) Bom Jung Rana (b) (s/o Sethu Bai). He had issue:
- i) Ashok Jung Rana. m. 1941. Settled in Bangalore. m. Srimathi S .A. Rana (m. 1943). He had issue, a son and a daughter:
- (1) Rishikesh Ashok Jung Rana. m. 1976, educ. St Germain High Sch, R.V. Coll of Engineering (BE 1998), and Symbiosis Inst of Management Studies (MBA 2002), Bangalore. Product Mngr BASF 2002-2005, Enterprise Account Mngr Hewlett Packard 2005-2015, Sales Mngr (South) - Manufacturing, Distribution & ITES Hewlett Packard 2015-2017, Head of IT/ITES Business at VMware 2017-2018. m. Srimathi Jagruthi Rishikesh Jung Rana (m. 1977).
- (1) Shivangani Ashok Jung Rana. m. 1979.
- a) Chandrakala Devi [Kashi Maiya] [Kunwarani Chandrakala Devi, of Uttarkash] (b) (d/o Sethu Bai). m. as his second wife, Kunwar Vichitra Shah, of Uttarkash (m. at Tehri Fort, Tehri Garhwal, 1880; d. at Dehradun, India, 1st November 1933), sometime Vice-Presdt Tehri Garhwal State Council, son of H.H. Swasti Sri 1008 Badrish Charya Prayana Garh-Rajya Mahi Mahendra Dharam, Vaibhav Dharam Rakshah Shiromani Shri 108 Maharaja Pratap Shah Sahib Bahadur, Raja of Tehri Garhwal. She had issue, one daughter - see India (Tehri Garhwal).
- b) Shakuntala Devi [Babuli Bai] [Shrimant Akhand Soubhagyavati Shakuntalabai Sahib Ghatge, of Kagal (Junior)] (b) (d/o Sethu Bai). m. at Poona, 30th March 1913, as his fourth wife, Meherban Shrimant Chiranjiva Rajashri Dattajirao Narayanrao Ghatge [Bala Sahib], Sarjerao, Desmukh, Chief of Kagal (Junior) (m. 7th July 1874; d. at Bangalore, India, 19th August 1946), third son of Meherban Shrimant Chiranjiva Rajashri Narayanrao Yeshwantrao Ghatge [Nana Sahib], Sarjerao, Desmukh of Kagal (Junior), by his second wife. She had issue, one son and four daughters - see India (Kolharpur-Kagal).
- f) Kunwar Mod Jung Rana [Rana Mod Jung] (c). He had issue, two sons:
- i) Dip Jung Rana. b. before 1923.
- ii) Fatyar Jung Rana (c). b. before 1923.
- g) Chhatra Jung Rana (c). He d. before 1923, having had issue five sons:
- i) Khandab Jung Rana. m. and had issue one son:
- (1) Keshab Jung Rana. b. before 1923. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- ii) Bhisma Jung Rana. b. before 1923.
- iii) Nil Jung Rana (c). b. before 1923.
- iv) Shoma Jang Jung Rana (c). b. before 1923.
- v) Hema Jung Rana (c). b. before 1923.
- h) Prachandra Jung Rana (c). He had issue, three sons:
- i) Abhaya Jung Rana.
- ii) Udit Jung Rana. He had issue, four sons:
- (1) Arjun Jung Rana. He had issue, one son:
- (2) Raj Kumar Jung Rana. He had issue, three daughters:
- (a) Preeti Rajya Lakshmi Rana.
- (b) Kriti Rajya Lakshmi Rana.
- (c) Ashna Rajya Lakshmi Rana.
- (3) Vijay Jung Rana. Pr Ranaoject Dir of SOS Children’s Village Lubini. m. Jyotsna Rana, from an Indian Rajput family, Assist Dir of SOS Children’s Village Lubini. He has issue, three daughters:
- (a) Divya Rajya Lakshmi Rana.
- (b) Sneh Rajya Lakshmi Rana, educ. (MBBS). She represented Nepal at the Olympic Games in London 2012.
- (c) Kulin Rajya Lakshmi, educ. in Bangladesh (MBBS).
- (4) Binod Jung Rana. He had issue, one son and one daughter:
- (a) Sparsha Jung Rana.
- (a) Aksheta Rajya Lakshmi Rana.
- iii) Dilip Jung Rana. b. before 1923.
- i) Puspa Jung Rana (c).
- j) Indra Jung Rana (c). He had issue, six sons:
- i) Prakash Jung Rana. b. before 1923.
- ii) Pradhad Jung Rana. b. before 1923.
- iii) Prafulla Jung Rana. b. before 1923.
- iv) Prasanta Jung Rana (c). b. before 1923.
- v) Prasidha Jung Rana (c). b. before 1923.
- vi) Prabodh Jung Rana (c). b. before 1923.
- k) Noor Jung Rana (c). He d. before 1923, having had issue one son:
- i) Ran Jung Rana (c). b. before 1923.
- l) Dharma Jung Rana (c). He had issue, two sons:
- i) Jitendra Jung Rana (c). b. before 1923.
- ii) Durlabha Jung Rana (b). b. before 1923.
- m) Beda Jung Rana (c). He d. before 1923, having had issue four sons:
- i) Girvana Jung Rana. b. before 1923. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- ii) Padma Jung Rana. b. before 1923.
- iii) Narendra Jung Rana. b. before 1923.
- iv) Hari Jung Rana. He had issue, two sons:
- (1) Jitendra Jung Rana. b. before 1923.
- (2) Yogya Jung Rana. b. before 1923.
- n) Jhalak Jung Rana (c). He d. before 1923, having had issue two sons:
- i) Yena Jung Rana (c).
- ii) Naghya Jung Rana (c). b. before 1923.
- o) Humayun Jung Rana (c).
- p) Dala Jung Rana (c). He d. before 1923, having had issue one son:
- i) Lekha Jung Rana. He d. before 1923, having had issue one son:
- (1) Keshar Jung Rana. b. before 1923.
- 4) Lieutenant-General Sri Sri Sri Maharajkumar Baber Jung Rana Bahadur. b. 1852 (s/o Putali Maharani), educ. Thapathali Durbar Sch, Katmandu. Capt 1853, Lieut-Gen 1868, ADC to his father, Hon Extra ADC to the Prince of Wales 1875-1876. Rcvd: Prince of Wales Medal (1876). He d.s.p.m. 27th November 1876.
- 5) Commanding-General Sri Sri Sri Maharajkumar Padma Jung Bahadur Rana. b. at Thapathali Durbar, Katmandu, 10th December 1857 (s/o Maharani Bishnu Kumari), educ. Thapathali Durbar Sch, Katmandu. Adopted by Bada Maharani Hiranya Garva, after the death of his own mother. Cmsnd as Maj-Gen 1859, Northern Cdng-Gen 1868-1877, Southern Cdng-Gen 1877-1879, Eastern Cdng-Gen 1879-1884, Senior Cdng-Gen Western Cmnd 1884. Removed from the roll of succession for his part in a plot to depose the Maharaja, 1882. Fled to the British Redency and then to India following the coup d’etat in November 1885. Attended the Imperial Durbar at Delhi in 1877. Author of “Life of Maharaja Sir Jung Bahadur, GCB, GCSI” (1909). Rcvd: KIH gold medal (1877). m. (first) May 1871, Sri Sri Sri Rani Bala Kumari Devi (d. at Phapamau Castle, Allahabad, before 1969), a Kshatriya lady from Gorakpur. m. (second) Sri Rani Lalit Rajya Lakshmi. He d. at Nepali Kothi, Shivkuti, Allahabad, 6th June 1906, having had issue, fourteen sons and several daughters:
- a) Colonel Rana Piyush Jang Bahadur. b. before 1885 (s/o Bala Kumari Devi), educ. Muir Central Coll, Allahabad. He d. 4th January 1907, having had issue:
- i) Colonel Jang Bahadur Rana. Indian Army. He d. ca. 1992, having had issue, three sons:
- (1) Jang Bahadur Rana. He had issue, one son and one daughter.
- (2) Jang Bahadur Rana.
- (3) Major Ram Jang Bahadur Rana.
- i) A daughter. m. the “Maharaja of Bareli”.
- b) Rana Gyan Jang Bahadur. Entered Tehri-Garhwal state service. Proprietor of tea estates. Rcvd: Delhi Durbar silver medal (1911). m. a younger daughter of Commanding-Colonel Sri Sri Sri Rajkumar Hari Bikram Shah, of Jajarkot. He d. at Allahabad, before 1943, having adopted his nephew:
- i) Rana Parakram Jung Bahadur - see below. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- c) Major Rana Jhapat Jang Bahadur (c). Cmsnd as 2nd-Lieut 2nd Tripura Bikram Coy 1928, prom Capt 1934, ADC to the Maharaja of Tripura, Adjutant and QM 1st Tripura Bir Bikram Manikya Rifles 1936, prom Maj. 1944, served in WW2 1939-1945. Rcvd: Coron. (1937), 39/45 & Burma stars, British War and Tripura War Service (1945) medals. m. at Agartala, 10th March 1929, Maharajkumari Sephalika Devi, daughter of H.H. Bisam-Samar-Bijojee Mahamopadhyaya Pancha-Srijukta Maharaja Manikya Sri Sri Sri Birendra Kishore Deb Barman Bahadur, Maharaja of Tripura.
- d) Rana Yuvaraj Jang Bahadur (c), of Phaphamau Castle, Allahabad. He had issue, four sons:
- i) General Rana Parakram Jung Bahadur [Parakram Jang Bahadur Rana]. Adopted by his childless paternal uncle, Rana Gyan Jang Bahadur. Author of “Tales from the Mystics of the East” (1936). m. Sri Rani Hemanta Kumari Sahiba [Pretty] (b. 21st August 1912), née Rajkumari Bibiji Hemant Kumari Sahiba, daughter of Lieutenant-General H.H. Farzand-i-Khas-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Mansur-i-Zaman, Amir ul-Umara, Maharajadhiraja Raj Rajeshwar Yadu Vansha Vatans Bhatti Kul Bushan 108 Sri Maharaja-i-Rajgan, Maharaja Sir Bhupinder Singh Mahendra Bahadur, Maharaja of Patiala, GCSI, GCIE, GCVO, GBE, by a morganatic wife. He d. 1961, having had issue, three sons and two daughters:
- (1) Prakhyat-Tri-Shakti-Patta Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Rudra Pratap Jang Bahadur Rana [Rana Rudra Pratap Jang Bahadur]. b. at Naini Tal, 14th June 1936, educ. the Doon Sch, Dehra Dun. Pilot Royal Nepal Airlines 1960-1970, Chief Pilot 1970. Rcvd: the Orders of the Three Divine Powers 4th class (1975) and the Gurkha Right Hand 4th class (1970). m. January 1968, Sri Rani Manju Rajya Lakshmi (d. February 1994), née Shah. He had issue, two sons:
- (a) Lokesh Rana, educ. Welhan Boy’s Sch, Dehra Dun, and in the USA (MBA). Assist Mngr BCC Head Office Branch of Himalayan Bank Ltd.
- (b) Devesh Rana, educ. Welhan Boy’s Sch, Dehra Dun, and in the USA. Mngr “Nepal News” at Katmandu.
- (2) Pradhuma Jang Bahadur Rana [Rana Pradyuman Jang Bahadur]. b. at Naini Tal, November 1936, educ. the Doon Sch, Dehra Dun, and Allahabad Univ. m. March 1983, Dr Vibhuti Chand, MBBS. He d. 2006, having had issue, one son:
- (a) Prateek Jang Bahadur Rana. b. November 1984.
- (3) Hutasan Jang Bahadur Rana [Rana Rutasan Jang Bahadur]. b. at Naini Tal, 14th October 1947. m. Sri Rani Arti, a Parsi lady from Calcutta. He d. in Nepal, 1979.
- (1) Kalyani Rajya Lakshmi [Kunwarani Kalyani Rajya Lakshmi, of Dundlod]. b. Naini Tal, 1934. m. Kunwar Shri Ranbir Singh Shekhawat (b. 7th July 1929), sometime Vice-Chair Rajasthan Sangeet Natak Acad., third son of Rawal Shri Harnath Singhji Bahadur, Thakur of Dundlod, in Jaipur, by his wife, Rani Sireh Kanwar, elder daughter of Rao Bahadur Thakur Sheonath Singh, Thakur of Bera, in Jodhpur Marwar. She had issue, one son.
- (2) Vijayashree Rajya Lakshmi [Sri Rani Vijayashree Rajya Lakshmi]. b. Naini Tal, 14th October 1937, educ. Allahabad Univ. (BA). Teacher at Allahabad Boy’s High Sch. m. Bhojraj Jang Bahadur Rana (b. February 1937; d. 14th June 2002), son of her paternal cousin, Captain Lokaraj Jang Bahadur Rana. She had issue, two sons - see below.
- ii) Rana Nripendra Jang Bahadur. b. before 1923.
- iii) Rana Tejaraj Jang Bahadur. b. before 1923.
- iv) Rana Yogaraj Jang Bahadur. b. before 1923.
- e) Rana Shyam Jang Bahadur (c).
- f) Rana Chudamani Jang Bahadur (c).
- g) Rana Lal Jang Bahadur (c). Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- h) Rana Tikendra Jang Bahadur (c) (s/o Puran Kumari). Entered Tehri-Garhwal state service. Rcvd: Delhi Durbar silver medal (1911). He had issue, one son:
- i) Captain Lokaraj Jang Bahadur Rana. b. before 1923. Cmsnd as 2nd-Lieut (EC) IA 9/4/1942, prom Lieut and acting Capt 9/7/1942, served in WW2 1942-2945. Rcvd: 39/45 star, British War and India Service medals (1945). He had issue, a son:
- (1) Bhojraj Jang Bahadur Rana. b. February 1937. m. Vijayashree Rajya Lakshmi (b. 14th October 1937), younger daughter of General Parakrama Jang Bahadur Rana, by his wife, Sri Rani Hemanta Kumari Sahiba, daughter of Lieutenant-General H.H. Farzand-i-Khas-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Mansur-i-Zaman, Amir ul-Umara, Maharajadhiraja Raj Rajeshwar Yadu Vansha Vatans Bhatti Kul Bushan 108 Sri Maharaja-i-Rajgan, Maharaja Sir Bhupinder Singh Mahendra Bahadur, Maharaja of Patiala, GCSI, GCIE, GCVO, GBE. He d. 14th June 2002, having had issue, two sons:
- (a) Captain Devraj Jang Bahadur Rana. b. 1962. m. Arti Kunwar (b. 1971), second daughter of Thakur Shri Brijraj Singh, of Halwapur, in the Sitapur district of UP. He has issue, one daughter:
- (i) Ananya Rana. b. 1998.
- (b) Deepraj Jang Bahadur Rana. b. 1964. m. Natasha (b. 1970), daughter of a businessmen from Jallandhar, Punjab.
- i) Rana Maghendra Jang Bahadur (c).
- j) Rana Potendra Jang Bahadur (c). He had issue, two sons:
- i) Dambar Jang Bahadur Rana. b. before 1923.
- ii) Lilasukh Jang Bahadur Rana. b. before 1923.
- k) Rana Kharag Jung Bahadur (c), educ. Boys High Sch and Coll, Allahabad, and Allahabad Univ (BA). Private Sec to the Raja of Khairagarh 1930-1939. m. the younger daughter of Shriman Raja Kamal Narayan Singh Sahib, Raja of Khairagarh.
- l) Major Mahamanyabara Rajya-Bhusana Raja Bodh Jang Bahadur Sahib. b. at Allahabad, 18th January 1894 (s/o Bala Kumari Devi), educ. Boys High Sch and Coll, Allahabad. Entered Tripura State service as ADC to the Maharaja 1910-1915, Private Sec 1915-1920 & 1928-1929, Privy Purse Officer 1920-1923, Chief Sec 1929-1938, Minister in charge of Reforms, Education and other depts 1939, Vice-Presdt State Council 1939. Granted the personal title of Raja 1st February 1937. Cmsnr Tripura State Boy Scouts Local Assoc 1941-1946. Dir Maharaja Match Factory Ltd 1944. Mbr Tripura Constitution Drafting Cttee, Birendra Club, Manikya Club, etc. FRGS 1930. Rcvd: Delhi Durbar silver medal (1911), Mahamanyabara, Manyabara (1928), Rajya-Bhusana (1941), and the Karmarbir Gold Medal of Tripura (1936). m. (first) at Agartala, Tripura, 1915, Sri Rani Indira Devi, nee Bhanu Prabha Devi, a niece of H.H. Bisam-Samar-Bijojee Mahamopadhyaya Pancha-Srijukta Maharaja Manikya Sri Sri Sri Birendra Kishore Deb Barman Bahadur, Maharaja of Tripura. m. (second) Sri Rani Hem Kumari Devi, from Patri, under Cutch. m. (third) at Tripura House, Calcutta, 1935, Sri Rani Ujjala Devi, nee Maharajkumari Srila Srimati Jati Devi, daughter of H.H. Bisam-Samar-Bijojee Mahamopadhyaya Pancha-Srijukta Maharaja Manikya Sri Sri Sri Birendra Kishore Deb Barman Bahadur, Maharaja of Tripura. He d. at Agartala, Tripura, 18th November 1946, having had issue, five sons and three daughters:
- i) Captain Rana Dalakh Jang Bahadur. b. at Agartala, before 1923. ADC to the Maharaja of Tripura.
- ii) Major Rana Dahal Jung Bahadur [Ratna Hazoor] (s/o Ujjala Devi). m. Sri Rani Yugal Kishori Devi (b. 1923; d. 1973), eldest daughter of Sri Bara Lal Kandarp Nath Shah Deo, of Palkot, in the Gumla district of Bihar, by his first wife, Sri Rani Swarna Manjari Devi, from Mayurbhanj. He had issue, two sons and one daughter:
- (1) Rana Janardan Jung Bahadur. b. at Agartala, Tripura, 23rd March 1960, educ. Ranchi Univ, Ranchi, Bihar, India. He had issue:
- (a) Satakshi Rana. b. at Agartala, Tripura, 11th February 19xx, educ. Ranchi Univ, Ranchi, Bihar, India.
- (2) Modita Rana Tepu. b. at Agartala, Tripura, 12th November 1949, educ. Calcutta Univ, Bengal. m. ... Tepu.
- iii) Rana Lakshabir Jung Bahadur. b. at Rana Mahal, Agartala, Tripura, 31st August 1923 (s/o Hem Kumari), educ. Mayo Coll, Ajmer, India. Lieut Tripura State Forces. Mngr Birendra Club. m. Rani Abha Devi (d. at Agartala, Tripura, 24th May 2013). He d. at Agartala, Tripura, 23rd May 1999, having had issue, two sons and two (or five?) daughters:
- (1) Rana Jodhbir Jung Bahadur. b. at Rana Mahal, Agartala, Tripura, 1951, educ. Bodh Jung Sch, Tripura, and MBB Coll, Agartala, Tripura. Civil servant with Govt of Tripura. m. at Agartala, Tripura, 27th April 1980, Rani Roma Devi (b. 12th January 1963). He had issue, two sons:
- (a) Yashbir Rana, educ. Holy Cross Sch, Agartala, Tripura, and Univ of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
- (b) Rounaq Rana, educ. Holy Cross Sch, Agartala, Tripura, and St Francis Xavier Sch, Calcutta, West Bengal, and IME Law Coll, New Delhi. Head of technologies PC Asta Technical Services 2011-2013. m. at the Hotel Ashis Palace, Agra, 20th April 2015, Akansha, daughter of Chandra Bhusan Sharma, of Agra, UP, by his wife, Sangeeta.
- (2) Dr Rana Balbir Jung Bahadur. b. at Rana Mahal, Agartala, Tripura. Dental Surgeon. m. Rani Piyali Devi. He has issue, a daughter:
- (a) Mohana Rana. b. at Agartala, Tripura, 28th December 1991, educ. Holy Cross Sch, Agartala, Tripura, and Sathyabama Univ (BE), Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Employed with INFOSYS at Bhubneswar.
- (b) Ena Rana, educ. Holy Cross Sch, Agartala, Tripura, and Sree Balaji Dental Coll Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Dental Surgeon. m. at Rana Mahal Compound, Agartala, Tripura, 15th December 2015, Anupam Saha, son of Timir Saha, of Shibnagar, Agartala, Tripura, sometime MD Saha Company, by his wife, Anita.
- (1) Jana Devi. b. at Rana Mahal, Agartala, Tripura (eld sister of Rana Jodhbir Jung). m. Sekharesh.
- (2) Jaya Devi. b. at Rana Mahal, Agartala, Tripura. m. Lieut Bidhan Ch. Roy. She had issue, a daughter.
- (3) Rita Devi. b. at New Delhi, 5th April 1954, educ. Banasthali Vidyapith, Banasthali, Rajasthan. m. 30th April xxxx, Anand Seth. she had issue, two daughters.
- (4) Chitra Devi. b. at Rana Mahal, Agartala, Tripura. m. ... Jha.
- (5) Ekta Devi.
- iv) Rana Sher Jung Bahadur. b. at Agartala, Tripura, 1937. He d. 4th January 2016.
- v) Rana Tikendra Jang Bahadur [Tikajeet Jung] (s/o Ujjala Devi). Tehri-Garhwal state service. Rcvd: Delhi Durbar silver (1911).
- i) Rajkumari Bhagawati Devi.
- ii) Rajkumari Pokraj Devi. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- [??iii) Kunwarani Bhaktiprova Rajya Lakshmi, of Dharakote. m. at Calcutta, 29th February 1936, Rajkumar Shri Ananta Pratap Singh Deo, second son of Raja Sri Sri Sri Madan Mohan Singh Deo, Raja of Dharakote, in the Ganjam district of Orissa, by his wife, a daughter of Meherban-i-Dostan Sri Raja Narayana Mardaraja Deo Garu, Raja of Khallikotte and Attagada, in the Ganjam district of Orissa – see India Zamindars (Dharakote).]
- m) Captain Rana Nepal Jang Bahadur. b. at Allahabad, 188x (c). ADC to the Maharaja of Tripura. m. at Agartala, 1st December 1919, Rani Madhumalati Devi, daughter of H.H. Bisam-Samar-Bijojee Mahamopadhyaya Pancha-Srijukta Maharaja Manikya Sri Sri Sri Birendra Kishore Deb Barman Bahadur, Maharaja of Tripura. He had issue, five sons and one daughter:
- i) Mehar Jang Bahadur Rana. b. before 1923.
- ii) Hanu Krishna Jung Bahadur Rana. b. after 1923 as Hanuman Gopal Jung Bahadur Rana. Changed his name to Hanu Krishna Jung Bahadur Rana December 1981. Civil Servant in Brunei PWD, Bandar Seri Begawan 1981. m. Rani Geeta Rajya Lakshmi, daughter of Del Bahadur Shah, by his wife, Chandra Kumari Singh. He had issue, one son:
- (1) ... Jung Bahadur Rana. m. Rani Sabita Rajya Lakshmi, daughter of Bhairav Bahadur Bist, by his wife, Sannani Rokka. He had issue, a son:
- (a) Sauryad Jung Bahadur Rana.
- (1) “Lucky”. Settled in Ahmedabad. m. XXX, brand ambassador for Amitabh Bachan in Gujarat.
- iii) Tripur Jung Bahadur Rana. Settled at Brindaban. He had issue:
- (1) Raghuraj Jung Bahadur Rana. Settled in Karjan near Baroda.
- (2) Bharat Jung Bahadur Rana. Settled in Agartala, Tripura.
- iv) Dhruv Jung Bahadur Rana.
- v) Kumar Jung Bahadur Rana.
- i) Padmini Devi. m. in Gujarat.
- n) Colonel Rana Jodha Jang Bahadur, MBE (m 3.6.1919), MC (4.11.1915). b. at Allahabad, 5th January 1890, educ. The Prince of Wales’s Mill Coll and with Imperial Cadet Corps (ICC), Dehra Dun. Cmsnd as 2nd-Lieut ILF 11/11/1913 attached to 2/3rd Gurkhas, transf. to KGO Bengal Sappers and Miners, served in the Great War as Cdt Tehri-Garhwal Sappers and Miners 1914-1919 in France, Flanders, Egypt and Mesopotamia (rcvd: MID, MC), prom Lieut IA attached 3rd Brahmins 25/8/1917, served in the Afghan War 1919 (rcvd: MID, MBE), coy officer 1/23rd Sikhs 1/10/1919, served in Waziristan 1919-20 (rcvd: medal), prom coy cdr 5/4/1920, prom Capt 25/8/1920, Hon ADC to the Viceroy of India 5/4/1916-4/4/1921, coy officer Madras Pioneers 1/4/1929-1933, cdt Mysore Infanry 1933-1936, Maj & Cdt Tripura State Forces 1936-1940, prom Lt-Col and Chief Cdt Tripura State Forces 1940, prom Col 9/4/1940, Mbr Tripura Raj Sabha. Rcvd: Delhi Durbar silver (1911), 1915 star, British War and Allied Victory medals (1918), India GSM (with Afghanistan clasp 1919), Silver Jubilee (1935), Coron (1937), 39/45, British War and Tripura War Service (1945) medals. m. a daughter of Sangram Sursingh, of Benaras. He had issue, five sons and four daughters:
- i) Rana Thir Jung Bahadur. b. 1905. m. Rani Padma Kumari Devi, née Singh, from Tulsipur. He d. 1937, having had issue, two daughters:
- (1) Sita Devi [Yuvarani Sita Devi Sahiba, of Makrai]. m. Yuvaraj Devi Shah (b. 4th August 1931), eldest son of Raja Todar Shah Hathiya Rai, Raja of Makrai. She had issue, four sons and four daughters - see India Non-salute (Makrai).
- (2) Ghita Devi [Thakurani Ghita Devi Sahiba, of Tulsipur]. b. on Krishna Ashtami in 1936 AD, educ. St Mary’s Sch, Shillong. m. Thakur Prachanda Singh (b. at Makwanpur, on day of Shivaratri in 1933; d. 2001), son of Thakur Dilip Singh, of Tulsipur, sometime Governor (Hakim) of Mal, by his wife, Thakurani Bhuwaneshwori Devi, only daughter of Khamba Bir Jung Jyu Thakur. She had issue, three sons and three daughters.
- ii) Major Rana Jhalak Jang Bahadur. b. 15th December 1907. Cmsnd as 2nd-Lieut 10th Madras Btn ITF 1/9/1931, prom Lieut 1/12/1933, Chief Staff Officer Khairagarh State Forces 1938-1939, 2nd-Lieut (EC) IA 15/9/1941, prom Lieut (EC) 14/3/1941, prom temp Capt (EC) 15/9/1941, subst Capt (EC) 1/7/1943, prom temp Maj 18/10/1945, served in WW2 1939-1945, HQ Southern Cmnd at Poona 1947-1948, prom Maj 1948, officiating cdt 3rd Btn, 11th Gorkha Rifles, IA 1949, Mbr Cantonment Brd Clement Town 1955, Capt (reg cmsn) 31/7/1957, ret 15/12/1957, re-employed 17/12/1960-14/12/1962, Assist Cdt 4th Btn, Central Reserve Police, Bharatpur 19/12/1958, res 31/12/1961. Rcvd: 39/45 star, Defence, War and India Service (1945) medals. m. at Agartala, Tripura, 1932, Sri Rani Mallika Devi Rana, daughter of H.H. Bisam-Samar-Bijojee Mahamopadhyaya Pancha-Srijukta Maharaja Radhakrishnapada Sri Sri Sri Birendra Kishore Deb Manikya Barman Bahadur, Maharaja of Tripura. He had issue, one son and three daughters:
- (1) Yudha Pratap Jung Bahadur Rana.
- (1) Dhira Rani. m. ... Singh.
- (2) Prema. m. ... Ahmed.
- (3) Chandra Prabha. m. ... Varma.
- iii) Lieutenant-Colonel Rana Yudhistar Jang Bahadur. b. 5th December 1910. Cmsnd as 2nd-Lieut IA 7/7/1941, served in WW2 1941-1945, prom Lt-Col Madras Regt 1946. Mbr Madras Flying Club 1939. Rcvd: 39/45 star, Defence, War and India Service (1945) medals. m. at Agartala, 1932, Maharajkumari Srila Srimati Jyotsna Devi (b. at Agartala, Tripura, 25th February 1917), daughter of H.H. Bisam-Samar-Bijojee Mahamopadhyaya Pancha-Srijukta Maharaja Radhakrishnapada Sri Sri Sri Birendra Kishore Deb Manikya Barman Bahadur, Maharaja of Tripura. He had issue, four sons and three daughters:
- (1) Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana. b. 1935. He d.s.p. unm. 1975.
- (2) Parth Jang Bahadur Rana. b. 1935. m. 1976, Kamla Thapa. He had issue, one son and one daughter:
- (a) Amit Rana. b. 1978.
- (a) Ambika Rana. b. 1979. She d.v.p. 2009.
- (3) Kamal Jang Bahadur Rana. m. Sushma Washington. He had issue, one son and two daughters:
- (a) Vikram Rana. b. 27th January 1975.
- (a) Vandana. b. 15th August 1973.
- (b) Vandita. b. 18th June 1974.
- (4) Tej Jang Bahadur Rana. b. 3rd June 1944. m. 1976, Meena Rawat (b. 4th January 1956). He had issue, one son:
- (a) Ravi Rana. b. 25th August 1977.
- (1) Jayanti Rana. b. 12th May 1937. She d.s.p. unm. 5th August 2000, having adopted her sister’s daughter.
- (2) Meenakshi. b. 1940. m. 1963, Wing Commander Y.D. Chadla, IAF. She d. 4th February 2000, having had issue, two sons and two daughters.
- (3) Dhaneshwari Devi. m. B.P Jaiswal. She had issue, one son and one daughter.
- iv) Rana Dolakheshwar Jang Bahadur. b. before 1923.
- v) Lieutenant-Colonel Rana Bilayat Jung Bahadur, educ. RIMC, Dehra Dun. Cmsnd as 2nd Lieut Tripura State Forces 1936, prom Lieut and adjutant 1939, Maj and cdt 1st Tripura Bir Bikram Manikya Rifles 1943, served in WW2 1939-1945, 2nd-Lieut 7/5/1941, prom Lieut 7/5/1943, prom Capt (SS) IA 7/5/1947, Capt (reg cmsn) IA 31/7/1957, reemployed as Lt-Col IA 19/1/1967. Presdt Agartala District Soldiers, Sailors & Airmens Brd 1974 (Vice-Presdt 1973-1974). Rcvd: Coron (1937), 39/45 & Burma stars, British War and Tripura War Service (1945) medals, and Indian Independence Medal (1948). He had issue:
- (1) Dr Rana Deepak Jung Bahadur. Settled at Shyama Palace, Ranchi. m. Sri Rani Jayanti Devi, elder daughter of Lal Shyama Prasad Shah Deo, of Shyama Palace, Ranchi.
- i) Bindu Rani [Thulo Phujyu] [Kunwarani Bindu Rani, of Jubbal]. m. Lieutenant-Colonel Kunwar Rajendra Singh (b. at Deorha, Jubbal, 1902; d. at Delhi, January 1996), sometime Household Minister and Principal ADC to the Maharaja of Cooch-Behar, youngest son of Kunwar Gambhir Chand, of Jubbal, by his wife, a lady from Koti. She had issue, two daughters – see India Non-salute (Jubbal).
- ii) Sindu Rani [Sano Phujyu] [Shrimati Baburani Sindurani Chaudhurani, of Bagribari]. m. Babu Jyotindra Narayan Singh Chaudhury, of Bagribari (d. at Calcutta, 25th January 1953), son of Rai Surendra Narayan Singh Chaudhury, Zamindar of the Parbatjoar 8 annas estate, in the Goalpara district of Assam. She had issue, two sons.
- o) Rana Pitambar Jung Bahadur (c). Settled at Nepalganj, Katmandu. He had issue twelve sons, including:
- i) Rana Dhanibar Jung Bahadur. b. before 1923. He d. young.Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- ii) Rana Himmatbar Jung Bahadur. b. before 1923. He d. young.
- iii) Rana Nilambar Jung Bahadur [Satyaki]. b. after 1923. m. a daughter of Kumar Sri Prafulla Deb Barman, of Tripura. He had issue, three sons and two daughters:
- (1) Ranjeet Jung Bahadur Rana. He has issue, two sons:
- (a) Aayush Junga Bahadur Rana, educ. Birendra Sainik Awasiya Mahavidyalaya, Bhaktapur, Goldengate International Coll, and Thames International Coll, Katmandu.
- (b) Aaditya Junga Bahadur Rana.
- (2) Kiran Jung Bahadur Rana. b. 30th March 19xx, educ. Shri Ram Janki, and Nepalgunj Medical Coll (LBEA). m. Pramila.
- (3) Raghuraj Rana Sisodia. b. at Nepalganj, 16th December 1968, educ. Indrayon English Medium Sch, and Somnath Coll, Saurashtra Univ, Veraval. Snr Commercial Mngr Emirates Shipping Agencies India Pvt Ltd since 2006. m. 14th December 2002, Sailija. He has issue, a son:
- (a) Varun Rana, educ. Aditya Birla Public Sch, Veraval.
- (4) Swayam Rana, educ. Tribhuvan Univ, Katmandu.
- (1) Rohini Rana Sisodia, educ. Indrayon English Medium Sch, Veraval, and Saurashtra Univ, Rajkot.
- (2) ... m. Sankha Subhra Devbarman (b. 2nd April 19xx), great-grandson of Rebati Mohan Devbarman, sometime Minister for Health in Tripura. She has issue, two daughters.
- iv) Rana Yogambar Jung Bahadur. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- v) Lieutenant-Colonel Rana Krishna Jung Bahadur. Cmsnd as 2nd-Lieut (TC) 7/11/1951, prom Lieut 7/11/1953, prom Capt (SS) IA 9/9/1958, retd as Lt-Col. m. Samajh Kunwar, daughter of Shri Nath Singhji, of Baler, by his wife, Jatan Kumari, daughter of Yashwant Singh, of Tataoti. He had issue, three sons and two daughters:
- (1) Ram Jung Bahadur Rana. b. at Nepalganj. He had issue, one son and three daughters:
- (a) Pranaya Jung Bahadur Rana.
- (2) Ranjit Jung Bahadur Rana. b. at Nepalganj, 26th April 1963, educ. Birendra Sainik Awasiya Mahavidhyalaya (B.S.A.M), Bhaktapur, Nepal, Kendriya Vidyalaya AMC Centre, and Canning Coll, Lucknow Univ. Sports Teacher & Coach-in-charge Army Sch, Bhaktapur, Nepal. He has issue, two sons:
- (a) Aayush Junga Bahadur Rana, educ. Birendra Sainik Awasiya Mahavidhyalaya (B.S.A.M), Bhaktapur, Golden Gate International Coll, Batangas, Philippines, and Nepalese Military Acad, Kharipaty. Cmsnd as 2nd-Lieut Nepalese Army 2014.
- (b) Aaditya Junga Bahadur Rana, educ. in Australia.
- (3) Dinesh Jung Bahadur Rana.
- (1) Chanda Rajya Lakshmi.
- (2) Bindu Rajya Lakshmi.
- vi) Narsingh Jung Bahadur Rana.
- vii) Ajit Jung Bahadur Rana.
- viii) Aniruda Jung Bahadur Rana.
- ix) Parsuram Jung Bahadur Rana.
- x) Balaram Jung Bahadur Rana.
- i) Noor Rani. m. Raja Shankar Baksh Singh, Raja of Banai (Vanai), in the Bareli district of UP, India. She had issue:
- a) Nepalia Rajya Lakshmi [H.H. Maharani Shri Nepalia Rajya Lakshmi Devi Sahiba, of Tehri Garhwal, KIH Gold Medal (1.1.1918)] (d/o the Gorakpur lady), educ. privately. m. 1892, H.H. Swasti Sri 1008 Badrish Charya Prayana Garh-Rajya Mahi Mahendra Dharam, Vaibhav Dharam Rakshah Shiromani Shri 108 Raja Sir Kirti Shah Sahib Bahadur, Raja of Tehri Garhwal, KCSI (b. at the Darbar Bhavan, Tehri, 19th January 1874; d. at the Naya Durbar Palace, Tehri, 25th April 1913), eldest son of H.H. Swasti Sri 1008 Badrish Charya Prayana Garh-Rajya Mahi Mahendra Dharam, Vaibhav Dharam Rakshah Shiromani Shri 108 Maharaja Pratap Shah Sahib Bahadur, Raja of Tehri Garhwal, by his wife, Maharani Guleriajee Sahiba. She d. at Tehri, 19th October 1923, having had issue, one son and four daughters – see India (Tehri Garhwal).
- b) Prabhavati Rajya Lakshmi [H.H. Sri Srimati Maharani Prabhavati Rajya Lakshmi Mahadevi Sahiba, of Tripura]. b. at Katmandu, 1888. m. at Khosh Bagan, Old Agartala, 11th March 1900, as his first wife, H.H. Bisam-Samar-Bijojee Mahamopadhyaya Pancha-Srijukta Maharaja Radhakrishnapada Sri Sri Sri Kirit Birendra Kishore Deb Manikya Barman Bahadur, Maharaja of Tripura (b. at Agartala, 3rd November 1883; d. at the Royal Palace, Agartala 17th August 1923), eldest son of H.H. Bisam-Samar-Bijojee Mahamopadhyaya Pancha-Srijukta Maharaja Radhakrishnapada Sri Sri Yudha Radha Kishore Deb Barman Manikya Bahadur, Raja of Tripura, by his first wife, H.H. Sri Srimati Maharani Tulasibati Mahadevi Sahiba. She d. at Agartala, 20th March 1940, having had issue, an only child (died younng) – see India (Tripura).
- c) D. Kumari Rajya Lakshmi [Rani Shrimati D. Kumari Rajya Lakshmi Sahiba, of Khairagarh] (3rd daughter). m. 1905, Shriman Raja Lal Bahadur Singh Sahib, Raja of Khairagarh (b. 11th June 1889; d. from pneumonia, 22nd October 1918,), eldest son of Shriman Raja Kamal Narayan Singh Sahib, Raja of Khairagarh. She had issue, two sons and two daughters – see India Non-salute (Khairagarh).
- d) the fourth daughter. m. Kanwar Ram Dutt Singh (d.v.p. 1906), eldest son of Sri Raja Krishna Dutt Singh, Raja of Oel and Kaimahra, in the Kheri district of UP. She had issue, a son – see India Zamindars (Oel).
- e) Arundhata Rajya Lakshmi [H.H. Maharani Srimati Arundhata Rajya Lakshmi Mahadevi Sahiba, of Tripura] (5th daughter). m. at Allahabad, 30th November 1907, as his second wife, H.H. Bisam-Samar-Bijojee Mahamopadhyaya Pancha-Srijukta Maharaja Radhakrishnapada Sri Sri Sri Kirit Birendra Kishore Deb Manikya Barman Bahadur, Maharaja of Tripura (b. at Agartala, 3rd November 1883; d. at the Royal Palace, Agartala 17th August 1923), eldest son of H.H. Bisam-Samar-Bijojee Mahamopadhyaya Pancha-Srijukta Maharaja Radhakrishnapada Sri Sri Yudha Radha Kishore Deb Barman Manikya Bahadur, Raja of Tripura, by his first wife, H.H. Sri Srimati Maharani Tulasibati Mahadevi Sahiba. She d. at Agartala, 1910, having had two sons and two daughters –see India (Tripura).
- f) Churamoni Rajya Lakshmi [H.H. Sri Maharani Srimati Churamoni Rajya Lakshmi, of Tripura]. m. at Allahabad, 14th January 1916, as his fifth wife, H.H. Bisam-Samar-Bijojee Mahamopadhyaya Pancha-Srijukta Maharaja Radhakrishnapada Sri Sri Sri Kirit Birendra Kishore Deb Manikya Barman Bahadur, Maharaja of Tripura (b. at Agartala, 3rd November 1883; d. at the Royal Palace, Agartala 17th August 1923), eldest son of H.H. Bisam-Samar-Bijojee Mahamopadhyaya Pancha-Srijukta Maharaja Radhakrishnapada Sri Sri Yudha Radha Kishore Deb Barman Manikya Bahadur, Raja of Tripura, by his first wife, H.H. Sri Srimati Maharani Tulasibati Mahadevi Sahiba. She d. at Mussoorie, 16th September 1929 - see India (Tripura).
- g) [Rani … Rajya Lakshmi, of Khajurgaon Raj]. m. as his second wife, The Hon Rana Umanath Bakhsh Singh, Rana of Thalrai (Khajurgaon), OBE (b. at Khajurgaon, 19th November 1889), elder son of The Hon Rana Sir Sheoraj Singh, Rana of Thalrai (Khajurgaon), KCIE, in the Rae Bareli district of UP, by his second wife, a daughter of daughter of Raja Someshwar Dutt Singh, of Kundwar. She had issue, one son – see India Zamindars (Khajurgaon).
- 6) Commanding-General Kunwar Ranabir Jung Rana Bahadur (s/o Siddhi Gajendra) (c), educ. Thapathali Durbar Sch., Katmandu. Lt-Gen 1868, Vakil at Calcutta, Northern Cdg-Gen 1879-1882, Southern Cdn-Gen 1882-1884, and Eastern Cdng-Gen 1884-1885, Mukhtiyar and C-in-C 1885. Fled to the British Redency and then to India following the coup d’etat in November 1885. Removed from the roll of succession, November 1885. Led several abortive armed raids against the Shumsher regime 1887. m. May 1871, a noble lady from Goalni. He had issue, nine sons:
- a) Rana Gir Bir Jang Bahadur. He had issue two sons:
- i) Rana Dhirendra Bir Jang Bahadur. b. before 1923.
- ii) Rana Rependra Prakash Jang Bahadur. b. before 1923.
- b) Rana Shere Bir Jang Bahadur. He had issue, one son:
- i) Rana Loka Bir Jang Bahadur. b. before 1923.
- c) Daulat Bir Jang Bahadur. He issue one son:
- i) Rana Tena Bir Jang Bahadur. b. before 1923. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- d) Brigadier-General Rana Narendra Bir Jang Bahadur (c). Hon Brig-Gen Tehri-Garhwal State Forces.
- e) Rana Keshab Bir Jang Bahadur (c).
- f) Rana Hasta Bir Jang Bahadur (c). He had issue, a daughter:
- i) Naba Kumari Devi [Srimati Thatrani Nabakumari Devi, of Kasipur]. b. 1st January 1920. MLA for Kasipur in the Orissa state assembly 1961-1967. m. Sri Thatraja Rudra Pratap Singh Deo, of Kasipur, in Kalahandi, Orissa.
- g) Rana Chhatra Bir Jang Bahadur (c).
- h) Rana Dilli Bir Jang Bahadur (c). He issue four sons:
- i) Rana Drona Bir Jang Bahadur. b. before 1923.
- ii) Rana Bhim Bir Jang Bahadur. b. before 1923.
- iii) Rana Dharma Bir Jang Bahadur. b. before 1923.
- i) Shreeman Jagat Prakash Bir Jung Bahadur Rana. b. 30th December 1884 (c), educ. Queen’s Coll, Benares, UP, India. Entered Tehri Garhwal state service 1925, Private Sec to the Maharaja 1925, Military Sec, Home Sec 1925-1932, Dir of Public Public Instruction, Accountant-in-Chief, Chief Sec 1932-1933, General Minister 1933-1939, Home Minister 1939-1944, Mbr State Council, Representative Assembly, Judicial Cttee, etc. Rcvd: Delhi Durbar silver (1911), Silver Jubilee (1935) and Coron (1937) medals. m. (first) Rani ... m. (second) Shrimati Dharma Devi. He had issue, two sons by his first wife, and three sons by his second wife:
- i) Captain Rana Hari Prakash Bir Jung Bahadur (s/o the first wife). Comptroller of the Household to the Maharaja of Tehri-Garhwal 1929-1940, Lieut and Cdt Tehri-Garhwal Narendra Pioneers 1937-1941, OC No. 47 Tehri-Garhwal Gunnery Coy 8/11/1941, cmsnd as 2nd-Lieut IA 4/4/1942 attached 11/18th Royal Garhwal Rifles, prom Lieut and temp Capt 4/7/1942, OC 318th (Tehri-Garhwal) Garrison Coy 1942-1944, OC Tehri-Garhwal Narendra Pioneers 1944-1946, served in WW2. Rcvd: Coron (1937), 39/45 star, British War, Defence and India Service (1945) medals. m. (first) Rani Meera Devi. m. (second) Rani Lajjawati Devi, daughter of Dilip Singh Malkotia. He had issue, two sons and five daughters:
- (1) Rana Karan Prakash Jung. b. 19th December 1952 (grandmother was from Askote), educ. Narendranagar High Sch, and Govt Intermediate Coll, Tehri-Garhwal, India. Employed with Gulf Air in New Delhi 1976-2003. Snr Vice-Presdt Narendra Nagar Mandal of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). m. 1981, Sunita, née Singh, from Jammu. He had issue, one son and one daughter::
- (a) Rana Tarun Jung. b. 1984. Lead 3D Designer Linear Concepts 2007-2008, CG Artist with A3D 2008-2009, 3D Visualiser FSH Design Pvt Ltd 2009-2011, Snr Exec Design LG AD with Giir Communications India Pvt Ltd 2012-2014, Assist Mngr HE ISM (India) BTL at HS Advertising India since 2014.
- (a) Sharjika. b. 1982.
- (2) Rana Digvijay Jung. b. 1957. Joined Gorkha Boys’ Co 1971 and served with 2/4th Gorkha Rifles IA, retd 1980, Physical Fitness & Sports Instructor at St Thomas’ Coll in Dehradun. m. 19th April 1987, Nishi Rana. He has issue, one son:
- (a) Rana Rishabh Jung. b. at Dehradun, 1992.
- (1) Sarita (d/o Meera). m. Kumar B. Pratap Narain Singh, of Padrauna, in the Gorakpur district of UP.
- (2) Sarila (d/o Meera). m. Kunwar Jogeshwar Chand, of Chinaini, under Jammu & Kashmir. She had issue, a son – see India (Jammu & Kashmir-Chenani).
- (3) Kiran (d/o Lajjawati). m. Thakur Ramesh Singh Panwar, of Chandigarh.
- (4) Karuna (d/o Lajjawati). m. S. S. Rawat.
- (5) Kalpana (d/o Lajjawati). m. S. K. Rawat, of Bombay.
- 7) Colonel Sri Sri Sri Maharajkumar Nar Jung Rana Bahadur (s/o Him Kumari), educ. Thapathali Durbar Sch, Katmandu. He d. 14th May 1876.
- 8) Major-General Kunwar Dambar Jang Rana (s/o Mina Maharani) (b), educ. Thapathali Durbar Sch, Katmandu. Rcvd: Prince of Wales’s Silver Medal (1876). He had issue, six sons:
- a) Trailokya Jang Rana. b. at Katmandu, 1878. Settled in India. He d.s.p.
- b) Dharma Jang Rana. b. at Katmandu, 1883. He had issue, a son:
- i) Arjun Jang Rana. b. at Katmandu, 1925. He had issue, three sons:
- (1) Megh Jang Rana. b. at Katmandu, 1959. Vice-Presdt Shree Teen Jang Sastha.
- (2) Prithvi Jang Rana. b. at Katmandu, 1965.
- (3) Bishal Jang Rana. b. at Katmandu, 1971.
- c) Dev Jang Rana b. at Katmandu, 1884. (c). He d. before 1923, having had issue, one son:
- i) Hari Pratap Jang Rana. b. before 1923. He had issue, a son:
- (1) Prem Pratap Jang Rana. He had issue, two sons:
- (a) Govinda Pratap Jang Rana. He had issue, one son:
- (b) Deepak Pratap Jang Rana. He had issue, two sons:
- (i) Suraj Jang Rana.
- (ii) Durga Pratap Rana.
- d) Prasidha Jang Rana. b. at Pokhara, 1898. He had issue, four sons:
- i) Yagya Paratap Rana. He had issue, three sons:
- (1) Major Ramesh Pratap Rana. He has issue, two sons:
- (a) Roshan Pratap Rana.
- (b) Amar Pratap Rana.
- (2) Kiran Pratap Rana. He has issue, two sons:
- (a) Prakash Rana.
- (b) Bikash Rana.
- (3) Chuda Pratap Rana. He has issue, one son:
- (a) Ritendra Pratap Rana.
- ii) Home Jang Rana. He has issue, two sons:
- (1) Yadav Jang Rana. He has issue, one son:
- (2) Keshap Jang Rana. He had issue, three sons:
- (a) Suman Jang Rana.
- (b) Sujan Jang Rana.
- (c) Subir Jang Rana.
- iii) Durga Pratap Rana.
- iv) Rajendra Pratap Rana. He had issue, a son:
- e) Nur Pratap Jang Rana. b. at Pokhara, 1904. He had issue, five sons:
- i) Kumar Jang Rana.
- ii) Gopal Jang Rana.
- iii) Dharma Pratap Rana. He had issue, one son:
- (1) Sudarsan Jang Rana. He had issue, a son:
- iv) Bodh Jang Rana. He had issue, a son:
- (1) Madan Jang Rana. He had issue, two sons:
- (a) Pranash Jang Rana.
- (b) Pradeep Jang Rana.
- v) Surya Jang Rana. He had issue,one son:
- f) Puspa Jang Rana. b. at Pokhara, 1906. He had issue, one son.
- 9) Major-General Kunwar Lalit Jang Bahadur Rana (c), educ. Thapathali Durbar Sch., Katmandu. He d. before 1923, having had issue, three sons:
- a) Judha Pratap Rana. He had issue one son:
- i) Drona Pratap Rana. b. before 1923.
- b) Lieutenant-Colonel Yoga Bikram Rana, CBE (m 2.11.1945). Cdt Bahirab Nath Regt, served in WW2 1939-1945. Rcvd: Assam-Burma Medal (1945), British 39/45 and Burma stars, Defence and War medals (1945). He had issue, six sons, including:
- i) Janak Pratap Rana. b. before 1923.
- ii) Teja Pratap Rana (c). b. before 1923.
- iii) Suprasidha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Subikhyat-Tri-Shakti-Patta Trilok Pratap Rana. b. at Tansen, Pulpa, 2nd March 1932, educ. St Andrew’s Coll, Agra. Ministry of Law & Parliamentary Mgmt 1956, Mbr Law Reform Cmsn 1957, Section Officer MOLJ 1959-1961, Deputy Sec 1961-1965, Adviser Ministry of Land Reform 1965-1968, Zonal Cmsnr 1968-1971, Chair Special Court for Hindu-Muslim riots 1971, for hyjackings 1973, Judge Central Region 1975-1976, Mbr Constitutional Reforms Cttee 1976-1977, Chief Judge Eastern Region 1977-1979, of Central Region 1979-1980, Mbr Electoral Cmsn 1980, Additonal supreme Court Judge 1980-1985, Chair Press Cmsn 1981, Judge of the Supreme Court 1985-1986 and 1991-1994, Chief Officer Vishesh Jaheri Bibhag 1986-1991, actg Chief Justice 1994. Rcvd: the Orders of the Gurkha Right Hand 1st class (1989, 2nd class 1980 and 3rd class 1973) and the Three Divine Powers 2nd class (1981, and 3rd class 1975), Coron. (1975), Dirghaseva, Janpad Seva, and Janamat Sangraha medals. m. 1959, Rupa Rajya Lakshmi. He had issue, one son and one daughter:
- (1) Tribhuvan Pratap Rana. Lawyer. m. Sachu Rajya Lakshmi, née Shah. He had issue:
- (a) Samantha Rajya Lakshmi, educ. Padma Kanya Coll, Tribhuvan Univ, Katmandu (BA 1995), and Hagerstown Community Coll, Maryland, USA (AAS). m. at Katmandu, 1997, Ujjal Keshari Shaha (b. at Keshari Sedan, Kathmandu, 27th March 1969), younger son of Dr. Narayan Keshari Shaha, WHO doctor for infectious diseases, by his wife, H.E. Mrs. Bindeswari Rajya Lakshmi Shaha, CVO, sometime Nepalese Ambassador to India, only daughter of Padma Malla Sundar, sometime Electrical Engineer. She has issue, one son - see Nepal (Birkot).
- c) Harka Pratap Rana. He d. before 1923, having had issue one son:
- i) Deva Pratap Rana. b. before 1923.
- 8) General Kunwar Judhha Jang Bahadur Rana (c), educ. Thapathali Durbar Sch., Katmandu. He had issue, four sons:
- a) Jaya Jang Bahadur Rana.
- b) Ranjit Jang Bahadur Rana. He had issue, two sons:
- i) Rana Shere Jang Bahadur Rana. b. before 1923.
- ii) Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana. b. after 1923. He had issue, three daughters:
- (1) Usha Rajya Lakshmi.
- (2) Anju Rajya Lakshmi.
- (3) Abha Rajya Lakshmi.
- c) Alakh Jung Bahadur Rana. He had issue, one son:
- i) Tej Jung Bahadur Rana. He had issue, four sons:
- (1) Om Prakash Jung Bahadur Rana. He had issue, two sons:
- (a) Anil Jung Bahadur Rana.
- (b) Uday Jung Bahadur Rana.
- (2) Shree Prakash Jung Bahadur Rana, educ. Dacca, Bangladesh. Electrical Engineer. Dir. Nepal Electricity Authority. m. Gyanu Rajya Lakshmi, a former singer. He had issue, two sons:
- (a) Binay Jung Bahadur Rana. b. at Katmandu, 26th January 1971, educ. Ananda Kuti Vidya Peeth, and Amrit Science Coll, Tribhuvan Univ, Katmandu, Inst of Engineering, Moscow Power Engineering Inst, Moscow, Russia (BSc. 1996), and Byelorussian Polytechnic Acad, Minsk (MSc. 1997). Electrical Engineer Nepal Electricity Authority 1998. m. Prarthanan Rana (b. 27th January 1976), née Shah, educ. Bagmati English Boarding Sch., Naxal, Katmandu Univ., Tribhuvan Univ., Katmandu (B.Com. 1997, MBA 1999).
- (b) Bikash Jung Bahadur Rana, educ. Mankato State Univ., Minnesota, USA.
- (3) Swoyam Prakash Jung Bahadur Rana. He has issue, one son:
- (a) Divas Jung Bahadur Rana.
- (4) Sushil Jung Bahadur Rana. He had issue, one son and one daughter:
- (a) Samridha Jung Bahadur Rana.
- (b) Snighdha Rajya Lakshmi.
- (d) Nara Bhupal Jang Bahadur Rana.
- 11) Sri Sri Sri Maharajkumar Bir Jang Bahadur Rana (s/o Him Kumari), educ. Thapathali Durbar Sch, Katmandu. Removed from the roll of succession, November 1885. He had issue, one son:
- a) Teka Bir Jang Bahadur Rana. b. before 1923.
- 12) Colonel Kunwar Rana Jung Bahadur Rana [Rung Jung Rana Bahadur] [Run Jung] [Prun Jung] [Ram Jung]. b. 1854 (c), educ. Thapathali Durbar Sch, Katmandu, and at Calcutta, Bengal, India. Appointed Col 1874, Vaqil at Calcutta before 1885. Agent for Raj Darbhanga in Calcutta 1895. Mbr Anchor and Hope Lodge (Calcutta) 1881. Became a Christian. m. (first) at Stepney, London, (Apr-Jun Q), 1876 (div.?), Ethel Grob Bennett (b. at Calcutta, Bengal, India, 5th February 1862; m. second, at Calcutta, Bengal, India, 29th December 1884 (when she was given as single), George Peter Pritchard, by whom she had four daughters), second daughter of William Bennett, railway engineer, of Calcutta, Bengal, India, by his second wife, Amelia Anne [Amy Horne, the famous survivor of the massacre at Satichaura Ghat, Cawnpore], eldest daughter of Captain Frederick William Horne, sometime Capt of the Flora MacDonald, Bengal Country Service (HEIC auxiliary merchant marine), by his wife, Emma Elizabeth [later Mrs John Hampden Cook], daughter of John Smith, of Purneah, Bengal. m. (second) at Calcutta, Bengal, India, 1887, Mary Julia Sutherland, an Anglo-Indian lady (probably the former wife of Albert St Leger Montmorenci Burrell, by whom she had a daughter). m. (third) Nancy. He d. after 1895, having had issue:
- a) Frederick William Jung. b. at Calcutta, Bengal, India, 7th September 1875 (s/o Ethel).
- b) Albert Edward Jung. b. at Calcutta, Bengal, India, 4th November 1876 (s/o Ethel).
- c) Henry Richard Jung. b. at Calcutta, Bengal, India, 17th July 1878 (s/o Ethel).
- d) Cedric S. Jung. Clerk Calcutta 1915, Agent for Raj Darbhanga in Calcutta. Mbr Duke of Abercorn Lodge (Calcutta) 1915. m. at Calcutta, Bengal, India, 10th March 1946, Hilda Irene Dallas (b. 1894).
- a) Julia Kumari Rana [Julia Vincent]. b. at Calcutta, Bengal, India, 1888 (d/o Mary Julia). m. Stanislaus Vincent. She d. at Calcutta, Bengal, India, 23rd September 1939 (bur. there at the General Episcopal Cemetery, Chowringhee), having had issue, a daughter:
- i) Prasidha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Adela Mary Vincent [Mayura Jung Kunwar Rana] [Rani Brown]. b. at Calcutta, Bengal, 25th August 1909, educ. Chelmsford Art Coll, and the Sch of Oriental & African Studies, London. Served with Air Ministry ground maintenance units attached to RAF. FRAS 1960. Vice-Presdt Britain-Nepal Soc (Vice-Chair of the Cttee). Hon Mbr Yeti Soc 1996. Mbr Gurkha Welfare Trust 1969, Gurkha War Memorial Trust, Women’s Council, etc. Rcvd: the Order of the Gurkha Right Hand 2nd class (1996). m. 1941, Thomas Theodore Brown (b. at Wimbledon, Surrey, 19th February 1919; d. at Harlow, Essex, 4th December 1996), Pilot Officer (Signals) RAFVR 16/2/1940, served in WWII 1940-1945, electronic engineer with SOE, later joined Marconi Co Ltd, attached SHAPE Technical Centre, Hague, Netherlands 1979-1980. She d. at Harlow, Essex, 6th October 2002.
- b) Bianca Jung. b. at Calcutta, Bengal, India, 2nd October 1890 (d/o Nancy). m. at Calcutta, Bengal, India, 10th September 1908, Adolphus Joseph Vincent (b. 1877), eldest son of William Joseph Vincent, of Calcutta, Bengal, India, by his wife, Alice Maud.
- 13) General Rana Harsha Jung Bahadur [Harak Jung]. b. 1864 (c), educ. Thapathali Durbar Sch, Katmandu. Fled to Darjeeling after the coup d’etat of 1885. Settled in Allahabad. Mbr Friendship Lodge (Ajmer) 1891-1892 and Lodge of Unity (Allahabad) 1892-1898. m. the eldest daughter of Sardar Balak Singh Katoch, of Nabha, by his wife, Sardarni Vishnu Devi, of the Chauhan family of Chamba. He had issue, two sons and a daughter:
- a) Durga Pratap Jung Bahadur Rana. Lieut and Special Officer 1st Patiala (Rajendra) Lancers 16/5/1925. m. a lady from Nuwakot. He had issue, one son (and one daughter):
- i) Devendra Jung Bahadur Rana. b. at Patiala. Returned to Nepal at the age of 14. m. a lady from Pokhara. He had issue, four sons and three daughters:
- (1) Bishwa Jung Bahadur Rana. m. at Katmandu. He had issue, one daughter:
- (2) Captain Bikas Jung Bahadur Rana. Chair Fishtail Air, Shikhar Insurance, and Imperial Developers. Dir Standard Finance Ltd, Deepak Gautam and Co, etc. m. at Katmandu, Sushma Rana. He had issue, two sons:
- (a) Saurav Jung Bahadur Rana. b. 1980, educ. in the USA (MBA). Settled in Virginia. m. Pratyasha Thapa.
- (b) Abhinav Jung Bahadur Rana, educ. at The Lawrence Sch, Sanawar. Young entrepreneur.
- (3) Prakash Jung Bahadur Rana. m. at Katmandu, ... He has issue, two daughters:
- (a) Pranita Rana, educ. Katmandu Coll of Management (KCM).
- (b) Akriti Rana, educ. Malpi International Coll, Baluwatar, Katmandu.
- (4) Captain Suraj Jung Bahadur Rana. He had issue, one son one daughter:
- (a) Abhash Jung Bahadur Rana.
- (1) Bijaya. m. Dr Bishwa Bikram Shah.
- (2) Jyoti. m. and has issue, two sons.
- (3) Kiran. m. and has issue, one son and one daughter.
- b) Kumar Jung Bahadur Rana (c). He had issue, two sons:
- i) Tej Jung Bahadur Rana. b. before 1923.
- ii) Bheka Jung Bahadur Rana. b. before 1923.
- 1) Sri Sri Sri Maharajkumari Badan Kumari Rajya Lakshmi.
- 2) H.H. Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Walet Jetha Bada Maharani Tara Rajya Lakshmi Devi. b. at Thapathali Durbar, Katmandu, 1851. m. at Katmundu, 26th June 1857, General H.H. Crown Prince (Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Maharajadhiraja Walet Maharaj) Trailokya Bir Bikram Shah Deva (b. at the Hanuman Dhoka Palace, Basantapur, Katmandu, 30th November 1847; d.v.p. there, 30th March 1878), eldest son of 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 – see Nepal (Nepal).
- 3) Sri Sri Sri Maharajkumari Khanga Kumari Rajya Lakshmi.
- 4) H.H. Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Walet Kancha Maharani Lalit Rajeshwori Rajya Lakshmi Devi, Tower Sri Panch. b. at Thapathali Durbar, Katmandu, 1854 (d/o Bada Maharani Hiranya Garva). m. at Thapathali Durbar, Katmundu, 10th June 1860, General H.H. Crown Prince (Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Maharajadhiraja Walet Maharaj) Trailokya Bir Bikram Shah Deva (b. at the Hanuman Dhoka Palace, Basantapur, Katmandu, 30th November 1847; d.v.p. there, 30th March 1878), eldest son of 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. She had issue – see Nepal (Nepal).
- 5) Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Kancha Maharani Vishnu Dibyashwori Rajya Lakshmi [Kancha Maiya Maharani Sahiba]. m. at Benares, 1873, Lieutenant-Colonel H.H. Maharajadhiraja Shri Sir Prabhu Narayan Singh Bahadur, Maharaja of Benares, GCSI, GCIE (b. at Benares, 26th November 1855; d. at Ramnagar Fort, Benares, 4th August 1931), adopted son and successor of H.H. Maharajadhiraja Shri Sir Ishri Prasad Narayan Singh Bahadur, Maharaja of Benares, and son of Babu Nar Narayan Singh. She had issue – see India (Benares).
- 6) Sri Sri Sri Rani Rudra Kumari Rajya Lakshmi [Gauri Maiya Maharani]. b. April 1861 (d/o Antari Rani). m. at Katmandu, 1869, as his first wife, Sri Sri Sri Raja Bikram Bahadur Singh [Vikramabahadurasingha], Raja of Bajang (b. before 11th April 1854; d. 8th April 1923), son of Sri Sri Sri Raja Bhupendra Singh [Bhupendrasingha], Raja of Bajang. She had issue, three sons – see Nepal Vassals (Bajang).
- 7) Kopchi Maiya.
- 8) Thaili Maiya.
- 9) Seti Maiya.
- 10) Sri Sri Sri Maharajkumari Suriya Kumari Rajya Lakshmi.
- 11) Sri Sri Sri Maharajkumari Padma Kumari Rajya Lakshmi.
- 12) Sri Sri Sri Maharajkumari Damma Kumari Rajya Lakshmi. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- 13) Sri Sri Sri Rani Damber Kumari Rajya Lakshmi. A pioneer in block printing styles and methods in Nepal.
- 14) H.H. Princess (Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Shahajyadi) Deep Kumari Rajya Lakshmi Devi [Kanchi Maiya Maharani] (d/o Hiranya Garva). m. at Katmandu, 1860, as his second wife, H.H. Prince (Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Shahajyada) Dhirendra Bir Bikram Shah, Sri Sahibju (b. at Katmandu, before 12th February 1845), of Bag Durbar, eldest son of H.H. Prince (Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Adhirajkumar) Upendra Bir Bikram Shah, Sri Mahila Sahibju, by his wife, Princess (Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Adhirajkumari) Sundari Rajya Lakshmi Devi. She had issue – see Nepal (Nepal).
- 15) Sri Sri Sri Maharajkumari … Rajya Lakshmi Devi. m. at Katmandu, 1857, General Prince (Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Adhirajkumar) Narendra Bikram Shah (b. at the Hanuman Dhoka Palace, Basantapur, Katmandu, December 1848; d. before 1901), second son of 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, by his first wife, H.H. Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Bada Maharani Trailokya Rajya Lakshmi Devi, daughter of the Raja of Gulmi. She had issue – see Nepal (Nepal).
- 16) H.H. Princess (Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Shahajyadi) Khadga Kumari Rajya Lakshmi Devi [Chirbiray Maiya] (d/o Siddhi Gajendra). m. at Katmandu, June 1857, as his first wife, H.H. Prince (Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Shahajyada) Dhirendra Bir Bikram Shah, Sri Sahibju (b. at Katmandu, before 12th February 1845), of Bag Durbar, eldest son of H.H. Prince (Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Adhirajkumar) Upendra Bir Bikram Shah, Sri Mahila Sahibju, by his wife, Princess (Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Adhirajkumari) Sundari Rajya Lakshmi Devi. She had issue – see Nepal (Nepal).
- 17) H.H. Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Mahila Bada Maharani Somgarva Divyeshwari Rajya Lakshmi Devi. m. at Katmandu, 10th June 1860, as his third wife, General H.H. Crown Prince (Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Maharajadhiraja Walet Maharaj) Trailokya Bir Bikram Shah Deva (b. at the Hanuman Dhoka Palace, Basantapur, Katmandu, 30th November 1847; d.v.p. there, 30th March 1878), eldest son of 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. She had issue – see Nepal (Nepal).
- 18) Sri Sri Sri Maharajkumari Ammar Rajya Lakshmi. She d. January 1867.
- 19) Sri Sri Sri Rani … Rajya Lakshmi. m. at Thapathalli Palace, Katmandu, 1870, Sri Sri Sri Raja Narendra Bikram Shah, Raja of Jajarkot (d. at Dailekh, 1885). She had issue – see Nepal (Jajarkot).
- 20) Sri Sri Sri Rani Madhu Kumari Rajya Lakshmi [Sri Sri Sri Rani Megha Kumari Devi, of Bajang]. m. at Katmandu, 1869, as his second wife, Sri Sri Sri Raja Bikram Bahadur Singh [Vikramabahadurasingha], Raja of Bajang (b. before 11th April 1854; d. 8th April 1923), son of Sri Sri Sri Raja Bhupendra Singh [Bhupendrasingha], Raja of Bajang. She had issue, two sons – see Nepal Vassals (Bajang).
- One of these daughters. m. as his first or second wife, Colonel Sri Sri Sri Maharaja Prahlad Sen Bahadur, Raja of Ramnagar, in Champaran district of Bihar (d. at Ramnagar, 1879), an officer in the Nepalese Army, who succeeded to Ramnagar Raj in 1845-1849, was recognised by the British in 1858, raised to the personal titles of Raja Bahadur 27th August 1861, and Maharaja. She d. before 1886.
- Another daughter. m. before 1856, Colonel Gajraj Thapa, educ. at Darjeeling, India, sometime Governor of the Eastern Region and pioneer of the Nepalese tea industry.
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