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1877 - 1885 Commanding-General H.E. Svasti Sri Madati Prachandra Bhujadandyetyadi Sri Sri Sri Maharaja Ranaudip Singh Bahadur, T’ung-ling-ping-ma-Kuo-Kang-wang, Maharaja of Lambjang and Kaski, KCSI (31.12.1875). b. 3rd April 1825, seventh son of Kaji Bala Narsingh Kunwar, by his second wife, Ganesh Kumari Devi, daughter of General Nain Singh Thapa, educ. privately. Adopted by his elder brother Commanding-General Sri Isht Devata Charan Shri Madhara Jang Kumara Kumarangtamaya Sri Krishna Bahadur Kunwar Rana, sometime Mukhtiyar. 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, 5th May 1848. Col 1846, acting Cdng-Gen Eastern and Western Cmnds 1850-1851, Master-Gen of the Ordnance 1855-1877, Cdng-Gen Eastern Cmnd 1857, Cdr Nepalese contingent in India during the Indian Mutiny 1857-1858 (rcvd: MID, two medals), Senior Cdng-Gen Western Cmnd 1857-1863, Mukhtiyar 1863-1877. Represented the King of Nepal at the Imperial Durbar at Delhi, 1st January 1877. Appointed as Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief, following the death of his elder brother, 27th February 1877. Crowned by Maharajadhiraja Surendra Bikram Shah as Maharaja of Lambjang and Kaski, at Katmandu, 16th March 1877. Invested with the title of T’ung-ling-ping-ma-Kuo-Kang-wang by a special embassy from the Emperor of China, 1882. Granted a personal salute of 15-guns, 1883. A deeply pious man, he composed several popular devotional songs. Rcvd: Mutiny (1858), Prince of Wales’s (1876), and KIH gold (1877) medals. m. (first) Sri Sri Sri Kanchi Maharani Sahiba. m. (second) Sri Sri Sri Jin Kanakha Bada Maharani Hari Priya Rajya Lakshmi [Maili Maharani], a lady intimately connected with Nepali politics. He was k. by his nephews, during the coup d’etat, at the Mathillo Narayanhiti Durbar, Katmandu, 22nd November 1885, having adopted his nephew General Dhoj Narsing Rana (see above).
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1885 - 1901 Commanding-General H.E. Svasti Sri Madati Prachandra Bhujadandyetyadi Sri Sri Sri Maharaja Bir Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, T’ung-ling-ping-ma-Kuo-Kang-wang, Maharaja of Lambjang and Kaski, GCSI (22.6.1897, KCSI 25.5.1892). b. at Katmandu, 10th December 1852, as Narbir Jang, eldest son of Commanding-General H.E. Dhir Shumshere Jang Bahadur Rana, sometime Mukhtiyar and C-in-C of Nepal, by his second wife, educ. Thapathali Durbar Sch, Katmandu, and Doveton Coll, Calcutta. Adopted by Maharaja Jang Bahadur and his Putali Maharani, and renamed Bir Shamsher. Cmsnd as Lt-Col and Cdt Cheskamini Regt 1868, Vakil at Calcutta 1870-1871, Governor of Palpa Gauda 1871-1877, Chief Sec to the C-in-C 1877-1879. Succeeded his uncle as Prime Minister, C-in-C and Maharaja of Lambjang and Kaski, 22nd November 1885. Invested with the title of T’ung-ling-ping-ma-Kuo-Kang-wang by a special embassy from the Emperor of China, 1889. Received Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence, and Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Este during their visits to Nepal. m. (first) H.H. Princess (Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Shahajadi) Munindra Dibyeshwari Rajya Lakshmi Devi (b. at Bag Durbar, Katmandu, 1844; d. 1930), styled Sri Sri Sri Bada Maharani 1887-1888, daughter of Prince (Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Adhirajkuma) Upendra Bir Bikram Shah, Mahila Sahibju. m. (second) Sri Sri Sri Jin Kancha Bada Maharani Tope Kumari Rajya Lakshmi [Khanjan] (d. at Lal Durbar, Katmandu, after 1904), styled Sri Sri Sri Kancha Bada Maharani from 1888, a lady of Newar origin. m. (third) at Katmandu, 5th December 1885, Sri Rani Lal Padi, a former nani in the household of Maharaja Ranuddip Singha Kunwar Rana. m. (fourth) Sri Rani Ghulab Padi. m. (i) Hasina, Talimay Nani Sahib (d. at Lal Durbar, Katmandu, after 1901). m. (ii) Isqa Pari, Talimay Nani Sahib (d. at Lal Durbar, Katmandu, after 1901). m. (iii) Hari Maya, Talimay Nani Sahib (d. at Lal Durbar, Katmandu, after 1901). m. (iv) Muga, Talimay Nani Sahib (d. at Lal Durbar, Katmandu, after 1901). m. (a) Zarina. m. (b) Nur Jahan. m. (c) Isqa Bahar. m. (d) Nasim Pari. m. (e) Rosa Pari. m. (f) Sartaj Pari. m. (g) White Rose. m. (h) Red Rose. m. (i) Merriam. m. (j) Beauty. He d. at Lal Durbar, Katmandu, 5th March 1901,having had issue, eleven sons and several daughters:
  • 1) General Sri Sri Sri Maharajkumar Gehendra Shumshere Jung Rana Bahadur. b. at Calcutta, Bengal, India, 18th January 1872, educ. Durbar High Sch, Katmandu. Governor of Dhankuta. Scientist, engineer and inventor. Designer of the Gehendra rifle and the Bira gun. m. (first) ... m. (second) Sri Rani Gorakshya Kumari, née Princess of Bajhang. m. (a) Jalaf Nani Sahib. He d. at Seto Durbar, Katmandu, 1908, having had issue, six sons:
    • a) Major-General Lilaraj [Lila] Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana. He resigned from the Roll of Succession in 1937 and resided in India, thereafter. m. (first) Sri Rani Bakti Devi, sister of Karna Bikram Shah. m. (second) ... He had issue, one son and four daughters by his first, and two sons and a daughter by his second wife:
      • i) Colonel Chudaraj Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana (s/o Bakti Devi). Minister for Forests and Local Self-Government 1951. m. (?) at Katmandu, 1946, a daughter of King Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah. He had issue:
        • (1) Kendra Rajya Lakshmi Devi. b. 1948. m. Shri Babu Sahib Kiranendu Bahadur Malla (k. in a car crash, on the Kodari Raj Marg, 1969), third son of Shri Babu Sahib Khadga Bahadur Malla, of Maglagadi, the biggest zamindar in Bardia. She had issue, one son and one daughter.
      • ii) Devendra Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana. He had issue, a son:
        • (1) Pitambar Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana, educ. St Xavier’s Sch, Jawalakhel. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
      • iii) ... Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana.
      • i) Mahendra Rajya Lakshmi [Shrimant Akhand Soubhagyavati Mahendra Raje Mahadik, of Tarale] (d/o Bakti Devi). m. Shrimant Sardar Narayan Rao Raje Mahadik, of Tarale, son of Shrimant Sardar Sakroji Raje Mahadik, of Tarale, in the Satara district, India, by his wife, Shrimant Akhand Soubhagyavati Gunwantabai Raje Mahadik, youngest daughter of Meherban Shrimant Maharaj Sambhajirao Yeshwantrao Puar [Aba Sahib], of Dhar. She had issue, two sons and four daughters.
      • ii) Ganga Rajya Lakshmi Devi [Sri Sri Sri Rani Ganga Rajya Lakshmi Devi, of Jajarkot]. m. Sri Sri Sri Raja Soyam Prakash Bikram Shah, Raja of Jajarkot (d. 1961). She had issue, two sons and eight daughters – see Nepal (Jajarkot).
      • iii) Soma Devashwari Rajya Lakshmi [Kunwarani Soma Devashwari Rajya Lakshmi, of Sirohi](d/o Bakti Devi). m. at Lakhpat Bhavan, Malabar Hill, Bombay, 7th March 1943, Captain Kunwar Shri Lakhpat Ram Singh (b. at Sirohi, 3rd October 1917), late Baroda State Forces, only son of H.H. Maharajadhiraj Maharao Shri Sir Sarup Ram Singhji Bahadur, Maharao of Sirohi, GCIE, KCSI, by his morganatic wife, Raj Shri Chavdiji Lilavantiba, eldest daughter of Khawas Bhagwanji Gova, by his wife, Khawasan Mewa Bai. She had issue – see India (Sirohi).
      • iv) Asha Rajya Lakshmi Devi [Soubagyawati Ashadevi Bhausaheb Mahagaonkar] (d/o Bakti Devi). m. 2nd July 1945, Bhausaheb Raosaheb Mahagaonkar (b. at Kolhapur, 4th January 1920; d. there, 18th October 1967), MP (Lok Sabha) 1957-1962, Life Mbr New Club (Poona), and Krida Bhavan (Belgaum), Mbr Chhatrapati Rajaram Memorial, Bombay Presidency Radio Club, etc, son of Raosaheb Anandrao Mahagaonkar. She had issue, one son and one daughter.
      • v) Padma Rajya Lakshmi (d/o Bakti Devi).
    • b) Lieutenant-General Suprasidha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Subikhyat-Tri-Shakti-Patta Yekaraj Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana, KCIE (2.11.1945). Adopted by his childless uncle, Cdng-Gen Dharma Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana. Cdr 2nd Nepalese Bde in India 1943-1945, served in WW2, Mbr Rashtra Sabha 1948-1950. Rcvd: the Orders of the Gurkha Right Hand 1st class and the Three Divine Powers 2nd class, King Tribhuvan Royal Jubilee (1936), King Mahendra Coron (1956), Assam-Burma (1945), British 39/45 and Burma stars, and British War (1945) medals. m. Sri Rani Sree Durga Kumari Devi (d. 11th January 1973). He d. 18th October 1972, having had issue, six sons:
      • i) Bahulya Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
      • ii) Lieutenant-Colonel Suprasidha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Subikhyat-Tri-Shakti-Patta The Rt Hon Subarna Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana. b. at Seto Durbar, Katmandu, 1920, educ. Lucknow Univ (BA), Lucknow, and Allahabad Univ (MA), Allahabad, UP, India. Cmsnd as Lt-Col 1938, Gen-Sec Reforms Cttee 1947, Mbr Rashtra Sabha 1948-1950, Chair Law Cmsn 1949-1950, and Constitution Cttee, Head of Panchayat Dept 1950-1951, 1st Election Cmsnr 1951, Chief Election Cmsnr 1958-1959, Ambassador to Italy, Greece, Israel, Switzerland and Turkey and Minister to Austria and Yugoslavia 1963-1965, PC, MP. Presdt Council of Asian Relations & World Affairs. Chair Univ Curriculum, Syllabus & Building Sub-Cttees, Jail Reform Cmsn, and Kala Mandal Nepal. Mbr University Cmsn, Indo-Nepal Treaty Cmsn, Asiatic Soc of Bengal, etc. Rcvd: the Orders of the Gurkha Right Hand 1st class and the Three Divine Powers 2nd class, King Mahendra Coron (1956), and King Birendra Coron (1975) medals, and GC of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Italy (5.9.1965). m. 1949, Sri Rani Rama Rajya Lakshmi (b. at Sailana, 6th June 1932; d. at Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India, 23rd September 2006), née Raj Kumari Bapu Rama Kanwarji Sahiba, daughter of H.H. Bharat Dharma Nidhi Raja Shreeman Sir Dilip Singhji Bahadur, Raja of Sailana, KCIE, by his second wife, H.H. Sisodiniji Rani Sahiba, daughter of Rawat Shri Raj Singhji, of Meja, under Udaipur Mewar, India. He had issue, one son and one daughter, including:
        • (1) Vikramaditya Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana. m. 1978, Sri Rani Nalini Kumari Rajya Lakshmi (b. 6th March 1957), elder daughter of Maharaj Shri Amar Singhji, of Siat, under Jodhpur Marwar, India, by his wife, Rani Indar Kanwar, eldest daughter of Thakur Shri Hari Singh, of Mandawa Pana, under Jaipur, India. He has issue, one son and one daughter:
          • (a) Dhananjay Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana. b. 18th November 1989.
          • (a) Kirti Rajya Lakshmi. b. 12th August 1979.
      • iii) Bibek Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana.
      • iv)Lieutenant-Colonel Ina Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana. Co-author of “Those Were the Days”(1977). Mbr Nepal Nature Conservation Soc. m. June 1954, Sri Rani Manorama Rajya Lakshmi (b. at Nahan, Sirmur, India, June 1938), née Rajkumar Rana Devi, daughter of Shri Maharaj Randip Singh, of Narag, sometime Minister Without Portfolio of Sirmur, in India, by his wife, Shri Rani Kalawati Kumari Sahiba, daughter of Rana Shri Jai Singh, of Kotkhai, under Jubbal, India. He had issue, one son and three daughters:
        • (1) Vivek Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana. b. 3rd January 1966, educ. St Joseph’s Sch, Darjeeling, HP, India, Univ of Arizona (BSEE 1995), Tucson, Arizona, USA, and Katmandu Univ (MBA 2003), l’École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) (MA 2011), Switzerland, and Univ of Scranton, Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA. Liaison Officer British Council (Nepal), News Correspondent "The Nepal Digest" 1993, ICT Consultant, Chief of IT and MISat at Nepal Bank Ltd 2006-2008, COE Smart Choice Technologies 2008, Regional ICT Advisor EU Programme Support 2 since 2008. Presdt Nepal Internet Users’ Group, Gen-Sec Computer Assoc of Nepal, Mbr Royal Nepal Golf Club, etc. m. 27th February 1991, Sri Rani Harsha Kumari (b. 29th May 1971), third daughter of Kanwar Bhopal Singh, of Kotkhai, sometime Deputy Supt of Himachal Pradesh Police, by his wife, Kunwarani Sushila Kumari, third daughter of Thakur Jai Singh, Thakur of Dhadi, India. He has issue, three sons, including:
          • (a) Yash Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana. b. 12th October 199x, educ. Ullens Sch, Lalitpur.
        • (1) Bhavana Rajya Lakshmi [Rani Bhavana Rajya Lakshmi Devi, of Tirwa]. b. 19th October 1955. m. May 1978, Sri Raja Digvijay Narain Singh, Raja of Tirwa (b. 20th October 1954), in the Farrukhabad district of UP. She has issue, two sons – see India Zamindars (Tirwa).
        • (2) Sadhana Rajya Lakshmi [Kunwarani Sadhana Rajya Lakshmi Devi Sahiba, of Oel Raj]. b. 1957. m. 21st May 1983, Kunwar Hari Narain Dutt Singh (b. 1950), younger son of Sri Raja Jagdish Narain Dutt Singh, Raja of Oel and Kaimahra, in the Kheri district of UP, by his wife, Srimathi Rani Anuradha Devi, daughter of Kunwar Surpati Singh, of Shohratgarh. She has issue, one daughter – see India Zamindars (Oel). Copyright© Christopher Buyers
        • (3) Vandana Rajya Lakshmi [Maharani Vandana Rajya Lakshmi Sahiba, of Balrampur Raj]. b. 1959. m. 6th March 1980, Maharaja Dharmendra Pratap Singh Bahadur, Maharaja of Balrampur (b. 1958), adopted son and heir of Maharaja Sir Pateshwari Prasad Singh Sahib Bahadur, Maharaja of Balrampur, KCIE, in the Gonda district of UP, India. She has issue, one son and one daughter – see India Zamindars (Balrampur).
      • v) Lieutenant-Colonel Akhanda Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana. Chair Nepal Red Cross Soc (Katmandu Branch) 1984-1994 (actg Chair 1983-1984, Convenor 2003-2004). m. Sri Rani Saubhagya Lakshmi. He had issue, three sons:
        • (1) Kumud Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana, educ. St Xavier’s Sch, Jawalakhel. m. (first) at Katmandu, 24th February 1968 (annulled. 24th August 1975), H.R.H. Suprasidhha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Princess (Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Shahajadi) Ketaki Rajya Lakshmi Devi [Mrs. Ketaki Chester] (b. at Katmandu, 14th January 1948; m. second, Alan Roy Chester, by whom she had a further son and daughter – see Nepal), second daughter of Colonel H.R.H. Maha-Gaurabmaya-Tejasvi-Tribhuvan-Prajatantra-Shripada Supradipta-Manyabara-Nepal-Tara Om-Ram-Patta Prince (Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Adhirajkumar) Basundhara Bir Bikram Shah, GCMG, by his first wife, H.R.H. Om-Ram-Patta Jyotirmaya-Subikhyat-Tri-Shakti-Patta Suprasidha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Princess Helen Rajya Lakshmi Devi, younger daughter of General Maha-Ujjwal-Kirtimaya-Nepal-Shripada Supradipta-Manyabara-Nepal-Tara Om-Ram-Patta Jyotirmaya-Subikhyat-Tri-Shakti-Patta Suprasidha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Nara Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, KCVO, sometime Insp-Gen Royal Nepal Police. m. (second) Sri Rani Suzanne Rana. He had issue, by his first wife:
          • (a) Kapil Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana (s/o Princess Ketaki), educ. King’s Sch, Bruton, Somerset, and Lambrook Haileybury Sch, Berkshire. Exec Chair of Hotel d’Annapura since 2002. Life Mbr Princess Jayanti Memorial Trust. m. Sri Rani Shreejana Rajya Lakshmi (b. at Katmandu, 1967), educ. St Mary’s High Sch, Jawalakhel, Cambrian Hall, Dehradun, employed with ITC Welcome Group, Dir of R&D and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Hotel d’Annapura, Dir Durbar Marg Printing and Packaging, Presdt Zonta Club of Katmandu since 2013, Vice-Chair Jayanti Memorial Trust (JMT), and SAARC Chamber Women Entrepreneurs Council (SCWEC) since 2011, Vice-Presdt South Asian Women Development Forum (SAWDF) since 2013, Mbr Women Entrepreneurs Assoc of Nepal (WEAN), Assoc of St Mary’s Alumnae Nepal (ASMAN), Burn Violence Survivors Nepal (BVS-N) and Fed of Women Entrepreneurs Assoc of Nepal (FWEAN), only daughter of Kiranendu Bahadur Malla, by his wife, Sri Rani Kendra Rajya Lakshmi Devi, daughter of Colonel Chudaraj Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana, sometime Minister for Forests and Local Self-Government. He has issue, one son and one daughter:
            • (i) Satyajot Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana. b. at Katmandu, 2006, educ. The British Primary Sch, Kathmandu.
            • (i) Keshya Rajya Lakshmi. b. at Katmandu, 1999, educ. Downe House Sch, Cold Ash, Berkshire.
          • (b) Rishi Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana (s/o Princess Ketaki), educ. Bishop Cotton Sch, Simla, India.
        • (2) Kundan Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana, educ. St Xavier’s Sch, Jawalakhel, and The Air Force Sch, Subroto Park, New Delhi, India. Mbr Royal Nepal Golf Club. He d. 19th May 2014.
        • (3) Shailendra Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana. b. 29th January 19xx, educ. Padmodaya High Sch, Katmandu, and Tribhuvan Univ, Kirtipur. MD Knight Enterprises since 2003. m. A... Rajya Lakshmi. He has issue, one son and one daughter:
          • (a) Sarbartha Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana. Software Engineer at BMW Plant in Oxford.
          • (a) Shamashwee Rajya Lakshmi.
      • vi) Colonel Sahadeb Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana. b. at Seto Durbar, Katmandu, 17th October 1933, educ. St Xavier’s Coll, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Cmsnd as Col Nepalese Army 1949, retd 1950. Life Mbr Kanak Bhawan Trust (Ayodhya, UP, India). m. at Allahabad, UP, India, February 1958, Sri Rani Shobhana Rajya Lakshmi (b. after 1942), née Rajkumari Shobhana Kumari Sahiba, daughter of H.H. Raja Shrimant Mahendra Singh Ju Deo Bahadur, Raja of Nagod, by his second wife, H.H. Rani Shri Shyam Kumari Sahiba, daughter of Thakur Shri Virendra Bahadur Singh, of Bandhi, under Sohawal, Central India. He d. at Gurgaon, Haryana, India, June 2008, having had issue, four sons and four daughters:
        • (1) Giridhar Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana. b. at Katmandu, 14th May 1963, educ. St Joseph’s Sch, Nainital, and Lucknow Univ (BA 1984), Lucknow, UP, India. m. Sri Rani Shiva Rana (b. 28th December 1967), educ. Banasthali Campus, Katmandu, daughter of Shri Chitra Gajadhar Khadka. He had issue, one son and one daughter:
          • (a) Uparaj Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana. b. at Katmandu, 3rd April 1987, educ. Mayo Coll, Ajmer, Rajasthan, and Jai Hind Coll, Churchgate, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
          • (a) Meenakshi Rajya Lakshmi [Shrimati Meenakshi Rajya Lakshmi Rana Shrestha]. m. at Katmandu, 13th November 2016, Shri Dinesh Shrestha.
        • (2) Mukund Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, educ. Bishop Cotton’s Sch, Bangalore, Karnataka, India. Agriculuralist and conservationist in Barsana. m. 1994, Sri Rani Vitasta Rana (b. 23rd May 197x), educ. HMV Coll, Jalandhar, MP, India, Mngr of The Barsana, Majhgawan, MP. He d. 19xx, having had issue, one son and one daughter:
          • (a) Girvanyudh Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana. b. at Katmandu, educ. Daly Coll, Indore, MP, India.
          • (a) Kritanjali Rajya Lakshmi Rana, educ. Mayo Coll Girls’ Sch, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India.
        • (3) Bhojraj Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana. b. 15th May 196x, educ. Rajkumar Coll, Rajkot, and St Paul’s Sch, Darjeeling, India. Settled in Pune, Mahastra, India. m. Sri Rani Biniza Rana (b. at Poona, Maharashtra, India, 5th May 197x), educ. Kendriya Vidyalaya, Katmandu, employed at Hyatt Regency Hotel, Katmandu, sister of Kirti Dev Singh. He has issue, one daughter:
          • (a) Girah Rajya Lakshmi Rana. b. 2007.
        • (4) Yaduraj Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana. b. at Lucknow, UP, India, 12th March 1977, educ. St Paul’s Sch, Darjeeling, West Bengal, Rajkumar Coll, Rajkot, Gujarat, Daly Coll, Indore, MP, and Govt Coll, Punjab Univ, Chandigarh, Punjab, India. m. 7th May 2002, Sri Rani Deva (Roshani) Singh Rathaur Rana (b. at Nepalgunj, 29th November 1978), educ. Mahendra High Sch, Tulsipur, Dang district, daughter of Shri Komal Bahadur Singh Rathaur, of Isma, in the Gulmi district, by his wife, Rajkumari Prem Kumari, daughter of Rajkumar Shumsher Dhwaj Shah, of Jajarkot. He has issue, one daughter:
          • (a) Dharaa Rajya Lakshmi Rana. b. 1st February 2004.
        • (1) Uma Rajya Lakshmi [Rani Shrimati Uma Singhji, of Nabha] [Uma Rana Singh]. m. at Lucknow, UP, India, December 1976, Maharaj Shri Himmat Singhji Sahib (b. 1952), third son of Colonel H.H. Farzand-i-Arjumand, Aqidat-Paiwand-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Barar Bans Sarmur, Raja-i-Rajagan, Maharaja Shri Sir Pratap Singh Malvendra Bahadur, Maharaja of Nabha, KCSI, by his wife, H.H. Dholpurwala Maharani Shri Urmila Devi Sahib, only daughter of Colonel H.H. Rais ud-Daula, Sipahdar ul-Mulk, Saramad Rajha-i-Hind, Maharajadhiraj Sri Sawai Maharaja Rana Sir Udai Bhan Lokendra Bahadur, Diler Jung Jai Deo, Maharaj Rana of Dholpur, GCIE, KCSI, KCVO. She had issue, one son and one daughter – see India (Nabha).
        • (2) Gauri Rajya Lakshmi [Rani Shrimati Gauri Rajya Lakshmi Sahiba, of Gondal] [Gauri Rajyalaxmi Jadeja]. b. at Calcutta, West Bengal India, 29th June 1960, educ. The Convent of Jesus & Mary Sch, Mussorie, UP, India. Chair Innerwheel Conference Rajkot, Mbr Rotary Club of Rajkot, etc. m. 8th February 1980, Maharaj Shri Upendrasinhji Shivrajsinhji Sahib [Upendrasinh Jadeja] (b. at Gondal, India, 17th July 195X), younger son of Maharaj Shri Shivrajsinhji Bhojirajsnhji Sahib, of Gondal, India, by his wife, Rani Shri Chakradhar Rajya Laxmi Devi, daughter of Lieutenant-General Pradipta-Manyabara-Nepal-Tara Prasiddha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Mrigendra Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, sometime Dir-Gen of Public Education in Nepal. She had issue, issue, two sons – see India (Gondal).
        • (3) Girija Rajya Lakshmi [Shrimati Girija Rajya Lakshmi Shahi]. b. at Calcutta, West Bengal, India, 21st September 1961, educ. The Convent of Jesus & Mary Sch, Mussorie, UP, India. m. Shri Narendra Bahadur Shahi (d. at Katmandu, 23rd October 2017), from Mugu, Karnali, son of a former Chief District Officer (CDO) of the Bardiya district. She had issue, one daughter:
          • (a) Sushree Kripa Shahi. b. at Katmandu, 29th June 1997, educ. Rudra Acad, Katmandu, Mann Public Sch, Delhi, Sacred Heart Convent Sch, Dalhousie, HP, Palliavanjali Sch, Gurgaon, Haryana, and the National Open Sch (Indira Gandhi Open Univ), New Delhi, India.
        • (4) Rajeshwari Rajya Lakshmi [H.H. Maharani Rajeshwari Rajya Lakshmi Devi, of Jaisalmer], educ. St Mary’s Convent Sch, Nainital, India. m. 28th January 1993, H.H. Rukn ud-Daula, Maharajadhiraj Raj Rajeshwar Parama Bhattarak Shri Maharawal Ji Brijraj Singhji Dev Bahadur, Yadukul Chandrawhal, Muzaffar Jung, Bijaimand, Maharaja of Jaisalmer (b. 13th November 1968; d. while undergoing treatment for liver disease, at the Medanta Hospital, Gurgaon, New Delhi, 28th December 2020, crem. at Bada Bagh Royal Cremation Grounds, Jaisalmer), elder son of H.H. Rukn ud-Daula, Maharajadhiraj Raj Rajeshwar Parama Bhattarak Shri Maharawal Ji Raghunath Singhji Dev Bahadur, Yadukul Chandrawhal, Muzaffar Jung, Bijaimand, Maharaja of Jaisalmer, by his wife, H.H. Maharani Mukut Rajya Lakshmi Devi [Dolly], eldest daughter of General Supradipta-Manyabara-Nepal-Tara Jyotirmaya-Subikhyat-Tri-Shakti-Patta Suprasidha-Prasidha-Pravala-Gorkha Dakshina-Bahu Sri Sri Sri Maharajkumar Sharada Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana. She had issue, two sons – see India (Jaisalmer).
    • c) Lieutenant-General Prasidha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Sur Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana. m. at the Narayanhiti Royal Palace, Katmandu, 1932, H.R.H. Princess (Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Adhirajkumari) Suman Rajya Lakshmi Devi [Shahanshaha] (b. at the Narayanhiti Royal Palace, Katmandu), youngest daughter of H.H. Svasti Sri Giriraja Chakra Chudamani Narayanetyadi Vividha Virudavali Virajamana Manonnata 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 his second wife, H.M. Svasti Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Sriman Maharajadhiraja Patta Rajninam Mahila Bada Maharani Lakshmi Divyeshwari Devi Shahanam Sada Saubhajnabatinam, a princess from Rajputana or Kangra. He d.s.p.m. at Katmandu, 1968, having had issue, a daughter:
      • i) Ishwari Rajya Lakshmi [Rani Shrimati Ishwari Devi, Rani of Kumharsain]. m. Rana Shri Someshwar Singh, Rana of Kumharsain (b. 7th January 1930; d. at Katmandu, Nepal, 1996), son of Rana Shri Vidyadhar Singh, Rana of Kumharsain, by his third wife, a lady from Basantpur. She had issue, two daughters – see India Non-Salute (Kumharsain).
    • d) Colonel Manyabara-Nepal-Tara Bhairav Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana, CIE (4.2.1919), CBE (m 24.3.1920). b. 18xx (c). Served with the Nepalese cont. in the Third Afghan War 1919 (rcvd: MID, Frontier Medal). Rcvd: the Order of the Star of Nepal 3rd class. m. and had issue, five sons:
      • i) Bharat Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana. He had issue, a daughter:
        • (1) Durga Rajya Lakshmi [Yuvrani Durga Rajya Lakshmi, of Churhat]. m. Yuvaraj Krishna Kumar Singh, only son of Rao Ran Bahadur Singh, Rao of Churahat, in Rewa, Central India, by his wife, Rani Krishna Kumari, daughter of H.H. Raja Sir Dileep Singhji Sahib, Raja of Jhabua, KCIE. She has issue, one son.
      • ii) Govinda Shumshere Jung Bahadur Bahadur Rana.
      • iii) Hem Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana.
      • iv) Man Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana.
      • v) Padma Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana.
    • e) Tek Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana (c). Copyright© Christopher Buyers
    • f) Major-General Jana Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana (c).He had issue, two sons:
      • i) Sarbagya Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana.
      • ii) Uttam Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana.
  • 2) Commanding-General Supradipta-Manyabara-Nepal-Tara Prasidha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Sri Sri Sri Maharajkumar Dharma Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana, educ. Narayanhiti and Durbar High Schs., Katmandu. Cdng-Gen Southern Cmnd 1910-1914, Eastern Cmnd 1914-1929, Snr Cdng-Gen Western Cmnd and Chief of Army Staff 1929-1932, Mbr Council of State. Rcvd: the Orders of the Star of Nepal 1st class and the Gurkha Right Hand 2nd class. He d.s.p. at Calcutta, 25th August 1932, having adopted Lieutenant-General Yekaraj Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana – see above.
  • 3) Colonel Kunwar Chakra Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana (c). He d.s.p. before 1923.
  • 4) Field Marshal H.E. Supradipta-Manyabara-Nepal-Tara Om-Ram-Patta Suprasidha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Subikhyat-Tri-Shakti-Patta Sri Sri Sri Maharajkumar The Rt Hon Rudra Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana. b. at Tansen, Palpa, 20th February 1878 (s/o Kancha Bada Maharani Tope Kumari) (c), educ. Narayanhiti and Durbar High Schs, Katmandu. Legitimated by a decision of the Bharadari Sabha and placed on the roll of succession 1888. Lt-Gen 1894, prom Gen 1895, Northern Cdng-Gen 1907-1914, Southern Cdng-Gen & QMG 1914-1929, Rotary Judge Supreme Court of Appeal 1922-1929, Eastern Cdng-Gen & Adjutant-Gen 1929-1932, Mbr Council of State, actg Snr Cdng-Gen Western Cmnd and Chief of Army Staff 1932, Mukhtiyar and C-in-C 1932-1934, actg Prime Minister 1933-1934, removed from the roll of succession 18th March 1934, Snr Cdng-Gen Western Cmnd & Governor of Palpa 1934-1950, Chief of Army Staff 1945-1950, joined the Royalists and tookover the local govt in Palpa on behalf of King Tribhuvan January 1950, Governor of Palpa 1950-1952, prom Field Marshal 14/4/1953. Author of “Pariwarik Homeopathic Chikitsha” (1922). Rcvd: the Orders of the Star of Nepal 1st class, Om Ram Patta, the Gurkha Right Hand 1st class (1952), and Three Divine Powers 2nd class, Great Earthquake (1935), Royal Jubilee (1935), Coron (1956) medals, etc. m. (first) Kailai Maharani. m. (second) 189x, Sri Rani Vishnu Rajya Lakshmi. m. (third) Sri Rani Lakshmi Kumari Devi. He d. at Charburja Durbar, Katmandu, 12th February 1963, having had issue, seventeen sons and twelve daughters
    • a) Lieutenant-General Supradipta-Manyabara-Nepal-Tara, Suprasidha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Dhan Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana. b. at Charburja Durbar, Katmandu, January 1896 (s/o Vishnu), educ. Durbar High Sch, Katmandu and Calcutta Univ. Lt-Col 1911, prom Bde-Col 1921, prom Maj-Gen 1932, Assist Gen to the Mukhtiyar and C-in-C 1933-1934, Governor at Pokhara, surpressed an Army mutiny in 1950, prom Lt-Gen 1952. A Sanskrit author and poet, Hon Mbr Royal Nepal Academy 1972. Rcvd: the Orders of the Star of Nepal 1st class, and the Gurkha Right Hand 1st class, Bhukamga Piditodhar, Vishwa Vijaya Kula Shiromani, and Sainik Deergha Sewa Patta-Long Service medals. He d. 25th May 1982, having had issue, three sons:
      • i) Hari Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana. Settled in Calcutta.
      • ii) Nirmal Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
      • iii) Batu Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana.
    • b) Colonel Nararaj Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana. b. at Lal Darbar, Katmandu, 15th August 1896 (s/o the first wife). Governor of Dhankuta 1932-1934. Exiled to Ranigunj 1934-1951. Baptised and received into the Baptist Church at Katmandu, Easter morning 1952. m. several wives. He d. 2003, aving had issue, five sons:
      • i) Lieutenant-Colonel Trailokya Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana [T.L. Rana], educ. Benares Hindu Univ (BA), Benares, India. Musician and musicologist, expert in Dhrupad and Kheyal. Examiner in music at several Indian universities. Founder and Dir Rana Sangeet Sadan, Calcutta 1952-1953. m. Tankya Rajya Lakshmi. He d. 1983, having had issue:
        • (1) Professor Prasidha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Ratna Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana. b. at Kaski, August 1941, educ. Patna Univ (MA 1961), Univ of Hawaii (MA 1966) and Univ of Pittsburg, USA (PhD 1969). Lecturer Patan Degree Coll 1961-1969, Senior Research Officer CEDA 1969, Assist Professor Univ of Southern Illinois 1971, Visiting Professor Univ of Hawaii 1973, Dir CEDA 1973-1974, Mbr National Planning and Development Councils 1974-1978, Professor Tribhuvan Univ 1974, Vice-Chair National Planning Council 1979-1982, Vice-Chancellor Royal Nepal Acad for Science and Technology (RONAST) 1982-1990, Cmnr Gen Nepal Pavilion in Japan’s Tsukuba World Expo 1985, Dir Ishikawa International Co-op Research Centre 2002, Founder Institute of Sustainable Development. Rcvd: the Order of the Gurkha Right Hand 2nd class, Coron Medal (1975), Mahendra Vidya Bhusan, etc. He had issue, one son and one daughter.
      • ii) Dhundiraj Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana. He had issue, three sons:
        • (1) Major Hansa Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana, educ. St Xavier’s Sch, Jawalakhel. Major Nepal Army. He has issue, two daughters:
          • (a) Sajwani Rajya Lakshmi Rana.
          • (b) Sneha Rajya Lakshmi Rana.
        • (2) Mayur Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana. b. 25th August 196x. Dir Royal Nepal Airlines. Settled in Dallas, Texas, USA. He has issue, one son and one daughter:
          • (a) Ayush Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana, educ. Gems Sch, and the Univ of Central Lancashir (UCLan), Preston, Lancashire. m. 3rd December 2015, Riti Rana, daughter of Kumar Raj Shahi, by his wife, Shova Shahi.
          • (b) Manisha Rana, educ. Modern Indian Sch, Katmandu. Employed with RBS-Santander, Nottinghamshire. m. ... Malla. She has issue, one son.
        • (3) Suman Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana. DIG Nepal Police. m. a lady from Banglasesh. He has issue, one son:
          • (a) Siddhanth Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana.
      • iii) Kuber Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana.
      • iv) Uttam Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana.
      • v) Golden Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
    • c) Colonel H.E. Raj Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana (s/o Vishnu Rajya Lakshmi). m. Sri Rani Ishwari Rajya Lakshmi. He had issue, seven sons:
      • i) Sashi Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana. He has issue, one son:
        • (1) Pradyumna Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana. b. 26th September 1938educ. St Xavier’s Coll, Katmandu. m. at Alexandria, Virginia, USA, 24th May 1973, Gracia Suzara Marquez. He d. at Washington DC, USA, 29th December 2013, having had issue:
          • (a) ?Atulya Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana. b. 7th June 1978. m. at Fairfax, Virginia, USA, 15th February 2013, Mina Kumari Gurung.
      • ii) Bhakti Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana. b. at Katmandu, 1922. Joined the Royalists in 1950 and served with Gopal SJB Rana’s insurgent force in 1950-1951. Cmsnr of the Sagarmatha Zone until 1967. Life Mbr Nepal Red Cross Soc. m. Sri Rani Budh Kumari Rajya Lakshmi (d. at Katmandu, 1999). He d. at Katmandu, 3rd December 1999, having had issue, three sons and one daughter:
        • (1) Dr Digbijaya Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana, educ. India Inst of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India (MBBS, MD). m. Sri Rani Gyanu Rana, née Singh. He had issue, two sons and two daughters:
          • (a) Sarbojaya Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana.
          • (b) Janmejaya Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana. m. Shivangi Rana, née Sijapati. He has issue, one daughter:
            • (i) Simran Rajya Lakhsmi.
          • (a) Kamana Rajya Lakshmi. m. Ajay Bikram Shah. She has issue, two daughters.
          • (b) Shubhana Rajya Lakshmi. m. Dipendra Malla. She has issue, one daughter.
        • (2) Dr Bir Bahan Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana, educ. St Joseph’s Coll, Nainital, and Rajendra Medical Coll, Ranchi (MBBS 1976, MD), Bihar, India. Dir Kathmandu Medical Coll. He had issue, two sons:
          • (a) Gyatavya Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana, educ. Triyog Higher Secondary Sch, Malpi Inst, and Sharda University, Noida, India.
          • (b) Vikramaditya Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana, educ. Triyog Higher Secondary Sch, Malpi Inst, and Katmandu Medical Coll (KMC).
        • (3) Raghav Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana. He had issue, two sons:
          • (a) Raunaq Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana. b. 1984, educ. The Elite’s Co-Ed Sch, Xavier Acad, and APEX Coll, Katmandu. Business Development Exec with Falcon Eyes Import Export Pvt Ltd 2009-2011, Business Development Mngr DryIce Solutions Pvt Ltd 2011-2012, Co-Owner at R.R. Jewellery since 2012. m. 11th February 2015, Reena Rana (b. 1987), daughter of Raja Rijal, by his wife, Sabitri.
          • (b) Rahul Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana. b. 1986, educ. Goethals Memorial Sch, Kurseong, West Bengal, India, and Katmandu Univ (BSc), Katmandu, Nepal, and TERI Univ (MSc), New Delhi, India. NORAD Researcher at Katmandu Univ 2011, Intern with WWF Nepal 2012, Mngr Power & Carbon at Climate Connect Ltd since 2014. m. February 2016, Binu Hada Rana, educ. Katmandu Univ (BSc), Katmandu, Nepal, and TERI Univ (MSc), New Delhi, India, daughter of Binod Prasad Hada, by his wife, Yogeshwori. He has issue, a son:
            • (i) Rehansh Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana. b. 2nd November 2016.
        • (1) Virangana Rajya Lakshmi [Mrs Virangana Singh]. m. Dr Samartha Bahadur Singh (b. 7th May 1951), educ. St Xavier’s Coll, Jawarlakhel and St Xavier’s s Sch, Godavari, and Tribhuvan Univs, Katmandu (MBA&C), and Himachal Pradesh Univ, Simla, India (Ph.D. Management), Assoc Professor of Marketing Tribhuvan Univ, Chair Tribhuvan Univ Service Cmsn 2005-2006, rcvd: Mahendra Vidya Bushan 1st class (1990). She had issue, two daughters.
      • iii) Medini Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana. He had issue, one son:
        • (1) Chiranjibi Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana.
      • iv) Saubhagaya Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana. b. 1924, educ. Lucknow Univ (BA, LLB, MA), UP, India. Joined the Royalists in 1950 and served with Gopal SJB Rana‘s insurgent force in 1950-1951. Dir of Civil Supplies 1953-1958, Election Cmsnr Eastern Zone 1958. Naturalised a British Subject 27th March 1974. Settled at Corner House, Longframlington, Norpeth, Northumberland. m. Sri Rani Kalavati Rajya Lakhsmi (b. 1930; d. 1990). He d. 1991, having had issue, four sons and two daughters:
        • (1) Deepak Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana. b. 1949, educ. St Xavier’s Sch, Jawalakhel. m. Sri Rani Krishna Rajya Lakhsmi. He had issue, one son and one daughter:
          • (a) Abhishek Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana [Avik]. b. 1979.
          • (a) Yukti Rajya Lakhsmi, educ. All Saints’ Coll, Nainital, India, and William Blue Coll of Hospitality & Tourism, Sydney, NSW, Australia. m. Dhurba K Sharma.
        • (2) Sharad Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana. b. 1951. m. 1973, Sri Rani Poonam Rajya Lakhsmi (b. 1955). He had issue, one son and one daughter:
          • (a) Amit Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana. b. 1976, educ. St Joseph’s Coll, Nainital, and La Martiniere Coll, Lucknow, India. Settled in Raleigh, North Carolina. m. 2007, Sri Rani Rashmi Rajya Lakhsmi (b. 27th May 1979), née Singh, educ. Modern Indian Sch, Katmandu, and La Salle International Design Sch, Singapore. He has issue, one son:
            • (i) Advay Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana. b. 2009.
          • (a) Tripti Rajya Lakhsmi. b. 1974. m. 1997, Jeetendra Bahadur Chand, of Baitadi. She has issue.
        • (3) Nirmal Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana. b. 1954. m. Sri Rani Maya Rana. He d. 2008, having had issue, one son:
          • (a) Saurav Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana. m. 8th December 2006, Vasundhara Singh Rana.
        • (4) Keshav Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana. b. 1960, educ. St Xavier’s Sch, Jawalakhel. m. Sri Rani Anita Rana. He had issue, one son and one daughter:
          • (a) Ayush Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana.
          • (a) Agya Rajya Lakhsmi. m. Major Samanta Khand. She has issue, one daughter.
        • (1) Vandana Rajya Lakhsmi. b. 1955. m. Deep Jung Shah, of Jajarkot, sometime Hon Sec Govt of Nepal. She had issue, two sons.
        • (2) Kalpana Rajya Lakhsmi. b. 1957. m. Brigadier-General Ajit Singh Thakuri, of Mahalaxmisthan, Lalitpur. She had issue, one son and one daughter.
      • v) Parakram Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana. He had issue, three sons:
        • (1) Pradeep Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana. m. Sarita Rana, educ. Tribhuvan Univ, Katmandu. He had issue, two daughters:
          • (a) Prasamsa Rajya Lakhsmi [Prasama Rana], educ. Birendra Military High Sch (BSAMV), Gems, KCM, and Apex Coll (MBA 2008), Katmandu. Employed with Shikhar Insurance Co Ltd. m. April 2004, Binayak Bam Malla (b. 24th December 198x). She has issue, one son and one daughter.
          • (b) Prazita Rajya Lakhsmi [Prazita Rana], educ. Xavier Acad, and Apex Coll (MBA), Katmandu. Employed with Nepal Investment Bank 2007-2012, and The Asia Fndn since 2012. m. Amit Pal. She has issue, one daughter.
        • (2) Dhiraj Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana.
        • (3) Kamlesh Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana.
      • vi) Amrit Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana. m. at Gharbari Tole, a niece of Shri Babu Sahib Khadga Bahadur Malla, of Maglagadi, a zamindar in Bardia. He had issue, four sons:
        • (1) Binaya Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana.
        • (2) Bijaya Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana.
        • (3) Binod Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana.
        • (4) Bimal Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana. m. and has issue, a daughter:
          • (a) Samragyee Rajya Lakhsmi [Samragyee Rana].
      • vii) Ananga Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana.
    • d) Lieutenant-General Megharaj Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana (s/o the first wife). Bharadari Sabha 1950. Author of “Sri Tin Maharaja Mohan Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana” (1948). He had issue, four sons:
      • i) Bibhu Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
      • ii) Sakti Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana.
      • iii) Pramode Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana. b. at Katmandu, 1932, educ. Patna and Allahabad Univs, India (MA). Barrister-at-Law (1961). Advocate, Supreme Court of Nepal. Author of “Rana Nepal-An Insider’s View” (1978), and “Rana Intrigues” (1995), and “A Chronicle of Rana Rule” (1999). He has issue, one son:
        • (1) Krishna Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana, educ. St Xavier’s Sch, Jawalakhel. m. 6th February 1986, Karuna Rana. She had issue, two sons and a daughter:
          • (a) Krithartha Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana.
          • (b) Kiran Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana. m. Shanti Rana, daughter of Amber Bahadur Gurung.
          • (a) Kritika Rajya Laxmi Rana. b. 10(sup>th May 19XX, educ. Birendra Military High Sch (BSAM), St Xavier’s Coll,and Nanjing Normal Univ, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
      • iv) Shanti Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana. MP for Banke since 1994, Minister of State for Water Resources, and for Housing & Physical Planning 1995-1997, Minister for Health 1997, and for Science & Technology, Mbr Central Cttee Rastriya Prajatantra Party since 2003. He has issue, two sons:
        • (1) Colonel Hemanta Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana, educ. St Xavier’s Sch, Jawalakhel, Tri-Chandra Coll, and Tribhuvan Univ, Katmandu. Assoc Professor and Dir NDS Central Dept of History at Tribhuvan Univ 1968-1993, Principal Birendra Military High Sch (BSAM) 1987-1993, and Dipendra Police Boarding Sch 1999-2012, Chair Kantipur City Coll, Kathmandu, and Principal Dipendra Police Sch, Sanga. m. Pratibha Karki Rana.
        • (2) Shishir Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana. Minister for Information 2006. Production Mngr. “The Living Goddess” (2007).
    • e) Colonel Ishwar Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana (s/o Lakshmi Kumari). (c). Joined the Royalists in 1950. He had issue, three sons:
      • i) Purushottam Sham Shere Jang Bahadur Rana. Historian and author of “Jung Bahadur Rana: The Story of His Rise and Glory” (1998).
      • ii) Batuk Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana.
      • iii) Kishor Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana. He had issue, a daughter:
        • (1) Gitanjali Rajya Lakshmi Rana. m. ... Shah.
    • f) Colonel Gopal Shumshere Jang Bahadur Rana (s/o Lakshmi Kumari). (c). Joined the Royalists in 1950, GOC Western front 1950-1951 when he captured Bhairahawa and all govt posts, Insp-Gen Royal Nepal Police 1955-1956, Governor of Birganj 1956, Special Adviser to the Prime Minister 2003. m. (sep. 1967) Mrs Jagadamba Kumari. He had issue:
      • i) Daiva Shumshere Jang Bahadur Rana.
    • g) Major-General Dhairya Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana (s/o LakshmiKumari). (c). Maj-Capt Srinath Paltan 25/8/1933, joined the Royalists in 1950, Governor of Kailali-Kanchanpur 1950-1952. He had issue:
      • i) ... Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana, educ. Woodstock Sch, Mussoorie. m. Geeta.
      • ii) Arjun Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana. m. Amrita. He had issue, three daughters:
        • (1) Aparajita Rajya Lakshmi. m. Pukar Ghimire, External Relations Assist with UNHCR 2012-2013, Assoc Mngr with Dabur since 2013, son of Dhan Prakash Ghimire. She has issue, one son and two daughters.
        • (1) Arnija Rajya Lakshmi, educ. St Xavier’s Sch, Tirunelveli.
        • (2) Anupama Rajya Lakshmi, educ. National Univ of Singapore. m. ... Pandey.
    • h) Tribikram Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana. (c).
    • i) Shyam Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana (s/o Lakshmi Kumari). (c). Joined the Royalists in 1950.
    • j) Karna Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana.
    • k) Atapta Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana.
    • l) Dibya Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana.
    • m) Dhananjaya Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana.
    • n) Ragu Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
    • o) Kripa Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana, educ. St Xavier’s Sch, Jawalakhel.
    • p) Bhrigu Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana.
    • q) Bhupati Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana..
    • a) Zulfiya Maya.
  • 5) Commanding General Supradipta-Manyabara-Nepal-Tara, Subikhyat-Tri-Shakti-Patta, Prasidha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Sri Sri Sri Maharajkumar Sir Tej Shumshere Jung Bahadur Ran, KCIE (4.2.1919), KBE (m 17.1.1924). b. at Seto Durbar, Katmandu, 1885 (c) (s/o Kancha Bada Maharani Tope Kumari), educ. Narayanhiti and Durbar High Schs, Katmandu. Legitimated by a decision of the Bharadari Sabha and placed on the roll of succession 1888. Cdr Gurkha contingent in India during the Great War, Maj-Gen Srinath Paltan, Mbr Extraordinary Council of State, Northern Commanding-Gen 1929-1932, Eastern Commanding-Gen 1932. Severely dissabled by a stroke in 1932. Rcvd: the Orders of the Star of Nepal 1st class, Three Divine Powers 2nd class, and the Gurkha Right Hand 2nd class. He d. at Lal Durbar, Katmandu, 13th May 1942, having had issue, five sons and two daughters:
    • a) Major-General Indu Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana. Maj-Gen Devidal Paltan. He had issue, three sons:
      • i) Kamal Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana.
      • ii) Gandharb Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana.
      • iii) Pasupati Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana.
    • b) Yagnaraj Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana. m. and had issue one son:
      • i) Netra Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana.
    • c) Keshab Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana.
    • d) Mangal Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana.
    • e) Samba Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
  • 6) Commanding-General Pratap Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana (c) (s/o Kancha Bada Maharani Tope Kumari), educ. Narayanhiti and Durbar High Schs, Katmandu. Legitimated by a decision of the Bharadari Sabha and placed on the roll of succession 1888. Prom Maj-Gen before 1928, Governor of Palpa 1924-1929, Northern Cdg-Gen 1932-1934. Exiled to India March 1934. m. Sri Rani Narayan Lin Kumari Devi. He d. at the Rockwood Estate, Darjeeling, 16th September 1934, having had issue, two sons and five daughters:
    • a) Lieutenant-General Madhab Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana. Governor (Bada Hakim) of Dhankuta in 1950. m. Sri Rani Madhubi Kumari. He had issue, five sons and a daughter:
      • i) Achyut Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
      • ii) Purshutam Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana. m. Sri Rani Hemlata Devi, eldest daughter of Rana Ran Bahadur Singh Jandaive, Rana of Balsan, India, by his first wife, Rani Parvati Kumari Sahiba, second daughter of Rana Jai Singh, Rana of Kotkhai, India.
      • iii) Subikhyat-Tri-Shakti-Patta Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Damodar Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana. b. at Tansen Durbar, Palpa, July 1929, educ. Missionary Sch, Darjeeling, Central Hindu Sch and Benaras Hindu Univ (BA), Benares, India. Exec Mbr various social orgs in Nepal 1954-1960, Chief Administrator Morang 1960-1961, Chair Special Cmsn Kosi Zone 1961-1962, Cmsnr Kosi 1962-1964, MP (Rastriya Panchayat) 1962-1963 and 1972-1976, Delegate UN General Assembly 1963, Ambassador to the USSR 1964-1970 (conc to Poland, Hungary and Czechoslovakia), Cmsnr Narayani 1970, Cmsnr Janakpur 1970-1971, Minister for Panchayat Affairs 1974-1977, without portfolio 1977-1978, for Land Reform, Law & Justice 1978-1979, Minister of State for Defence 1979, Minister for Home Affairs 1980, Vice-Chair Mount Everest Golden Jubilee Celebration Cttee 2001-2003, Mbr Raj Parishad 2003. Rcvd: the Orders of the Three Divine Powers 2nd class, and the Gurkha Right Hand 3rd class. m. 1956, Sri Rani Bina. He d. before 2007, having had issue, three sons and one daughter.
      • iv) General H.E. Jyotirmaya-Subikhyat-Tri-Shakti-Patta Prasidha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Kirtimaya-Nepal-Shripada The Rt Hon Satchit Shumshere Jang Bahadur Rana. b. at Palpa, 10th January 1934, educ. RMA Sandhurst, and Fuhrungs Acad, Hamburg. Cmsnd as 2nd-Lieut Srinath Btn, prom Capt Instructor RNA Sch, Leader Nepal-China Border Cmsn 1959, prom Maj and cdt Para Coy, Lt-Col cdg Para Sch and Para Btn, Col cdg RNAS, Chief Ops Officer UNIFIL Lebanon 1978, prom Brig-Gen, Dir Mil Ops at AHQ, prom Maj-Gen, Adj-Gen, QMG, Col Cdt Srinath Btn, COAS 1987-1991, Ambassador to Burma 1996-1997, Mbr Raj Parishad Standing Cttee 2004-2006. Rcvd: the Orders of Three Divine Powers 1st class, Gorkha-Dakshina Bahu 2nd class, and Nepal Shreepad 4th class. m. Sri Rani Asha Rajya Laxmi Rana, daughter of Thakur Krishna Bikram Shah, of Chisapani. He d. from cancer, at the Birendra Military Hospital, Chauni, Katmandu, 4th May 2007, having had issue, one son and three daughters, including:
        • (1) Satchida Rajya Lakshmi [Kunwarani Satchida Rajya Lakshmi, of Palaitha], educ. Univ of Sussex, Brighton. Employed with International Cttee of the Red Cross in Geneva. m. Kunwaran Rishiraj Singh, company director, only son of Apji Shivraj Singh, of Palaitha, under Kotah, late IAS, sometime Chief Secretary of West Bengal, by his wife, Rani Roma Rajyashree Lakshmi, daughter of Major-General Maha-Gaurabmaya-Tejaswi-Tribhuvan-Prajatantra-Shripada The Rt Hon Subarna Shumshere Jang Bahadur Rana, GCVO, sometime Prime Minister of Nepal. She has issue, one son and two daughters – see India (Kotah-Palaitha).
      • v) Anand Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana. m. Sri Rani Bramlata Devi (b. 10th July 1945), second daughter of Rana Ran Bahadur Singh Jandaive, Rana of Balsan, India, by his first wife, Rani Parvati Kumari Sahiba, second daughter of Rana Jai Singh, Rana of Kotkhai, India.
      • i) Anapurna Rajya Lakshmi [Kunwarani Anapurna Rajya Lakshmi, of Balsan]. m. Kunwar Haribushan Singh (b. 10th January 1941; d. 9th September 1989), third son of Rana Ran Bahadur Singh Jandaive, Rana of Balsan, India, by his second wife, Rani Vidyawati Kumari Sahiba, fourth daughter of Rana Jai Singh, Rana of Kotkhai, India. She had issue, two daughters – see India Non-salute (Balsan).
    • b) Colonel Gobind Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana. b. 1907, educ. at St Joseph’s Coll, Calcutta, Bengal, India. Governor of Palpa. Mbr Royal Calcutta Turf Club. Rcvd: Great Earthquake Medal (1935). He had issue, two sons and a daughter:
      • i) Parakram Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana.
      • ii) Prasiddha Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana.
      • i) Teeka Rajya Lakshmi. Author of “The Royal Wedding in Nepal, the Himalayan Kingdom and Katmandu” (1970). m. ... Simha.
    • a) Madan Dibyeswari Devi [Sri Sri Sri Rani Madan Dibyeshwari Devi, of Bhirkot]. m. Sri Sri Sri Raja Tarak Bahadur Shah, Raja of Bhirkot (b. at Bhirkot, Jagatpur, 1903; d. at Kalimati, 9th March 2001), sometime Governor of Palpa, son of Sri Sri Sri Raja Tamra Dhowj Khand, Raja of Bhirkot. She had issue, two sons and two daughters – see Nepal (Bhirkot).
    • b) Rup Rajeswari Devi. m. Man Bahadur Singh.
    • c) Nil Rajeswari Devi. m. Jaya Bahadur Singh. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
    • d) Nokar Dibyeswari Devi. b. at Dhankuta, 1923 (d/o Narayan Lin). m. at Benares, 14th March 1938 (Arya Samaj rite), Bhet Narayan Bahadur Shresta, former tutor to the family.
    • e) Durga Rajeswari Devi. She d. young.
  • 7) Colonel Manyabara-Nepal-Tara Indra Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana, CIE (4.2.1919). b. at Seto Durbar, Katmandu, 18xx (c), educ. Narayanhiti and Durbar High Schs, Katmandu. Col 1908, Served with the Nepalese contingent in Third Afghan War 1919. Rcvd: the Order of the Star of Nepal 3rd class, and British War Medal (1919). He d. 3rd June 1926, having had issue, nine sons and two daughters:
    • a) General Supradipta-Manyabara-Nepal-Tara Om-Ram-Patta Subikhyat-Tri-Shakti-Patta Toran Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana, CBE (m 27.11.1945). b. at Katmandu, December 1904, educ. Durbar High Sch, and Tri-Chandra Coll, Katmandu. Cdt Mil Sch 1935-1939, CO Shere Nath Regt 1940-1945, served in WW2, Insp-Gen of Police 1950-1951, Principal Administrative Gen 1951-1952, Insp-Gen Royal Nepal Police 1952-1953, prom Gen 1953, COGS 1953-1956, C-in-C 1956-1960. Rcvd: the Orders of the Star of Nepal 1st class, Om Ram Patta, and the Three Divine Powers 2nd class, Nepal Gallantry, Long Service, Great Earthquake (1935), and Assam-Burma (1945) medals, British 39/45 and Burma star and War medal (1945). m. 1919, Sri Rani Padma Kumari Devi, daughter of Rajwar Gaja Bahadur Singh. He had issue, two sons:
      • i) Shiva Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
      • ii) Harihar Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana. Supt RNPF 1958.
    • b) Balaram Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana. Minister for Food and Agriculture 1951, Joint Sec PM’s Office, Chief Editor “The Rising Nepal” 1964-1975 and “Sunday Dispatch” 1991-1993.
    • c) Colonel Lakshman Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana, CBE (m 2.11.1945). Lieut-Col cdt No1 Training Btn 1945, served in WW2. Rcvd: British 39/45 star and War medal (1945), and Nepal Assam-Burma Medal (1945).
    • d) Lakshmi Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana.
    • e) Loka Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana (c).
    • f) Siddhi Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana.
    • g) Yuvraj Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana. He had issue, four sons:
      • i) Shobhan Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana. He had issue, three sons:
        • (1) Suraj Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana.
        • (2) Samit Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana.
        • (3) Sachit Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana.
      • ii) Manmohan Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana.
      • iii) Cholindra Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana.
      • iv) Prabhu Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana.
    • h) Bidya Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana (c). He had issue, one son:
      • i) Bhuwan Shunsher Jung Bahadur Rana. m. Bhagawati. He had issue, one son and one daughter:
        • (1) Shumod Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana. m. Sumitra. He had issue, a son and a daughter:
          • (a) Ojeswei Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana.
          • (a) Mokshada Rana.
        • (1) Shuchitra Rajya Laxmi Rana. m. Jitendra Bhatta. She had issue, a son.
    • i) Chhetra Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana.
    • j) Sharada Rajya Lakshmi. She d. unm.
    • k) Anu Rajya Laxmi Rana. m.Ashok Pradhan. She had issue, one son and one daughter.
  • 8) General Supradipta-Manyabara-Nepal-Tara Suprasidha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Ananda Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana (c), educ. Narayanhiti and Durbar High Schs, Katmandu. Mbr Extraordinary Council of State, and the Council of Royal Advisers 1955-1959, etc. Rcvd: the Orders of the Star of Nepal 1st class, and the Gurkha Right Hand 1st class. m. Sri Rani Lirendra Rajya Lakshmi Devi, a daughter of General H.H. Crown Prince (Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Maharajadhiraja Walet Maharaj) Trailokya Bir Bikram Shah Deva. He had issue, six sons:
    • a) Yudhister Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
    • b) Bhakta Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana. He has issue, one son:
      • i) Ujwal Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana.
    • c) Ballava Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana.
    • d) Prasidha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Bikhyat-Tri-Shakti-Patta Phalgun Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana. b. at Lalitpur, September 1918, educ. Patna Univ (BA 1943). Under Sec of State for Management 1955-1957, Under Sec of State Home Affairs Dept. 1957-1965, Dir Taxation Dept 1966-1967, Dept of Industry 1967-68, Cmsnr Kozi zone 1969-1970, Sec Home Affairs Dept. 1970-1971, Gen Mgr Janakpur Sugar Factory 1972. Rcvd: the Orders of the Gurkha Right Hand 2nd class (1972) and the Three Divine Powers 3rd class (1966), Jana Pad Sewa and Coron medals 1956 and 1975.
    • e) Nakul Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana. Supt of Police Katmandu 1961. m. Sri Rani Gita. He had issue:
      • i) Janaki Rajya Lakshmi. Co-coordinator TEWA. m. Pradeep Bikram Shah, son of ... Shah, by his wife, Sri Rani Preeti Rajya Lakshmi.
      • ii) Ranjana Rajya Lakshmi. m. ... Singh.
    • f) Prasidha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Sahadev Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana. b. at Katmandu, 9th June 1923, educ. Patna and Calcutta Univs. Sportsman and Coy Dir Bottlers Nepal Ltd and other companies. Rcvd: the Order of the Gurkha Right Hand 2nd class (1972), Coron Medal (1975) and Udyog Ratna. m. 1976 ... Copyright© Christopher Buyers
    • a) Tank Rajeshwari Devi [Yuvarani Shrimathi Tank Rajeshwari Devi, Rajmata Sahiba of Sakti]. m. Yuvaraja Jivendra Nath Bahadur Singh (b. at Sakti, 12th August 1916; d.v.p. before 1961), elder son of Raja Shri Leeladhar Singh Bahadur, Raja of Sakti, India, by his first wife, a sister of the zamindar of Bindra Nawagarh, in the Raipur district of Bihar, India. She had issue, two sons – see India Non-salute (Sakti).
    • b) Rebati Rajeshwari Devi [Shrimati Rani Revati [Reoti] Devi, of Padrauna]. MD Vishnu Pratap Sugar Works (P) Ltd from 1955. m. Rajkunwar Ravi Pratap Narain Singh (b. February 1920; d. before 1953), sometime Joint MD of Vishnu Pratap Sugar Works Ltd, third and youngest son of Sri Raja Brij Narayan Singh Bahadur, Raja of Padrauna, CBE, in the Gorakhpur district of UP. She d.s.p. 1984 – see India Zamindars (Padrauna).
  • 1) H.M. Svasti Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Sriman Maharajadhiraja Patta Rajninam Sahila Bada Maharani Kirti Divyeshwari Rajya Lakshmi Devi Shahanam Sada Saubhajnabatinam. b. at Talo Narayanhiti Durbar, Katmandu, 1882 (d/o Kancha Bada Maharani Tope Kumari). Legitimated by a decision of the Bharadari Sabha 1888. m. at the Narayanhiti Royal Palace, Katmandu, 1889, as his third wife, H.H. Svasti Sri Giriraja Chakra Chudamani Narayanetyadi Vividhavirudavali Virajamana Manonnata Projjwala Nepal Tara Mahadhipati Shriman Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Maharajadhiraja Prithvi Bir Bikram Jang Bahadur Shah Bahadur Shum Shere Jang Devanam Sada Samaja Vijayinam, Maharajadhiraja of Nepal (b. at the Hanuman Dhoka Palace, 18th August 1875; d. there, 11th December 1911), eldest son of General H.H. Crown Prince (Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Maharajadhiraja Walet Maharaj) Trailokya Bir Bikram Shah Deva, by his second wife, Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Kancha Maharani Lalita Rajya Lakshmi Devi, second daughter of Commanding-General H.E. 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, GCSI, Prime Minister and C-in-C of Nepal. She d. at Katmandu, 1923, having had issue – see Nepal (Nepal).
  • 2) H.H. Svasti Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Sriman Maharajadhiraja Patta Rajninam Kanchi Bada Maharani Durga Divyeshwari Rajya Lakshmi Devi Shahanam Sada Saubhajnabatinam. b. at Talo Narayanhiti Durbar, Katmandu, 1883 (d/o Kancha Bada Maharani Tope Kumari). Legitimated by a decision of the Bharadari Sabha 1888. m. at the Narayanhiti Royal Palace, Katmandu, 1888, as his fourth wife, H.H. Svasti Sri Giriraja Chakra Chudamani Narayanetyadi Vividhavirudavali Virajamana Manonnata Projjwala Nepal Tara Mahadhipati Shriman Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Maharajadhiraja Prithvi Bir Bikram Jang Bahadur Shah Bahadur Shum Shere Jang Devanam Sada Samaja Vijayinam, Maharajadhiraja of Nepal (b. at the Hanuman Dhoka Palace, Basantapur, Katmandu, 18th August 1875; d. there, 11th December 1911), eldest son of General H.H. Crown Prince (Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Maharajadhiraja Walet Maharaj) Trailokya Bir Bikram Shah Deva, by his second wife, Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Kancha Maharani Lalita Rajya Lakshmi Devi, second daughter of Commanding-General H.E. 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, GCSI, Prime Minister and C-in-C of Nepal. She d. at Katmandu, 1902, having had issue, an only son (d. in infancy) – see Nepal (Nepal).
  • 3) Sri Sri Sri Maharajkumari Indra Divyeshwari Rajya Lakshmi Devi.
  • 4) Sri Sri Sri Maharajkumari Dhira Divyeshwari Rajya Lakshmi Devi.
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