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1901 Commanding-General H.E. Svasti Sri Madati Prachandra Bhujadandyetyadi Sri Sri Sri Maharaja Deva Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana, T’ung-ling-ping-ma-Kuo-Kang-wang, Maharaja of Lambjang and Kaski. b. at Katmandu, 17th July 1862, fifth son of Commanding-General H.E. Sri Isht Devata Charan Srimad Raja Kumara Kumarangtamaya Sri Dhir Shumshere Jung Kunwar Ranaji, by his third wife, Sri Rani Nanda Kumari, educ. Durbar High Sch, Narayanhiti, Katmandu. Adopted by the widow of Cdng-Gen H.E. Krishna Bahadur Kunwar Rana. Apptd Col 1862, Cdng-Gen Eastern Cmnd 1885-1887, Senior Cdng-Gen Western Cmnd 1887, Mukhtiyar and C-in-C 1887-1901. Invested at the Narayanhiti Royal Palace as Prime Minister, C-in-C and Maharaja of Lambjang and Kaski, 5th March 1901. Emancipated all female slaves in Katmandu, Lambjang and Kaski, 4th May 1901. Inaugurated a Grand Council to discuss national issues and redress the grievances of the people, at Thapathali Durbar, 17th May 1901. Attempted to reform the political and administrative system, extend education, established the first newspaper and exhibited silent movies for the public. His reforms proving unpopular with his relatives, he was deposed on 27th June 1901 and sent into internal exile at Dhankuta. Later permitted to escape to Darjeeling, in British India, and eventually settled at Mussoorie. Mbr Ganges Lodge (Cawnpore) 1908 and Dalhousie Lodge of Mussoorie & Deyrah 1908-1914 United Grand Lodge of England. m. (first) 1882 Sri Rani Karma Kumari Devi (b. 1867; d. at the Grand Durbar Palace, Thapathali, 1895). m. (second) at Katmandu, 1896, Sri Sri Sri Bada Maharani Krishna Kumari Devi (b. at Narahiti Palace, Katmandu, 1869; d. at the Fair Lawn Palace, Jharipani, Mussoorie, India, 1909), his chief wife, daughter of General H.H. Crown Prince (Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Maharajadhiraja Walet Maharaj) Trailokya Bir Bikram Shah Deva, by a junior wife. m. (third) at the Fair Lawn Palace, Jharipani, Mussoorie, India, 2nd October 1911, Sri Sri Sri Maharani Sharada Kumari Devi (b. at Kuthar, 1892), daughter of Rana Jai Chand, Rana of Kuthar, in the Simla Hills. m. (a) Ganesh Kumari, a Newar lady. He d. at the Fair Lawn Palace, Jharipani, Mussoorie, India, 20th January 1914, having had issue, thirteen sons and seven daughters:
  • 1) General Sri Sri Sri Maharajkumar Jung Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana [Janga]. b. 1884 (s/o Karma Kumari), educ. Mayo Coll, Ajmer, Rajputana, India. Adopted by his paternal uncle, Commanding-General Sri Isht Devata Charan Shri Madhara Jang Kumara Kumarangtamaya Sri Krishna Bahadur Kunwar Rana. Gen Srinath Paltan to 1948. m. at Katmandu, a sister of the grandmother of Queens Aishwarya and Komal. He d. at Thapathali Hanuman Burja, Katmandu, before 29th March 1949, having had issue, seven sons:
    • a) General Kalyan Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana (s/o a sister of the grandmother of Queens Aishwarya and Komal). Author of “Shree 3 Juddha Mahima” (1943). m. (first) at Katmandu, 1921, Sri Rani Lata Rajya Lakshmi, daughter of Sri Sri Sri Raja ... Shahi, Raja of Doti. m. (a) a Thakuri lady. He had issue, three sons and one daughter:
      • i) Colonel Trilochan Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana. b. at Thapathali Hanuman Burja, Katmandu, 1922. m. Sri Rani Madhuri Rajya Lakshmi, daughter of Sri Sahibju Chandra Bikram Shah [Lakshman Raja], by his wife, Sri Rani Urmila Rajya Lakshmi, daughter of Field Marshal H.H. Ojaswi-Rajanya Ati-Projjwala-Nepal-Taradisha Atula-Jyotirmaya-Subikhyat-Tri-Shakti-Patta Ati-Prasidha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Pridhuladhisha Sri Sri Sri Maharaja Juddha Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, Maharaja of Lambjang and Kaski, GCB, GCSI, GCIE. He had issue:
        • (1) Udaya Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana. b. 1950. A noted singer and songwriter, now settled in New York, USA. He d. 29th October 2020, having had issue, two sons and one daughter:
          • (a) Abhinav Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana.
          • (b) Abhaya Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana.
          • (a) ... Rajya Lakshmi Rana.
      • ii) Brigadier-General Bikhyat-Tri-Shakti-Patta Pashupati Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana. b. at Thapathali Hanuman Burja, Katmandu, 1923. Cmsnd as 2nd-Lieut Corps of Artillery (Raj Dal), demoted from Col to Capt 1950, Cdr 4th Bde at Nepal Ganj 1970-1972, Master General of the Ordinance 1975. Rcvd: the Order of the Three Divine Powers 3rd class, King Mahendra Coron (1956), King Birendra Coron (1975), King Birendra Silver Jubilee (1977), and High Altitude medals, Army Long Service Army Decoration, Military Service Medal, etc. m. 1952, Sri Rani Rajya Lakshmi (b. at Bardia, Lumbini, 1933; d. at King Birendra Military Hospital, Chhauni, June 2006), educ. Patna Univ, Patna, Bihar, India, Nepalese teacher at Mahendra Adarasha Sch, an accomplished poet and sitar player, Mbr Royal Nepalese Acad, eldest daughter of Shri Babu Sahib Khadga Bahadur Malla, of Maglagadi, a zamindar in Bardia, Lumbini province. He d. at Baluwater, Katmandu, October 1981, aged 52 years, having had issue, two sons and one daughter:
        • (1) Ranjit Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana. b. at Thapathali Durbar, Katmandu, 20th April 1953 (s/o Rajya Lakshmi), educ. St Xavier’s High Sch, Godavari, Padma High Sch, St Joseph’s Sch, Jawalalkhel, Narayan High Sch, Nepalganj, Tri-Chandra Coll, Katmandu, and Adelaide Univ, South Australia. Employed with Save the Children Fund (UK) in Nepal 1976-1977, America Bi-centenial Expedition to Mount Everest 1977, Yeti Travels Pvt Ltd 1977-1978. Settled in Australia 1978, employed at Deakin Univ. m. (first) 1978, a lady from the Hannaford family. m. (second) an Australian lady, sister of Professor Warwick Anderson, of the ANU, Canberra, ACT. He has issue, two daughters:
          • (a) Maya Luxmi Paulette Rana. Fashion model for Chadwick Models in Melbourne and Sydney.
          • (b) Nellie Rajya Lakshmi Rana [Nellie Anderson Rana]. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
        • (2) Sunil Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana. b. at Thapathali Durbar, Katmandu (s/o Rajya Lakshmi), educ. St Xavier’s High Sch, Jawalalkhel. He has issue, one son.
        • (1) Sabina Rajya Lakshmi (d/o Rajya Lakshmi). m. Kishore Jung Thapa. She has issue, two daughters.
        • (2) Manju Rajya Lakshmi (d/o Brig-Gen Pashupati by another lady). m. a son of General Singha Bahadur Basnet, sometime Chief of Army Staff.
      • iii) Shree Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana. He has issue, one son and one daughter.
    • b) Lieutenant-General Suprasidha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Lakshman Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana (s/o a sister of the grandmother of Queens Aishwarya and Komal). Mbr Rashtra Sabha 1948-1950. m. a daughter of ... Singh, of Accham, a niece of H.H. Bada Maharani Dikshya Kumari Devi (wife of Field Marshal H.H. Ojaswi-Rajanya Ati-Projjwala-Nepal-Taradisha Ati-Jyotirmaya-Subikhyat-Tri-Shakti-Patta Ati-Prasidha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Pridhuladhisha Sri Sri Sri Maharaja Mohan Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, Maharaja of Lambjang and Kaski, GCB, GCIE, GBE), second daughter of Kunwar Indar Bir Singh Rathor, of Marma, in the Doti district of Nepal. He had issue, five sons and two daughters:
      • i) Colonel Suprasidha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Himalaya Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana. b. at Thapathali, Katmandu, 10th January 1925, educ. Durbar High Sch and Tri-Chandra Coll, Katmandu, St Xavier’s Coll, Sch of Economics & Sociology, Bombay, India, and Harvard Univ, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA (MA). Sec Finance Ministry 1950-1951, Dir-Gen Nepal Bank Ltd 1951-1956, Gov Nepal Rastra Bank 1956-1962, Programme Officer UNO New York 1962-1964, Dep Resident Repr UNDP Sri Lanka and Afghanistan 1964-1972, Burma 1972-1977, Indonesia 1977-1981, and Pakistan 1981-1986, Mbr National Development Council 1986 and 1992, Chair Himalaya Development Bank Ltd 1992. Rcvd: the Order of the Gurkha Right Hand 1st class, Star of Pakistan, etc. m. April 1956, Sri Rani Bijaya Lakshmi b. at Bardia, Lumbini, 1938), second daughter of Shri Babu Sahib Khadga Bahadur Malla, of Maglagadi, a zamindar in Bardia, Lumbini province. He has issue, two sons and two daughters:
        • (1) Ashoke Shamsher Jung Bahdur Rana. b. at Thapathali, Katmandu, 2nd April 1957, educ. St Xavier’s Sch, Jawalakhel, and Godavari, Allman Acad, Kabul, Afghanistan, Gordonstoun, Elgin, Moray, Scotland, and George Mason Univ (B.Econ), Fairfax, Virginia, USA. Joined Himalayan Bank Ltd and served as Deputy Gen Mngr, to Gen Mngr, then to Snr Gen Mngr and finally CEO since 2004. Chair Rural Microfinance Development Centre (RMDC), Swift User Group, Credit Information Bureau. Presdt Nepal Bankers’ Assoc (NBA) 2011. Dir International Leasing & Finance Co Ltd, Vijaya International Pvt Ltd, and Western Rural Development Bank. Mbr Rotary Club of Katmandu, Royal Nepal Golf Club, The Army Golf Club and Gokarna Golf Club. m. Sri Rani Chanda Rajya Lakshmi, Chair Save Environment Foundation (SEF), Vice-Presdt Nepal Chamber of Commerce Environmental Cttee, Mbr Social Welfare Council, Earthday Network USA , Global Green USA, Green Peace, International Rhino Fndn, and De Caprio Fndn, rcvd: the Order of the Gurkha Right Hand 4th class, Rajat Jayanti Award, Birendra Aishwarya Padak, etc. He had issue, one son:
          • (a) Abhishek Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana. b. 1988, educ. Gordonstoun Sch, Elgin, Moray, Scotland, and Imperial Coll, London (BSc 2008), and Illinois Inst of Technology (MSc 2015), Chicago, Illinois, USA. Trade Finance Officer Habib Bank UK 2010, Treasury Officer Standard Chartered Bank 2010-2011, Credit Officer Rural Micro-finance Development Centre 2011, Assoc Portfolio Mngr Vijaya Investment Group in Katmandu 2011-2013, CEO Silus Technology Solutions in Chicago since 2015.
        • (2) Amar Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana. b. at Thapathali, Katmandu, 19th September 1961. Dir Avar International Pvt Ltd. Alternate Dir Himalayan Bank Ltd, etc. m. Sarda Rajya Lakshmi. He had ssue, one son and one daughter:
          • (a) Ashish Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana, educ. UWC Mahindra Coll, Pune, Maharashtra, India, Westminster Coll (BSc 2011), Fulton, Missouri, and Johns Hopkins Univ (MSc 2014), Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Quantitative Consultant S&P Global Market Intelligence since 2014. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
          • (a) Cecelia Rajya Lakshmi Rana. b. 24th August 19xx, educ. Rato Bangala Sch, Lalitpur, and Clark Univ, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Employed with UN Regional Centre for Peace & Disarmament (UNRCPD) 2014-2016, Media Mngr Katmandu International Art Festival since 2016. Presdt Clark Univ South Asian Students Assoc (SASA) 2012.
        • (1) Pratima Rajya Lakshmi [Mrs Pratima Pande], MBE (c 2008), educ. United Nations Sch, New York, USA, Gordonstoun, Elgin, Moray, Scotland, and the Univ of Huddersfield, Queensgate, Huddersfield, Yorkshire. Hon Consul-Gen for Italy since 2016. Presdt Nepal Britain Soc. Chair Trek O’Tel Hotel in Pokhara. Dir Katmandu Valley Preservation Trust, and Alliance Française. Mbr Cultural Studies Nepal. m. at Katmandu, 1979, Prithivi Bahadur Pande (b. at Naya Bazar, Katmandu, August 1954), educ. St Xavier’s Sch, Lalitpur, in Germany, and Shoreham Grammar Sch, Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, and Hindu Coll, Delhi Univ, India, Chartered Accountant 1978, joined NRB 1979, Chief Executive Dir Himalayan Bank 1992, CEO of Indo-Suez Bank in Nepal, Chief Exec Dir Nepal Investment Bank Ltd (NIBL) 2002-2010, Exec Chair NIBL, Chair Himalayan Infrastructure Funds, Nepal Feedback Ventures, etc, third son of Sardar Bhim Bahadur Pande, OBE, sometime Ambassador to India, Germany, Switzerland and Austria, by his wife, Sadarani Chhaya Devi. She has issue, one son and one daughter.
        • (2) Sangeeta Rajya Lakshmi [Mrs Sangeeta Thapa]. b. 5th May 1961, educ. United World Coll for SE Asia, Singapore, Rosemead Sch, Sussex, West Sussex Coll of Art & Design, and George Mason Univ, Virginia, USA. Artist. Founder Siddhartha Art Gallery in 1986. Presdt Nepal-Netherlands Foundation, Mbr United World Coll Scholarship Panel (Nepal Chapter), Nepal-Sri Lanka Chamber of Commerce, and LALS (Life Savings and Life Giving) AIDS Awareness Charity since 1993, Nepal Heritage Soc, Nepal-Britain Friendship Soc, Exec Mbr International Women’s Assoc of India 1995-1997, UN Woman’s Assoc of Pakistan 1997-1998, Dir Infinity International PR Co. Rcvd: Birendra Aishswarya Padak (2001), and Rajat Mahotsab Padak (1998), Sitara-i-Pakistan, etc. m. at Katmandu, 5th June 1983, Sunil Bahadur Thapa (b. at Dhankuta, 14th April 1959), educ. St Xavier’s High Sch, Godavari, Tribhuvan Univ (B.Com. 1978), Saraswati, Katmandu, and Claremont Graduate Univ (MA 1983), Claremont, California, USA, employed with UNHCR, Head of the UNHCR Field Office in Kosovo and Sudan until 2011, MP Constituent Assembly 2011, Mbr Central Cttee Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RRP) since 2012, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Commerce & Supplies 2014, Dir Himalayan Bank Ltd, only son of Maha-Ujjwal-Kirtimaya-Nepal-Shripada Om-Ram-Patta Jyotirmaya-Subikhyat-Tri-Shakti-Patta Suprasidha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu The Rt Hon Surya Bahadur Thapa, five times Prime Minister of Nepal, by his wife, Sushma. She has issue, one son and one daughter.
      • ii) Major Prabakhar Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana. Milary Attaché at Moscow. He was k. in a car crash, on the Kodari Raj Marg, 1969.
      • iii) Prasidha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Bikhyat-Tri-Shakti-Patta Ratna Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana. Dep Insp-Gen of Police 1980-1987, Assist Insp-Gen 1987-1990, Insp-Gen 1990-1992. Rcvd: the Orders of the Gurkha Right Hand 2nd class, and Three Divine Powers 3rd class, etc. m. Bala Rajya Lakshmi. He had issue, one son:
        • (1) Binay Shamsher Jung Bahdur Rana. m. Preeti Rajya Lakshmi. He had issue, one daughter:
          • (a) Rakchika Rajya Lakshmi, educ. Mayo Coll Girls’ Sch, Ajmer, Rajasthan, and Sophia Coll, Bombay, India. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
      • iv) Jaya Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana [Rana Jaya], educ. Padmodaya High Sch, Tri Chandra and Saraswati Colls, and Tribhuvan Univ, Katmandu. Employed with Rashtriya Samachar Samiti. Retired journalist and writer. m. at Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, December 1975, Sri Rani Mohini Kumari [Mohini Rana], educ. St Joseph’s Convent Sch, and Maharani Lakshmi Bai (MLB) Girls’ Coll (BSc), Bhopal, and Vikram Univ (BEd 1970), Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India, eldest daughter of Maharaja Madaneshwar Saran Singh Ju Deo, Maharaja of Surguja, by his second wife, Maharani Devendra Kumari Sahiba, sometime MLA and Minister of State in Madhya Pradesh, elder daughter of Major Raja Rana Shri Digvijay Chand Sahib, Raja of Jubbal. He had issue, two sons:
        • (1) Saurabh Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana. b. 27th June 19xx, educ. Daly Coll, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India. m. (div.) Kunwari Aparna Devi, daughter of Kunwar Bharat Bhushan Deo, of Kalahandi, by his wife, Kunwarani Shrimathi Asha Poorna Devi, third daughter of Raja Sri Anup Singh Deo, Raja of Khariar Raj, in the Sambalpur district of Orissa, India.
        • (2) Nikhil Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana, educ. Daly Coll, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, H.R. Coll of Commerce & Economics (B.Com), Churchgate, Mumbai, and Symbiosis Inst of Business Management (SIBM) (MBA 2007), Lavale, Pune, Maharashtra, India. Sr Analyst at Citigroup in Mumbai since 2007. m. 24th June 2010, Asmita Rajya Lakshmi, educ. Sophia Coll (B.Econ. 2005), Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, HR Exec with TATA Trent Ltd in Mumbai since 2007.
      • v) Prabhat [Pravhat] Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana. Chief Communication Divsn Family Planning Assoc of Nepal. m. Rupa Rajya Lakshmi, nee Basnet. He had issue, a son:
        • (1) Karan Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana.
      • i) Bina Rajya Lakshmi, educ. in Russia. Employed at Radio Nepal. m. ... Rao. She had issue, one son and one daughter.
      • ii) Mina Rajya Lakshmi, educ. in Russia. m. at Katmandu, December 1969, Jyotirmaya Subikhyat Trishakti Patta Chiran Shamsher Thapa (b. at Naxal, Katmandu, 15th July 1942), educ. St Xavier’s Sch, Jawalakhel, Univ of Cologne (Lic in Letters 1963), Germany, Univ of Pennsylvania (BA 1967), USA, and Cambridge Univ (MA Econ 1969), joined the Royal Household Service 1965, Deputy Press Sec to the King 1965-1971Joint Press Sec 1971-1977, Press Dec 1977-1982, Deputy Sec to the Crown Prince 1982-1987, Principal Press Sec 1987-1990, Deputy Master of Ceremonies 1997, Principle Adviser to King Gynendra, Mbr Tribhuvan Univ Council 1986, son of Bhupendra Shumsher Thapa. She had issue, two sons and one daughter.
    • c) Bhisma Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana. (c). He had issue:
      • i) Daman Rajya Lakshmi Devi. m. Prakash Chand Thakur (b. 1918), educ. Univs of Punjab and Delhi, India, Nepalese Consul Rangoon 1949-1953, attached Ministries of Education 1953-1955 & Food & Agriculture 1955-1957, Deputy Sec MOFA 1957-1960, Chief of Protocol & Joint Sec 1961-1965, Ambassador to Italy 1965-1970, and Japan 1970-1974 (conc. Australia & NZ 1970-1974). She had issue, three sons and a daughter.
    • d) Karna Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana. (c). He had issue:
      • i) A daughter. m. Ananda Bikram Shah [Ananda Raja] (d. at Calcutta, Bengal, India), of Shah Bhawan, Ramnagar, Bettiah, West Champaran, Bihar, India. She had issue - see India Zamindars (Ramnagar).
    • e) Drona Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana. (c).
    • f) Dr Narendra Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana. (c).
    • g) Deep Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana. (c).
  • 2) Lieutenant-General Sri Sri Sri Maharajkumar Bhuban Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana. b. at the Grand Durbar Palace, Thapathali, 1885 (s/o Karma Kumari). Exiled in India with his father 1901, returned to Nepal 1904, prom Maj-Gen and placed on the roll of succession. He d. 1918, having had issue, a son and a daughter:
    • a) Baladeva Shumshere Jang Bahadur Rana. b. 1914. Settled in Dehra Dun. He had issue, two sons:
      • i) Prajaya Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana. He had issue:
        • (1) Prabin Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana.
      • ii) Ajaya Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana. He had issue:
        • (1) Abhaya Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
    • a) ... Kumari. m. at Panipokhari, Katmandu, 1957, Raja Yodhar Jung Shah, Raja of Malneta (Salyana) (b. at Panipokhari, Katmandu, 1929; d. March 2020), educ. Durbar High Sch, Ranipokhari, Katmandu, Durbar Inter Coll (BA, M.Ed.), employed with Nepal Air Services Corp for 30 years. She d. 2012, having had issue, one son and two daughters.
  • 3) Sri Sri Sri Maharajkumar Narendra Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana. b. at Katmandu, 1891 (s/o Krishna Kumari). Exiled in India with his father 1901. Proprietor of the Ramnagra estate, Kheri district, UP. Chair All India Gurkha League 1926. Presdt Gorkhali Sudhar Sabha 1938. Dir Paper House Pvt Ltd 1963. m. (first) before 1911, Sri Rani Rajwati Rajya Lakshmi Devi [Mrs. Narendra Shamsher Jang], daughter of Shri Rajkumar Surat Singh, of Narag, under Sirmur, India. m. (second) Sri Rani Kusum Devi [Jethi Chhori], daughter of Shri Tek Bahadur Sen. He d. at Dehra Dun, after 1966, having had issue, four sons and two daughters:
    • a) Niwatri Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana.
    • b) Kapis Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana.
    • c) Hanu Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana (s/o Kusum). Settled at Rajni Kunj, Ballupur, Dehradun. Presdt Gurkha Military Sch Management Cttee. Mbr Gorkhali Sudhar Sabha (Dehradun). m. Sri Rani Nirmala Rani. He has issue, a son and a daughter:
      • i) Manu Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana.
      • i) Siddeshwari Rana, educ. D.A.V. (P.G.) Coll, Dehradun.
    • d) Triveni Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana (s/o Kusum). m. Sri Rani Mana Rana.
    • a) Sheila Kumari [Smt Shaila Rajkumar Khanna]. b. 1st September 1936 (d/o Kusum). m. 20th June 1956, Shri Rajkumar Khanna (b. at Simla, India, 29th April 1929; d. at Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, 16th September 2005), IAS, from Bhopal, Collector Rajgarh 1956-1957, Addtl Sec Madhya Pradesh, Mbr MP Revenue Brd 1982, son of Srimant Puran Chand, by his wife, Pavitra Kanwar. She d. at Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, 11th August 2017, having had issue, three daughters:
      • i) Shivani Kumari [Kunwarani Shivani Singh, of Kullu] [Dr Shivani Singh]. b. at Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India, 15th January 1952. m. at Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India, 8th December 1980, Rajkumar Karan Singh [Dr Karan Singh] (b. at Kullu, 14th October 1957), sometime Minister of State for Primary Education, Science, Technology & Environment in HP, younger son of Rai Mohinder Singh, Rai of Kullu, by his wife, Rani Vina Diveshwari Devi. younger daughter of Commanding-General Supradipta-Manyabara-Nepal-Tara Om-Ram-Patta Jyotirmaya-Subikhyat-Tri-Shakti-Patta Suprasidha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Sri Sri Sri Maharajkumar Sir Krishna Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana, KCSI, KBE. She had issue, two sons – see India Zamindars (Kullu).
      • ii) Rajyshri Kumari [Smt Rajyshri Karki]. m. 1985, Viresh Bahadur Singh Karki, from Dehra Dun, India. She had issue, one son and one daughter:
        • (1) Abhimanyu Singh Karki, educ. St Joseph’s Sch, and Welham Boys’ Sch, Dehradun, and Amity Univ, Noida, India. Employed with India Infrastructure Publishing Pvt Ltd, and Creatigies Communications in New Delhi since 2010.
        • (1) Nandini Kumari Karki.
      • iii) Gunjana Kumari [Thakurani Gunjana Singh Rathore]. m. 1990, Thakur Rajeev Singh Rathore, of Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India, settled in Lansdowne, Uttrakhand, India. She had issue, two sons:
        • (1) Kunwar Prithviraj Singh Rathore.
        • (2) Kunwar Vishwaraj Singh Rathore. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
    • b) Meena Kumari [Rani Meena Kumari, of Kullu]. m. a Dehra Dun, 5th June 1971, Rai Maheshwar Singh, Rai of Kullu (b. at Bangalore, 12th February 1949), elder son of Rai Mohinder Singh, Rai of Kullu, by his wife, Rani Vina Diveshwari Devi. younger daughter of Commanding-General Supradipta-Manyabara-Nepal-Tara Om-Ram-Patta Jyotirmaya-Subikhyat-Tri-Shakti-Patta Suprasidha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Sri Sri Sri Maharajkumar Sir Krishna Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana, KCSI, KBE. She had issue, two sons – see India Zamindars (Kullu).
  • 4) Sri Sri Sri Maharajkumar Bahadur Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana. b. at the Fair Lawn Palace, Jharipani, Mussoorie, India, 19xx (s/o Krishna Kumari). Presdt All-India Gurkha League (Assam Branch) 1927. Vice-Chair All India Gurkha League 1926. m. Rajkumari Sneha Rajya Lakshmi. He had issue, two sons:
    • a) Prithi Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana. m. Gita, a sister of the wife of Kailash SJB Rana. He had issue, a son:
      • i) Asit Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana. b. at Nepalganj, 196X, educ. St George’s Coll, Mussoorie, St Joseph’s Coll, North Point, Darjeeling, and Oberoi Sch of Hotel Management, New Delhi, India. Chair Sneha Group since 1989. Presdt Nepal Baseball & Softball Assoc (NBSA) since 2011. m. Sri Rani Bhawani Rajya Lakshmi Rana (b. 2nd September 1969), educ. St Mary’s High Sch, Jawalakhel, and Isabella Thoburn Coll, and Lucknow Univ (BA), Lucknow, UP, India, Protocol Officer & Women’s Rights Specialist at US Embassy in Katmandu, Chair Sneha Group, MD of Sneha Tours & Travels Pvt Ltd, Dir Sneha Hotel Pvt Ltd, Presdt Fed of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FNCCI) since 2016 (Snr Vice-Presdt Industry Commerce Council), Vice-Presdt SAATHI, Sec-Gen Fed of Women Entrepreneurs Assocs of Nepal (FWEAN) since 2003, Adviser to Nepal Journalist Tourism Assoc for Mid/Far-West Nepal, Mbr SAARC Chamber Women Entrepreneur Council, daughter of XXX, sometime District Attorney. He has issue, two sons:
        • (1) Vedant Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana. b. at Nepalganj, 23rd November 19xx.
        • (2) Devanksh Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, educ. Lincoln Sch, Katmandu, and Les Roches International Sch of Hotel Management Sch, Valais, Switzerland.
    • b) Benu Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana. He had issue, a son:
      • i) Amrish Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana. He has issue, a son:
        • (1) Avlokan Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana.b. 5th August 1989, educ. St George’s Coll, Mussoorie, and Stratford Univ, New Delhi, India.
  • 5) Sri Sri Sri Maharajkumar Najaya Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana. b. at the Fair Lawn Palace, Jharipani, Mussoorie, India, 190x (s/o Krishna Kumari). He d.v.p. young.
  • 6) Sri Sri Sri Maharajkumar Jagut Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana. b. at the Fair Lawn Palace, Jharipani, Mussoorie, India, 190x (s/o Krishna Kumari), educ. Mayo Coll, Ajmer, Rajputana, India. Proprietor of “Sun Saan”, Western Doon, India. He d. unm.
  • 7) Lieutenant-General Sri Sri Sri Maharajkumar Mussoorie Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana. b. at the Fair Lawn Palace, Jharipani, Mussoorie, India, 1905 (s/o Krishna Kumari), educ. Mayo Coll, Ajmer, Rajputana, India. He had issue, four sons and a daughter:
    • a) Kailash Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana. m. Ambika, a sister of the wife of Prithi SJB Rana. He had issue, two sons:
      • i) Sumer Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana. He had issue:
        • (1) Surya Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana.
      • ii) Dr Dhawal Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana. b. 30th May 1961, educ. Modern Public Sch, Nepalganj, St George’s Coll, Mussoorie, All Saints, Sherwood, Nainital, and St Joseph’s Coll, India, ... (MA), and Washington Univ (PhD), USA. Mayor of Nepalganj 1997-2002, Mbr Rastriya Prajatantra Party Central Cttee 2006, West Zone English Medium High Sch Cttee, etc. m. at Mussoorie, 26th June 1980, Maharajkumari Srila Pratima Devi (b. at Calcutta, West Bengal, India, 12th June 1962), second daughter of Colonel H.H. Bisam-Samar-Bijojee Mahamopadhyaya Pancha-Srijukta Maharaja Sri Sri Sri Kirit Bikram Kishore Deb Barman Manikya Bahadur, Maharaja of Tripura, by his second wife, H.H. Maharani Bibhu Kumari Devi, eldest daughter of Raja Shri Luv Shah, of Khairigarh Raj, UP, by his second wife, Rani Meenakshi Devi, daughter of Kanwar Badri Singh, of Sirmur. He had issue, one son and one daughter:
        • (1) Saurya Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana. b. at Nepalganj, 11th August 1991, educ. Mayo Coll, Ajmer, Rajasthan, and SelaQui International Sch, Dehra Dun, India. He d. 20th September 2012.
        • (1) Shivangini Rajya Lakshmi Rana. b. at Nepalganj, 26th October 1988, educ. Mayo Coll Girls’ Sch, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India, and Les Roches International Sch of Hotel Management Sch, Valais, Switzerland. Proprietor Bardia Adventure Resort and Hotel Batika, MD of Lucky Ace Events & Entertainment since 2013, Relationship Mngr Hotel Annapurna since 2015.
    • b) Dadichi Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana. He had issue, a son:
      • i) Kushik Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana.
    • c) Angira Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana. He had issue, a son:
      • i) Sabal Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana.
    • d) Sarab Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana.
    • a) A daughter. m. at Lucknow, 1938, as his first wife, Rajkumar Sri Hardyal Singh (b. at Jaipur, Rajputana, India, 9th July 1922; d.s.p.m. 15th June 1954), eldest surviving son of Sri Rao Raja Kalyan Singh Bahadur, of Sikar, under Jaipur, India – see India (Jaipur-Sikar).
  • 8) Lieutenant-General Kanwar Laba Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana. b. as Babar SJB Rana, and later renamed Laba or Lava (c) (s/o Ganesh Kumari). Governor of Palpa Tansen 1955. He had issue, four sons and two daughters:
    • a) Dhundiraj Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana. b. before 1923. He had issue, a son:
      • i) Subikhyat-Tri-Shakti-Patta Prasidha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Pradeep Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana, educ. St Xavier’s Sch, Jawalakhel. Insp-Gen Royal Nepal Police 1999-2001. Official Umpire World Elephant Polo Assoc. Adviser to the “Temple of Health” Psychiatric Clinic, etc. Rcvd: the Orders of Three Divine Powers 2nd class (7.7.2002), and the Gurkha Right Hand 2nd class. m. Shanta Rajya Lakshmi, Chair Central Police Family Women’s Assoc, Presdt Aasara Reformation Centre (ARC), Trustee of the “Temple of Health” Psychiatric Clinic, etc. He had issue, a son:
        • (1) Deep Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana. Inspector Royal Nepal Police. He had issue, one son and one daughter.
    • b) Puskar Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana. b. before 1923.
    • c) Colonel Shambhu Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana. b. after 1923. He had issue, two sons:
      • i) Ashoke Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana. m. Sri Rani Himalaya Rajya Lakshmi, daughter of Shri Nara Pratap, by his wife, Gauri, nee Khatri Chetri. He had issue, one son and one daughter:
        • (1) Siddarth Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana.
        • (1) Tara Rajya Lakshmi Rana.
  • 9) Lieutenant-Colonel Kanwar Totra Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (c) (s/o Ganesh Kumari), educ. Mayo Coll, Ajmer, Rajputana, India. Mbr Extraordinary Council of State. He had issue, three sons:
    • a) Himat Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana. b. before 1923.
    • b) Nrip Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana.
    • c) Manohar Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
  • 10) Lieutenant-Colonel Kanwar Prakash Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana (c) (s/o Ganesh Kumari), educ. Mayo Coll, Ajmer, Rajputana, India. Co-operative Mbr Court of Appeal. He had issue, a son:
    • a) Birendra Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana. He had issue, two sons:
      • (1) Krishna Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana. He had issue, two sons:
        • (a) Abhinesh Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana.
        • (b) Atulya Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana.
        • (2) Prashant Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana. He had issue, a son:
        • (a) Pranav Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana.
  • 11) Lieutenant-Colonel Kanwar Hem Shumsher Rana (c) (s/o Ganesh Kumari), educ. Mayo Coll, Ajmer, Rajputana, India. Lt-Col IA. Gen Sec All India Gurkha League 1921. Mbr Wider Life Movement for the Furtherance and Consolidation of the Indo-Nepalese Cultural Fellowship, Indian Kennel Assoc, etc. m. Indee. He had issue, two sons an two daughters:
    • a) Kamal Shumsher Rana. m. Durga Devi. He had issue, two sons:
      • i) Arjun Shumsher Rana. m. Priya [Cheetoo], daughter of Yogendra Kumar Kudaisya, by his wife, Asha. He has issue, one son:
        • (1) Dighvijay Shumsher Rana.
      • ii) Dhruva Shumsher Rana. m. Sushma Onkar. He had issue, one son:
        • (1) Prahlad Shumsher Rana.
    • b) Captain Vijay Shumsher Rana. m. Kanti Devi. He had issue, two daughters:
      • i) Monica Lakshmi Rana.
      • ii) Gitica Lakshmi. m. ... Kochar.
    • a) Budhi Lakshmi. m. Satyendra Chandra Chatterji. No issue.
    • b) Dev Lakshmi. m. Major Satya Bhushan Gupta. She had issue, two sons and three daughters.
  • 12) Kanwar Lokendra Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana (c) (s/o Ganesh Kumari). Exiled in India with his father 1901, returned to Nepal 1904.
  • 13) Kanwar Krishna Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana (c) (s/o Ganesh Kumari).
  • 1) Sri Sri Sri Maharajkumari Mandalasa Rajya Lakshmi Devi [H.H. Maharani Mandalasa Kumari Deviji Sahiba, of Sirmur]. b. at Katmandu, 1896 (d/o Krishna Kumari), educ. privately. Dir Jagatsons International Corp. m. at the Sirmur Camp, Dehra Dun, 4th March 1910, Lieutenant-Colonel H.H. Maharaja Sir Amar Prakash Bahadur, Maharaja of Sirmur, KCSI, KCIE (b. at Nahan, Sirmur, India, 26th January 1888; d. at the Wiennier Cottage Sanatorium, Vienna, Austria, 13th August 1933), eldest son of H.H. Shri Raja Sir Surendra Bikram Prakash Bahadur, Raja of Sirmur, KCSI, by his wife, H.H. Shri Suketwala Rani Subhadra Deviji Sahiba, daughter of H.H. Raja Shri Rudra Sen Bahadur, Raja of Suket. She d. at Nahan, Sirmur, India, February 1973, having had issue one son and two daughters – see India (Sirmur).
  • 2) Sri Sri Sri Maharajkumari Shri Bhuvaneshwari Rajya Lakshmi Devi [Srimathi Rani Bhuvaneshwari Rajya Lakshmi Devi Sahiba, of Khairigarh Raj], KIH Silver Medal (12.6.1941). b. at Dhankota, October 1901 (d/o Krishna Kumari). m. 1914, Raja Pratap Bikram Shah, Raja of Khairigarh-Singahi (b. at Singahi, Lakhimpur-Kheri, UP, India, 24th October 1894; d. at Lucknow, UP, India, 7th October 1965), adopted son of Srimathi Maharani Surat Kunwar, OBE, of Khairigarh-Singahi, in the Kheri district of UP, India. She had issue, two sons and one daughter – see India Zamindars (Khairigarh).
  • 3) Sri Sri Sri Maharajkumari Shri ... Rajya Lakshmi Devi (third d/o Krishna Kumari). m. June 1912, Shriman Maharajkumar Shri Man Singhji Bahadur, Yuvaraj Sahib of Partabgarh (b. at the Deogarh Palace, Partabgarh, Rajputana, India, 13th April 1886; d.v.p. there, 29th October 1918), eldest son of H.H. Maharajadhiraj Maharawat Shri Sir Raghunath Singhji Bahadur, Maharawat of Partabgarh, KCIE, by his wife, H.H. Bada Pisangan Maharani Bapu Sahiba Shri Ugam Kanwarji Sahiba, elder daughter of Raja Shri Pratap Singh, Thakur of Pisangan, in Ajmer Merwara, Rajputana, India. She d.s.p. young - see India (Partabgarh).
  • 4) Gupta Kumari Devi [Sri Rani Gupta Kumari Devi, of Sirmur] [Choti Rani Sahiba] (c). m. (morganatic) Lieutenant-Colonel H.H. Maharaja Sir Amar Prakash Bahadur, Maharaja of Sirmur, KCSI, KCIE (b. at Nahan, Sirmur, India, 26th January 1888; d. at the Wiennier Cottage Sanatorium, Vienna, Austria, 13th August 1933), eldest son of H.H. Shri Raja Sir Surendra Bikram Prakash Bahadur, Raja of Sirmur, KCSI, by his wife, H.H. Shri Suketwala Rani Subhadra Deviji Sahiba, daughter of H.H. Raja Shri Rudra Sen Bahadur, Raja of Suket. She d. 1920, having had issue, one son and two daughters - see India (Sirmur).
  • 5) Indra Kumari Devi [Rani Narpat Singh]. b. at Katmandu, Nepal, 1900 (c). m. 23rd November 1916, Colonel Rao Bahadur Rao Raja Narpat Singh (b. at Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur, Rajputana, India, 28th March 1892; d. 23rd June 1967), eldest son of Lieutenant-General H.H. Maharajadhiraja Maharaja Shri Sir Pratap Singhji Sahib Bahadur, Maharaja of Idar, GCB, GCSI, GCVO, KIH. She d. 1929, having had issue, two sons and one daughter – see India (Idar).
  • 6) Bhuvan Kumari Devi (c). m and had issue.
  • 7) Budhimati Kumari Devi (yngst dau).
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