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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, had further issue: Copyright©Christopher Buyers

• 5) Field Marshal Ojaswi-Rajanya Supradipda-Manyabara-Nepal-Tara, Prasidha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu, Subikhyat-Tri-Shakti-Patta Sri Sri Sri Maharajkumar The Rt Hon. Hari Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (s/o Jetha Bada Maharani Padma Kumari), educ. Durbar High Sch., Katmandu. Apptd. Maj-Gen. before 1923, prom. Gen. 1934, Chair. Special Tribunal 1940, Hon. ADC to King Mahendra 1956. Rcvd: the Orders of Ojaswi Rajanya, Star of Nepal 1^st class, Gurkha Right Hand 1^st class, and Three Divine Powers 2^nd class. m. Sri Rani Megha Kumari Rajya Lakshmi (d. at Calcutta, January 1946), sister of Colonel Mohan Bikram Shah. He had issue, four sons and three daughters:
  • a) General Supradipda-Manyabara-Nepal-Tara, Prasidha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Subikhyat-Tri-Shakti-Patta Om-Ram-Patta The Rt Hon. Aruna Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, KCVO (26.2.1961). Mbr Raj Sabha, and National Planning Council 1957, Hon ADC to King Mahendra. Rcvd: the Orders of the Star of Nepal 1^st class, the Three Divine Powers 2^nd class, and the Gurkha Right Hand 2^nd class. He has issue:
    • i) Jyoti Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana.
    • i) A daughter. m. a son of Shri Babu Sahib Khadga Bahadur Malla, of Maglagadi, the biggest zamindar in Bardia.
  • b) Brigadier-General Prasidha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Bikhyat-Tri-Shakti-Patta Sushil Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, LVO (17.10.1960). b. at Lazimpat, April 1934, educ. Trichandra Coll. (BA 1960). Lt-Col. 1950, prom. Col. 1961, Sec. National Sports Cncl. 1959-1965, Chair. Amateur Athletic Assoc 1973, prom Brig-Gen 1970, Presdt Lion’s Club of the Himalayas 1974-1975, Chief Officer Royal Flight, Leader Nepalese Team to Asian Games at Bangkok 1966 and Olympic Games at Tokyo 1965. Dir Shree Banshidhar Industries Ltd. Rcvd: the Orders of the Gurkha Right Hand 2^nd class (3^rd class 19xx), and Three Divine Powers 3^rd class, Coron. (1956 and 1975), Bikhyat Sewalanker and Vishesh Sewa medals. m. 1959, Sri Rani Meenu Rajya Lakshmi. He has issue one daughter.
  • c) Narendra Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana.
  • d) Manoj Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana. Copyright©Christopher Buyers
  • a) Indra Rajya Lakshmi Devi [H.R.H. The Crown Princess Indra]. b. at Hari Bhawan, Bagmati, Katmandu, 25^th July 1924, educ. privately. m. at the Narayanhiti Royal Palace, Katmandu, 8^th May 1940, as his first wife, H.M. Svasti Sri Giriraja Chakra Chudamani Narayanetyadi Vividha Virudavali Virajamana Manonnata Mahendramala Ojaswirajanya Parama-Gaurabmaya-Tejaswi-Tribhuvana-Prajatantra-Shripada Parama-Ujjwala-Kirtimaya-Nepal-Shripada Parama-Projjwala-Nepal-Tara Parama-Pavitra-Om-Ram-Patta Parama-Jyotirmaya-Subikhyata-Tri-Shakti-Patta Parama-Suprasiddha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Mahadhipati Shriman Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Maharajadhiraja Mahendra Bir Bikram Jang Bahadur Shah Bahadur Shamsher Jang Devanam Sada Samaja Vijayinam, King of Nepal (b. at Katmandu, 11^th June 1920, d. at the Dialo Bungalow, Bharatpur, Royal Chitwan National Park, 31^st January 1972), eldest son of H.M. Svasti Sri Giriraja Chakra Chudamani Narayanetyadi Vividha Virudavali Virajamana Manonnata Parama-Projjwala-Nepal-Tara Parama-Pavitra-Om-Ram-Patta Parama-Jyotirmaya-Subikhyata-Tri-Shakti-Patta Parama-Suprasiddha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Mahadhipati Shriman Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Maharajadhiraja Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Jang Bahadur Shah Bahadur Shamsher Jang Devanam Sada Samaja Vijayinam, King of Nepal. She d. at Katmandu, 4^th September 1950, having had issue three sons and two daughters - see Nepal (Nepal).
  • b) Sri Rani Kishori Rajya Lakshmi. b. at Hari Bhawan, Bagmati, Katmandu, 22^nd January 1927. m. 1951, Major-General Suprasidha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Subikhyat-Tri-Shakti-Patta Manya-Nepal-Tara Mohan Bikram Shah (b. at Parasi, Nawalparasi district, 22^nd January 1927), Hon. ADC to King Mahendra, son of Sri Chautaria Chuda Bikram Shah, by his wife, Sri Chautariyani Ishwari Rajya Lakshmi. She had issue, three sons and three daughters - see Nepal (Nepal). Copyright©Christopher Buyers
  • c) Ratna Rajya Lakshmi Devi [H.M. Queen Ratna]. b. at Hari Bhawan, Bagmati, Katmandu, 19^th August 1928, educ. privately. Colonel-in-Chief Corps of Artillery (2/5/1956). Rcvd: the Nepal Decoration of Honour, the Orders of Ojaswi Rajanya, and Tribhuvan Order of the Footprint of Democracy 1^st class, Ati-Subikhyata-Sewalanka, and Coron. (1956) medals, the Precious Crown 1^st class of Japan (1961), GC Order of Merit of Germany (1964), the Netherlands Lion (21.4.1967), and the Million Elephants and the White Parasol of Laos (1969), Order of Nishan-i-Imtiaz of Pakistan (1970), and the Golden Heart Medal 1st class of the Philippines (1971). m. at Nagarjun, 10^th December 1952, as his second wife, H.M. Svasti Sri Giriraja Chakra Chudamani Narayanetyadi Vividha Virudavali Virajamana Manonnata Mahendramala Ojaswirajanya Parama-Gaurabmaya-Tejaswi-Tribhuvana-Prajatantra-Shripada Parama-Ujjwala-Kirtimaya-Nepal-Shripada Parama-Projjwala-Nepal-Tara Parama-Pavitra-Om-Ram-Patta Parama-Jyotirmaya-Subikhyata-Tri-Shakti-Patta Parama-Suprasiddha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Mahadhipati Shriman Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Maharajadhiraja Mahendra Bir Bikram Jang Bahadur Shah Bahadur Shamsher Jang Devanam Sada Samaja Vijayinam, King of Nepal (b. at Katmandu, 11th June 1920, d. at the Dialo Bungalow, Bharatpur, Royal Chitwan National Park, 31^st January 1972), eldest son of H.M. Svasti Sri Giriraja Chakra Chudamani Narayanetyadi Vividha Virudavali Virajamana Manonnata Parama-Projjwala-Nepal-Tara Parama-Pavitra-Om-Ram-Patta Parama-Jyotirmaya-Subikhyata-Tri-Shakti-Patta Parama-Suprasiddha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Mahadhipati Shriman Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Maharajadhiraja Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Jang Bahadur Shah Bahadur Shamsher Jang Devanam Sada Samaja Vijayinam, King of Nepal. She had issue one daughter - see Nepal (Nepal).
• 6) General Kunwar Vikram Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (c). He had issue, three sons, including:
  • a) Bhimsen Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana.
• 7) Colonel Kunwar Chet Shumshere Jang Bahadur Rana (c). b. 1899, educ. Durbar High Sch, Katmandu. Dir Communications & Electricity Dept 1939. He d. at Katmandu, 15^th October 1947, having had issue, two sons:
  • a) Indu Shumshere Jang Bahadur Rana. m. Maiju Rajya Lakshmi. He had issue, two sons: Copyright©Christopher Buyers
    • i) Prakriti Shumshere Jang Bahadur Rana. b. at Thu, Lazimpat, Katmandu, 11^th May 1939, educ. St Xavier’s High Sch, Godavari, Lalitpur, and Oregan State Univ (PhD). Assist Agronomist Dept of Agriculture 1961, Assist Agricultural Extension Officer 1961-1966, Agricultural Development Officer 1966-1972, Snr Agricultural Offficer RADO, Lalitpur 1972-1974, Chief of Seed Dvsn of Agricultural Imports Corp 1974-1978, Chief National Wheat Development Programme 1978-1981, FAO Tropical Agronomist in Indonesia 1981-1982, Joint Sec Ministry of Agriculture 1984-1991, Snr Advisor Nepal Agricultural Research Council 1991. Rcvd: Mahendra Vidya Bhushan "A" (1973, "B" 1972), Coron Medal (1975) and Dirghaseva Padak (1987). m. 1962, Jaya Rajya Lakshmi, and has issue one son and one daughter.
    • ii) General Suprasidha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Subikhyat-Tri-Shakti-Patta The Rt. Hon. Prajwalla Shumshere Jang Bahadur Rana. b. at Katmandu, 1942, educ. St Xavier’s High Sch, Godavari, Lalitpur, Tribhuvan Univ, Kathmandu (BA), RMA, Sandhurst, Sch of Artillery, Larkhill, and National Defence Coll, India. Cmsnd as 2^nd-Lieut RNA 28/7/1961, logistics officer UN Emergency Force Sinai 1974, Military Attaché Moscow 1976-1979, CO Srinath Btn, UN Interim Force in Lebanon in 1985, prom Col 1986, Assist Di. Military Ops, cdt Sch of Infantry, prom Brig-Gen, cdr Mid-West infantry bde, and Western Nepal infantry bde, Dir Military Intelligence, Dir Military Ops, Dir Military Training, prom Maj-Gen 1994, PSO to Chief of the Army Staff, Master General of Ordnance, Insp-Gen RNA, prom Lieut-Gen 1997, COGS 1997-1999, prom Gen 19/5/1999, COAS 1999-2001. Rcvd: the Orders of Three Divine Powers 2^nd class, and the Gurkha Right Hand 1^st class (7.7.2002). m. Sindhu Rajya Lakshmi, a well-known poetess, grand daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel Prasidha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Balakrishna Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana [Bal Krishna Sama].
  • b) Kumar Shumshere Jang Bahadur Rana.
• 8) Major-General Kunwar Dhruba Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (c). He had issue, three sons:
  • a) Bhagirath Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana.
  • b) Manohar Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana.
  • c) Shesh Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana.
• 9) Commanding-General Sri Sri Sri Maharajkumar Surya Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (s/o Jetha Bada Maharani Padma Kumari), educ. Durbar High Sch, Katmandu. Apptd Lt-Col before 1923, actg GOC Southern Cmnd, prom Lt-Gen 1934, Dir-Gen Foreign Goods & Museums Dept 1939-1940, prom Gen 1940, ADC General & Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister 1940-1942, actg GOC Northern Cmnd 1940-1945. He d. in India, 3^rd January 1945, having had issue, an only son:
  • a) General Yuvraj Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana. m. Sri Rani Indira Rajya Lakshmi Kumari, younger daughter of Rajkumar Ammar Bahadur Singh, of Bajang, by his wife, Rajkumarani Nirpa Kumari. He had issue, a daughter:
    • i) Kiran Rajya Lakshmi Kumari Devi [H.H. Shrimant Akhand Soubhagyavati Maharani Madhavi Raje Sahib Scindia, of Gwalior]. b. at Jawalakhel, Lalitpur, 12^th February 1948. Presdt Scindia Kanya Vidyalaya Sch Brd 2001-2024, and Rotary Club of Yavatmal. Trustee Mannu Raje Trust 1971-2024. Dir Indamsat Pvt Ltd and Devvrata Investments Pvt Ltd. Rcvd: King Birendra Coronation Medal of Nepal (24.2.1975). m. at Delhi, India, 8^th May 1966, H.H. Ali Jah, Umdat ul-Umara, Hisam us-Sultanat, Mukhtar ul-Mulk, Azim ul-Iqtidar, Rafi-us-Shan, Wala Shikoh, Muhtasham-i-Dauran, Maharajadhiraj Maharaja Shrimant Madhav Rao III Scindia, Srinath, Mansur-i-Zaman, Fidvi-i-Hazrat-i-Malik-i-Mua’zzam-i-Rafi-ud-Darja-i-Inglistan, Maharaja Scindia of Gwalior (b. at Samudra Mahal, Worli, Bombay, Maharashtra, India, 10^th March 1945; k. in an aeroplane crash, at Motta village, Mainpuri district, UP, India, 30^th September 2001), only son of Lieutenant-General H.H. Ali Jah, Umdat ul-Umara, Hisam us-Sultanat, Mukhtar ul-Mulk, Azim ul-Iqtidar, Rafi-us-Shan Wala Shikoh, Muhtasham-i-Dauran, Maharajadhiraj Maharaja Shrimant Sir George Jivaji Rao Scindia Bahadur, Srinath, Mansur-i-Zaman, Fidvi-i-Hazrat-i-Malik-i-Mua’zzam-i-Rafi-ud-Darja-i-Inglistan, Maharaja Scindia of Gwalior, GCSI, GCIE, by his wife, H.H. Shrimant Akhand Soubhagyavati Maharani Vijaya Raje Sahib Scindia, daughter of Shrimant Thakur Mahendra Singhji Sahib, of Sagar. She d. from pneumonia, at All India Inst of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Hospital, New Delhi, 15^th May 2024, having had issue, one son and one daughter - see India (Gwalior). Copyright©Christopher Buyers
• 10) Field Marshal H.E. Ojaswi-Rajanya, Maha-Gaurabmaya-Tejaswi-Tribhuvan-Prajatantra-Shripada, Om-Ram-Patta, Supradipda-Manyabara-Nepal-Tara, Suprasidha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu, Subikhyat-Tri-Shakhti-Patta Sri Sri Sri Maharajkumar The Rt Hon. Sir Nir Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, GCVO (26.2.1961), KBE (m 2.11.1945). b. at Jawalakhel Durbar, Lalitpur, 25^th December 1913 (s/o Mahili Rani), educ. Durbar High Sch, Katmandu. Cmsnd as Maj 1932, c/o Kali Bahadur Btn in India 1939-1942, served in WW2 on North-East Frontier of India 1942-1943, prom Maj-Gen 8/8/1943, Liason Officer Nepalese forces at AHQ Rawalpindi 1943-1945, Judge High Court 1947-1951, GOC Patan Bde 1951-1953, prom Lieut-Gen 1956, COGS 1956-1960, prom Gen 20/5/1960, C-in-C 1960-1965, Mbr Raj Sabha 1960, Hon ADC to King Mahendra. Chair Cricket Assoc of Nepal 1955. Rcvd: the Tribhuvan Order of the Footprint of Democracy 1^st class, and the Orders of Ojaswi Rajanya, Om Ram Patta, the Star of Nepal 1^st class (2^nd class 8.8.1943), the Gurkha Right Hand 1^st class and Three Divine Powers 2^nd class, Assam-Burma Medal (1945), British 39/45 and Burma stars, Defence and War medals (1945), and Queen Elizabeth II Coron. medal (1953), GC of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, etc. m. at Jammu, India, 1943, Sri Rani Bimala Rajya Lakshmi. He had issue, two sons and one daughter.
• 11) Field Marshal H.E. Supradipda-Manyabara-Nepal-Tara Jyotirmaya-Subikhyat-Tri-Shakti-Patta Suprasidha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Kunwar The Rt Hon. Sir Kiran Shamshere Jung Bahadur Rana, KCVO (26.2.1961), KBE (m 2.11.1945). b. at Jawalakhel Durbar, Lalitpur, October 1916 (s/o Sahili Rani), educ. Durbar High Sch, Katmandu. Cmsnd as Maj 1935, Col Cdt Mahendra Dal Regt 1941-1943, prom Maj-Gen 8/8/1943, Liason officer with Nepalese forces at AHQ Eastern Cmnd in India 1943-1945; served in WW2 on NEF of India, Assam, and Burma (rcvd: MID), Chief Justice 1946-1947, Snr Cdng-Gen Western Cmnd & Chief of Army Staff 1947-1948 and 1951-1953, Cdng-Gen Eastern Cmnd 1948-1951, C-in-C 1953-1956, Minister of State 1956-1957, Ambassador at the Court of St James’s 1974-1978. Rcvd: the Orders of the Star of Nepal 1^st class (2^nd class 8.8.1943), Three Divine Powers 1^st class, and the Gurkha Right Hand 1^st class, Assam-Burma Medal (1945), British 39/45 & Burma stars, Defence, and War medals (1945), Cdr. Legion of Merit of the USA, etc. m. at Katmandu, 1936, Sri Rani Yoba Bimala Rajya Lakshmi. He d. at Katmandu, November 1983, having had issue, four sons:
  • a) H.E. Suprasidha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Prabal Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, CVO (18.11.1980). b. 1939, educ. Bishop Cotton Sch, Simla, Delhi Univ, India, and Univ Coll, London (BA). Joined Protocol dvsn Ministry of Foreign Affairs 1964, served at Rome, Islamabad and MOFA in Katmandu, UN mission at New York 1977-1979, Deputy Chief of Protocol 1979-1982, Counsellor London 1982-1987, Under Sec South Asian Assocfor Regional Co-operation (SAARC) 1987-1992, Dir SAARC 1992-1996, Head of Econ Affairs Dvsn MOFA 1996-1997, International Observer for Presidential Election in Sri Lanka 1999, SAARC Adviser to MOFA 2002, Ambassador to the Court of St James’s 2003-2006. Rcvd: the Order of the Gurkha Right Hand 1^st class, Coron medal (1956), etc. He had issue, two sons:
    • i) Prashant Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana. Copyright©Christopher Buyers
    • ii) Prabir Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana.
  • b) Prashiddha Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana. He may have d. young.
  • c) Pramodh Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana. m. a sister Lieutenant-General Suprasidha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Shanta Kumar Malla, CVO, sometime Principal Military Sec & ADC to King Birendra, from a thakuri family of Baglung. He has issue, a son:
    • i) Pragun Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana. m. Samyuka KC.
  • d) Subodh Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana. b. 1956, educ. St Xavier’s Coll, Jawalakhel. Employed with Everest Sheraton Hotel in Katmandu 1982, MD Marco Polo Travels Nepal (p) Ltd since 1990. Presdt Nepal Incentive & Convention Assoc (NICA), Vice-Presdt Nepal Finland Soc, Trustee Democratic Nepal Party, etc. m. Lucy, a lady of Polish ancestry. He has issue, a son and a daughter:
    • i) Milan Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana. b. 8^th September 1987. He d. 12^th November 1989.
    • i) Monica Rajya Lakshmi [Monica Rana]. b. 1^st August 1983, educ. Lincoln American Sch, Katmandu, Acharya Narendra Dev Coll, Delhi Univ, India, and Harvard Univ (B.Econ. 2006), Cambridge, Massachusets, USA. Editor-in-Chief “South Asian Journal” and Assoc Editor at the “Harvard International Review”. Employed with Morgan Stanley Global Capital Markets in New York City 2006-2007 and London since 2007. m. at Liege, Belgium, 12^th July 2012, Pierre Bernardin, a Belgian national.
  • a) Teeka Rajya Lakshmi. The first woman photographer in Nepal. Author of “The Royal Wedding in Nepal, the Himalayan Kingdom and Katmandu” (1970). m. Major-General Bharat Keshar Simha (b. 1934), Hon ADC to the King of Nepal, Ambassador to the Court of St James’ 1988-1992, Presdt Nepal Squash Rackets Assoc (NSRA) 1987-1989, World Hindu Fed (WHF) since 2003, etc. She d. from cancer, 1993, having had issue, three sons.
• 12) ... Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana.
• 13) ... Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana.
• 14) Major-General Suprabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Kunwar Surendra Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, CBE (c 29.4.1937) (c), educ. Singha Durbar High Sch. Prom Maj-Gen 29/11/1945. Sec Ministry of Communications and Transport 1958. Rcvd: the Order of the Gurkha Right Hand 3^rd class (1937). m. Sri Rani Purna Kumari Devi, daughter of Karna Dhoj Bahadur Shah of Salyana. He had issue, one son and four daughters:
  • a) Keshab Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana. Editor for Valley News and Views until 1986.
• 15) General Supradipta-Manyabara-Nepal-Tara Suprasidha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Subikhyat-Tri-Shakti-Patta Sri Sri Sri Maharajkumar Narayan Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, KBE (c 29.4.1937) (s/o Jetha Bada Maharani Padma Kumari), educ. Singha Durbar High Sch. Lt-Col. before 1923, Rcvd: the 1^st class of the Orders of the Star of Nepal and the Gurkha Right Hand (2^nd class 1937), and 2^nd class of the Order of the Three Divine Powers. m. Sri Rani Dibya Rajya Lakshmi. He d. after 1970, having had issue, three sons: Copyright©Christopher Buyers
  • a) Mriga Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana.
  • b) Madhur Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana. He had issue, two sons.
  • c) Nainu Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (s/o Dibya).
• 16) Major-General Suprasidha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Subikhyat-Tri-Shakti-Patta Kunwar Min Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, CVO (26.2.1961). Rcvd: the Orders of the Gurkha Right Hand 1^st class, and the Three Divine Powers 2^nd class. m. July 1943, Prasidha-Prabala-Gorkha Dakshina-Bahu Sri Rani Kamal Rajya Lakshmi (b. at Palpa, May 1928), educ. Tribhuvan Univ (MA 1964). MP (Maha Sabha) 1958, Vice-Presdt 1958-1960, Chair Nepal Family Planning Assoc 1961-1965, Mbr UN Cmsn on the Status of Women 1963-1965, MP (Rastriya Panchayat) 1971 & 1973-1976, Vice-Chair Nepal Red Cross Soc 1971-1973, rcvd: the Order of the Gurkha Right Hand 2^nd class, Coron medals 1956 and 1975, younger daughter of Sri Sri Sri Raja Tarak Bahadur Shaha, Raja of Birkot, by his wife, Sri Rani Madan Dibyeshwari Rajya Lakshmi, of the Rana family. He had issue, one son:
  • a) Anoop Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana. b. 19^th November 1949. Exec Chair Hotel Yellow Pagoda 1973-1982, Exec Dir Royal Nepal Airlines Corp 1982-1985, Chair Necon Air Ltd 1992-1999, Pagoda Air Ltd 1998-1999, Nepal Employers’ Council, Vice-Chair Product Development Council of PATA, Project Consultant to the Partnership for Quality Tourism, Exec Mbr Fed of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industries, Mbr Brd of Hotel Management & Tourism Training Centre, Tourism Policy Drafting Cttee, etc. m. Kanchan Rajya Lakshmi. He d. after suffering three successive strokes, at Katmandu, 9^th January 1999, having had issue, two daughters:
    • i) ...
    • ii) Shasta Rajya Lakshmi.
• 17) Major-General Sri Sri Sri Maharajkumar Shanta Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (s/o Kancha Maharani I), educ. Singha Durbar High Sch, Katmandu. Prom Maj-Gen 29/11/1945. m. Rajkumari Achala Rajya Lakshmi Devi, daughter of H.M. Svasti Sri Giriraja Chakra Chudamani Narayanetyadi Vividha Virudavali Virajamana Manonnata Parama-Ojaswi-Rajanya Parama-Projjwala-Nepal-Tara Parama-Pavitra-Om-Ram-Patta Parama-Jyotirmaya-Subikhyata-Tri-Shakti-Patta Parama-Suprasiddha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Mahadhipati Shriman Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Maharajadhiraja Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Jang Bahadur Shah Bahadur Shamsher Jang Devanam Sada Samaja Vijayinam, King of Nepal, by a concubine. He had issue, a son:
  • a) Krishna Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana. m. May 1969, Maharajkumari Sri Bibiji Pushpendra Kaur Sahiba (b. at the Moti Mahal Palace, Bharatpur, 12^th December 1944), second daughter of Colonel H.H. Maharaja Shri Brijendra Sawai Brijendra Singhji Bahadur Jang, Maharaja of Bharatpur, by his first wife, H.H. Maharani Sri Jaya Chamunda Ammani Avaru, third daughter of H.H. Maharajkumar Sri Sir Kanthirava Narasimharaja Wadiyar Bahadur, Yuvaraja of Mysore, GCIE. No issue.
• 18) Brigadier-General Suprasidha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Sri Sri Sri Maharajkumar Ravi Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, CVO (17.10.1960). b. at Jawalakhel Durbar, Lalitpur 1924, educ. Singha Durbar High Sch, Katmandu. Military Attaché London 1957-1961. Rcvd: the Order of the Gurkha Right Hand 1^st class (7.4.2004). m. Rajkumari Tika Rajya Lakshmi Devi (d. before 2001), daughter of H.M. Svasti Sri Giriraja Chakra Chudamani Narayanetyadi Vividha Virudavali Virajamana Manonnata Parama-Projjwala-Nepal-Tara Parama-Pavitra-Om-Ram-Patta Parama-Jyotirmaya-Subikhyata-Tri-Shakti-Patta Parama-Suprasiddha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Mahadhipati Shriman Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Maharajadhiraja Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Jang Bahadur Shah Bahadur Shamsher Jang Devanam Sada Samaja Vijayinam, King of Nepal, by a junior wife or concubine. He had issue:
  • a) A daughter. m. a son of Shri Babu Sahib Khadga Bahadur Malla, of Maglagadi, the biggest zamindar in Bardia. Copyright©Christopher Buyers
• 19) Colonel Kunwar Shashi Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana. He had issue, two sons.
• 20) Kunwar Binod Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana. b. at Katmandu, 30^th November 1945 (c). He had issue, one son and two daughters.
• 1) Sri Sri Sri Maharajkumari Sita Kumari Rajya Lakshmi Devi (the eldest d/o Jetha Bada Maharani Padma Kumari). m. Prince (Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Shahajada) Mohan Bikram Shah [Ram Raja II], Raja of Ramnagar (d. at Bombay, 1947), eldest son of General H.H. Prince Bhupatindra Bikram Shah. She had issue, four sons three daughters - see Nepal (Nepal).
• 2) Sri Sri Sri Maharajkumari Janak Rajya Lakshmi [Misri]. b. at Jawalakhel Durbar, Lalitpur, 1917 (the eldest d/o Gambir Kumari 2), educ. Agra Univ (BA 1959), and DAV Coll. (LL.B. 1962). Became the first woman lawyer in Nepal. Advocate Supreme Court Nepal 1967, Presdt. Prod Sangathan (Bagmati Aunchal) 1984. m. 1932, Colonal Sri Sri Sri Raja Lalit Bikram Shah, Raja of Dhairini.
• 3) A daughter, d. 22^nd November 1938.
• 4) Sri Sri Sri Maharajkumari Dibya Rajya Lakshmi (d/o Mahili Maharani). m. 1941, Rao Raja Narendra Singh (b. 1917; d. 1983), eldest son of Colonel Rao Bahadur Rao Raja Narpat Singh, by his wife, Rani Indra Kumari Rajya Lakshmi, youngest daughter of Field Marshal H.H. Svasti Shri-Madarti-prachandra-bhujadandetyadi Maharaja Shri Shri Shri Deva Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, Maharaja of Lambjang and Kaski. She had issue, one son - see India (Idar).
• 5) Sri Sri Sri Maharajkumari Kafi Rajya Lakshmi (d/o Kancha Maharani) (the youngest married daughter). m. a Bengali gentleman. She d. at Calcutta, India, 12^th July 1944.
• 6) Sri Sri Sri Maharajkumari Putli Rajya Lakshmi (d/o Sanu Rani)*. Possibly the same lady as No. 14 below?
• 7) Sri Sri Sri Maharajkumari Madhuri Rajya Lakshmi (d/o Sanu Rani). m. an Indian.
• 8) Sri Sri Sri Maharajkumari Sakali Rajya Lakshmi (d/o Sanu Rani). m. General Suprasidha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Sri Chautaria Singha Pratap Shah (b. 1924; d. at the King Birendra Military Hospital Chauni, 27^th July 2003), Military Attaché London 1961-1964, Chief of Army Staff 1979-1983, Mbr. Raj Parishad, Ambassador to Germany 1984-1990.
• 9) Sri Sri Sri Maharajkumari Ramri Maiya. m. Mohan Prasad Shah, elder son of Sri Chautaria Vishnu Prasad Shah. She d.s.p. - see Nepal (Nepal). Copyright©Christopher Buyers
• 10) Sri Sri Sri Maharajkumari Urmila Rajya Lakshmi. m. before 1931, Chandra Bikram Shaha [Lakshman Raja].
• 11) Sri Sri Sri Maharajkumari Shesha Kumari [H.H. Sri Sri Sri Rani Soubhagya Rajya Lakshmi, Rani of Salyana]. m. H.H. Sri Sri Sri Raja Gahendra Bahadur Shah, Raja of Salyana, son of Sri Sri Sri Raja Shamsher Bahadur Shah, Raja of Salyana. She had issue, five sons and two daughters - see Nepal (Salyana).
• 12) Sri Sri Sri Maharajkumari Kamal Rajya Lakshmi (d/o Kancha Maharani). m. Sri Sahebju Balendra Bikram Shah.
• 13) Sri Sri Sri Maharajkumari Putila Kumari* (d/o the Sanu Rani). m. Mohan Bikram Shah. Possibly the same lady as No. 6 above?
• 14) Sri Sri Sri Maharajkumari Nakali Rajya Lakshmi. m. Arjun B. Shah.
• 15) Sri Sri Sri Maharajkumari Purna Rajya Lakshmi. m. Major-General Dharma Bahadur Singh.

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