Predecessors and Short History:
Ancestors
were originally a Chettri caste. In 1849, the King of Nepal granted the
title of Rana to all male members of the family.
- Bal Narsingh Kunwar Rana, Chief of Dhankuta, Dadeldhura and
Jumla,
married
and had issue.
- Supradipta Manyabara Cdg.Gen. HH Shri Tin Maharaja Sir
Jung Bahadur
Rana
[Bir Nar Singh Kunwar] (by 2nd wife) (qv)
- Supradipta Manyabara Cdg.Gen. HH Shri Tin Maharaja
Ranadip Singh
Bahadur
Rana (qv)
- Shri Jai Shumsher Jang Bahadur, he was convicted of a
conspiracy against his brother and was imprisoned at Allahabad. He died
of cholera September 1851 in prison at Allahabad (#2).
- Shri Krishna Bahadur Rana, married and had issue.
- Shri Buddhi Bikram Rana
- Shri Ram Krishna Rana
- Shri Shambhu Bikram Rana
- Shri Badri Narasingh Rana, married and had issue.
- Shri Dhoj Narsingh Rana, married and had issue.
- Colonel Shri Dhir Narsinh Rana
- Colonel Shri Tod Narsingh Rana
- Shri Bam Bahadur Rana, Prime Minister of Nepal, married
(name unknown) (youngest
wife), died in November 1851 in childbirth, and
had issue. He
died
1857.
- Shri Bam Bikram Rana, married and had issue. He died
after
1881.
- Shri Indra Bikram Rana, died after 1901.
- Cdg. Gen. Shri Jagat Shumsher Rana, born 1827, Western
Senior
Commanding
General 1863/1877, Commander-in-Chief 1877/1879, married and had
issue. He died 1879.
- Shri Ambar Jung Rana, married and had issue.
- Shri Ramsher Rana, married and had issue.
- Shri Satyashwar Rana, married and had issue.
- Shri Madhusudhan Rana, married and had issue.
- Shri Kiran Rana, married and had issue.
- Shri Arjun Rana, married and had issue.
- Shri Bhim Pratap Rana, married and had issue.
- Shri Bhairav Rana, married and had issue.
- Shri Dhruba Rana, married and had issue.
- Shri Prem Rana, married and had issue.
- Shri Bharat Rana, married and had issue.
- Shri Nara Rana
- Shri Rana Rana, married and had issue.
- Shri Deep Rana, married and had issue.
- Shri Chhetra Rana, married and had issue.
- Shri Arjun Rana, married and had issue.
- Shri Dhana Rana, married and had issue.
- Shri Pratap Rana, married and had issue.
- Shri Bhupendra Jung Rana
- Shri Bir Jung Rana
- Cdg. Gen. Dhir Shumsher Rana, born 1828,
Commander-in-Chief 1879/1884,
Western Senior Commanding General 1877/1879, Eastern Commanding General
1862/1877, he had a great hand in founding an English Primary School
and
a Sanskrit Boarding School in Kathmandu. He had helped Ranadip to
become
Prime Minister, but real power was vested in Dhir Shumsher for the
administration
of State Affairs, he married (amongst others) (a), Bada Maharani Rajya
Lakshmi
Devi, married (b), 1873, Maharani Juhar Kumari Devi of the Kangra Royal
Family, died 1916, and had issue. He died 14th October 1884.
- HH Sri Tin Maharaja Bir Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana (by
Rajya) (qv)
- Cdg. Gen. Khadga Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, born 1861,
Governor of
Palpa
in 1887, Commander-in-Chief 1885/1887, married Rani Dhan Kumari Devi,
and
had issue. He died November 1921 in Benaras.
- Gen. Shri Tunga Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, married
and had issue.
- Rani Jaya Rajya Lakshmi, married H.E. Lt.Col.
Maharajkumar Shardul Bikram Shah, son of Lt.Col. HH Sir Maharaja
Narendra Shah Sahib Bahadur of Tehri-Garhwal,
and had issue.
- Shri Hem Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, married and had
issue.
- Shri Kunjar Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, married and
had issue. He died
after 1929.
- Shri Devendra Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
- (name unknown),
married (as his first wife), Thakur Mahendra Singh of Kotla, and
had issue. She
died
21st October 1919.
- Kumari Lekha Divyeshwari Devi [HH Maharani Vijaya
Raje
Scindia of Gwalior.]
- Thakurani Nidra Divyeshwari Devi, born 1900, married
1920, Thakur Chandan Singh, born 21st February 1887 in Dehra Dun,
died 1968.
- Cdg. Gen. Run Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, Western
Senior Commanding
General
1885/1887, died 1887.
- HH Shri Tin Maharaja Dev Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana (qv)
- HH Projjwala-Nepala Taradhisha Shri Tin Maharajah Sir
Chandra Shumsher
Jung Bahadur Rana (qv)
- H.E. Gen. Shri Tin Maharaja Sir Bhim Shumsher Jung
Bahadur Rana
(qv)
- Cdg. Gen. Fatteh Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, Western
Senior Commanding
General 1901/1907, Eastern Commanding General in 1901, Southern
Commanding
General 1887/1901, Northern Commanding General 1887, died 1907.
- Cdg. Gen. Jit Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, Western
Senior Commanding
General
1907/1913, Eastern Commanding General 190x/1907, Southern Commanding
General
1901/190x, Northern Commanding General in 1901, died 27th July
1913.
- Cdg. Gen. Lalit Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, Eastern
Commanding General
1901/190x, Southern Commanding General in 1901, Northern Commanding
General
1887/1901, married and had issue.
- Shri Uttam Bahadur Rana, born 1892.
- Shri Dambar Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, married and had
issue.
- Shri Shamar Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, married
Rani Mandakini Devi, and had issue.
- Shri Pushkar Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
- Shri Balkrishna Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
- Shri Tika Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
- Shri Karna Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
- Shri Bodha Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
- Rani Pushpa Kumari, born 16th June 1924, married
Rao Raja Rom Harshan Singh of Sirmur,
and had issue, three cildren.
- Shri Bed Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, married and had
issue.
- Shri Basudev Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, married and
had issue.
- Shri Purna Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana.
- Shri Yadu Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana [Jyadu], married
and had issue.
- Shri Yogendra Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, married a
daughter of Shri Sher Bahadur Malla, and had issue. He died in February
2008.
- Kumari (name
unknown), married Shri Birat Simha.
- Maj.-Gen. Sher Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, Governor of
Palpa, K.B.E.,
married
and had issue.
- Shri Buddha Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, Governor of
Birgunj ca1928/-,
married
and had issue.
- Shri Diamond Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, born July
1918 in Palpa, Acclaimed novelist, author of Seto Bagh, Satprayash, Basanti and Anita, he is considered one of the
most revered writers in Nepali literature; married and had issue, one
son and one daughter. He died 4th March 2011 in Norvic Hospital,
Kathmandu.
- Maj.-Gen. Shri Khem Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana,
married and had issue.
- Col. Shri Yadubhan Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana,
married Rani Bhuban Raji Laxmi Shah, and had issue.
- Shri Sunil Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
- Shri Ajit Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, married
Lori Ann Hoffman from California, USA, and had issue.
- Shri Aneesh Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
- Shri Ajaya Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
- Lt.-Gen. Shri Daman Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana,
1st Nepalese
Consul General in
Calcutta 1948/1954; 6th Nepali Ambassador to India 1954/1957, he
presented his
credentials in August 1954.
- Shri Shom Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, married and had
issue.
- Shri Digambar Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, 12th
Nepali Military
Attaché (London) 1976/1980; married and had issue, one son.
- Shri Indiwar Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
- Shri Durga Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana.
- Shri Khamba Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana.
- Shri Harka Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana.
- HH Sri Tin Maharajah Juddha Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
(by Juhar) (qv)
- Chautami Rani Khadga Divyeshwari Devi, married
Chautarjya Rajkumar Lakshmi Narayan Shah of Salyan. She died sp
after 1910.
- Rani Toran Kumari Devi, married Raja Narendra Bahadur
Shah of Salyan. She died sp after 1896.
- Daughter, married the Raja of Jumla. She died March 1853.
THE HEREDITARY PRIME MINISTERS OF NEPAL
- Supradipta Manyabara Cdg.Gen. HH Shri Tin Maharaja Sir Jung
Bahadur
Rana
[Bir Nar Singh Kunwar] 1857/1877 [Family]
- Supradipta Manyabara Cdg.Gen. HH Shri Tin Maharaja Ranadip
Singh
Bahadur
Rana 1877/1885 [Family]
- Supradipta Manyabara Cdg.Gen. HH Shri Tin Maharaja Bir
Shumsher Jang
Bahadur
Rana, 1885/1901 [Family]
- Supradipta Manyabara Cdg.Gen. HH Shri Tin Maharaja Dev
Shumsher Jang
Bahadur
Rana, 1901 [Family]
- Supradipta Manyabara Cdg.Gen. HH Shri Tin Maharaja Sir
Chandra Shumsher
Jang Bahadur Rana, 1901/1929 [Family]
- Supradipta Manyabara Cdg.Gen. HH Shri Tin Maharaja Sir Bhim
Shumsher
Jang
Bahadur Rana, 1929/1932 [Family]
- Supradipta Manyabara Cdg.Gen. HH Shri Tin Maharaja Sir
Juddha Shumsher
Jang Bahadur Rana, 1932/1945 [Family]
- Supradipta Manyabara Cdg.Gen. HH Shri Tin Maharaja Sir
Padma Shumsher
Jung
Bahadur Rana 1946/1948 [Family]
- Supradipta Manyabara Cdg.Gen. HH Shri Tin Maharaja Sir
Mohun Shumsher
Jung
Bahadur Rana 1948/1951 [Family]
NOTE:
- HH Shri Tin Maharaja Sir Chandra Shumsher Jang Bahadur
Rana, introduced
a system of grading or classifying the members of the family into 3
classes
as follows.....
- A CLASS - members of the family whose parents were of
equal caste.
- B CLASS - members of the family whose parents were of
unequal caste.
- C CLASS - children of a concubine (illegitimate). (#1)
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