LOCATION: Nepal AREA: xx
sq.km. POPULATION: xx RELIGION:
Hindu
TITLE: HH Sri Sri Sri Maharaja DYNASTY/LINEAGE:
Rana SEAT: xx ANNEXATION:
1951
Predecessors and Short History: Ancestors were originally a Chettri caste, though they claim descent form Kumbhakaran, a son of Samar Singh Rawal of Chittor. In 1849, the King of Nepal granted the title of Rana to all male members of the family.
- Ahiram Kunwar, married and had issue.
- Ram Krishna Kunwar, married and had issue. He died 21st
March 1771.
- Kazi Ranjeet Kunwar, born 1753, Governor of Jumla, married and had issue.
- Bal Narsingh Kunwar (qv)
- Reyant Kunwar
- Jay Krishna Kunwar, married and had issue.
- Chandravir Kunwar, married Srimati Ambika Devi Thapa, and had issue.
- Bal Bhadra Kunwar
- Bir Bhadra Kunwar
- Bal Narsingh Kunwar, Chief of Dhankuta, Dadeldhura and
Jumla, born 2nd February 1783, married 1stly, an unknown lady,
she had issue, one son, married 2ndly, Srimati Ganesh Kumari,
daughter of Nain Singh Thapa, and had issue, eight sons and
two daughters. He died 24th December 1841.
- Bakta Bir Kunwar (by 1st wife)
- Supradipta Manyabara Cdg.Gen. HH Shri Tin Maharaja Sir Jung Bahadur Rana [Bir Nar Singh Kunwar] (by Ganesh Kumari) (qv)
- Shri Bam Bahadur Rana (by Ganesh Kumari), 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 Chhetra Bikram Rana
- Shri Pushkar Bikram Rana
- Shri Tir Bikram Rana
- Shri Upendra Bikram Rana
- Shri Chandra Bikram Rana
- Shri Lok Bikram Rana
- Shri Purna Bikram Rana
- Snri Bhim Bikram Rana
- Shri Khadga Bikram Rana
- Shri Prem Bikram Rana
- Shri Yachha Bikram Rana, married and had issue.
- Shri Tachhi Bikram Rana
- Shri Buwan Bikram Rana
- Shri Lila Bikram Rana
- Shri Tula Bikram Rana
- Shri Divya Bikram Rana
- Shri Tek Bikram Rana, married and had issue.
- Shri Kritendra Bikram Rana
- Shri Indra Bikram Rana, died after 1901.
- Shri Mina Bikram Rana
- Shri Shom Bikram Rana
- Shri Badri Narasingh Rana (by Ganesh Kumari), he conspired to kill his cousin, Jung Bahadur, but was caught and sent to prison at Allahabad Fort, he sought and received a pardon and was later made Commander-in-Chief of the Western Army in 1855; married and had issue.
- Shri Kedar Narsingh Rana, born 1838/1840, Governor of
Palpa 1854/-.
- Shri Dhoj Narsingh Rana, married and had issue.
- Colonel Shri Dhir Narsinh Rana
- Colonel Shri Tod Narsingh Rana
- Shri Krishna Bahadur Rana (by Ganesh Kumari), married and had issue.
- Shri Buddhi Bikram Rana
- Shri Ram Krishna Rana
- Shri Shambhu Bikram Rana
- Supradipta Manyabara Cdg.Gen. HH Shri Tin Maharaja Ranadip Singh Bahadur Rana (qv)
- Cdg. Gen. Shri Jagat Shumsher Rana (by Ganesh Kumari),
born 1827, Western Senior Commanding General 1863/1877,
Commander-in-Chief 1877/1879, married and had issue.
He died 1879.
- Shri Amar Jung Rana, married and had issue.
- Shri Ramsher Rana, married and had issue.
- Shri Shankar Jung Rana
- Shri Balkrishna Jung Rana
- 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 Abhimanyu Rana
- Shri Bhim Pratap Rana, married and had issue.
- Shri Bhairav Rana, married and had issue.
- Shri Dhruba Rana, married and had issue.
- Shri Sobit Rana
- Shri Prem Rana, married and had issue.
- Shri Sandeep Rana
- Shri Bharat Rana, married and had issue.
- Shri Purushottam Rana
- 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 Uttam Rana, born 1934.
- Shri Arjun Rana, married and had issue.
- Shri Netra Rana
- Shri Dhana Rana, married and had issue.
- Shri Pratap Rana, married and had issue.
- Shri Netra Rana
- Shri Bhupendra Jung Rana, married and had issue.
- Bidur Jung Rana
- Bhesh Jung Rana
- Rewendra Jung Rana
- Khanga Jung Rana
- Dilli Jung Rana
- Juddha Jung Rana
- Lila Jung Rana
- Shri Bir Jung Rana
- Cdg. Gen. Dhir Shumsher Rana (by Ganesh Kumari), 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. Raja 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.
- Shri Pundya Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
- Shri Jai Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
- Shri Bikram Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, married and had issue.
- Shri Parthiv Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
- Shri Pitamber Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
- Shri Lok Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, born 4th October 1887 in Kathmandu, married May Johnstone of Jabalpur, and had issue.
- Denis Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana aka Denis Jung,
born 15th April 1912, commissioned on 13th June 1943,
Flying Officer, A. & S.D.
- Paul Jung, born 29th June 1914, married Gladys Claire (Jung), born 9th June 1923, and had issue.
- Beryl Jung, born 5th October 191x, married Dr.
Alfred Saldanha, and had issue.
- Shri Bahadur Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, married and had issue.
- Shri Bed Prakash Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
- Shri Surya Prakash Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
- Shri Tej Prakash Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
- Shri Karna Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
- Shri Toya Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
- Shri Gopal Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
- General Shri Tunga Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, married and had issue.
- Shri Dron Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
- Shri Jagadish Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
- Shri Khandarpa Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
- 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.
- ?Mohini Devi [Lady Kamla Devi Jadhav], married Sardar Deo Rao Jadhav.
- Shri Hem Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, married and had issue.
- Khem Kunwari
- Shri Hasta Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, married and had issue.
- Shri Gun Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
- 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, one daughter. 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 18th October 1968 in Calcutta, son of Thakur Jit Singh Sahi, and his wife, Thakurani Parvati Devi, and had issue.
- Thakur Jitendra Pratap Singh
- Thakur Devendra Pratap Singh
- Baisa Satyeshwari Devi [Lady Usha Devi Patankar], married Sardar Narayan Rao Patanker, and had issue.
- Baisa Hiranyagarbha Kumari
- 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, married and had issue.
He died 1907.
- Shri Samir Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
- Shri Gajendra Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
- Shri Prachanda Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
- Shri Bhupal Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
- 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 Tirtha Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
- Shri Uttam Bahadur Rana, born 1892.
- Shri Dambar Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, born 1858, he is
considered to be the first Nepali photographer, he had set
up a photo studio in his durbar with money provided by his
father, after apparently having learnt the art in the
mid-1870s from Bourne and Shepherd; married and had issue.
He died 1922.
- Shri Shamar Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, born
1883, a first-rate Nepali photographer, married 1stly,
Rani Kirti Rajya Lakshmi, married 2ndly, Rani Mandakini
Devi, and had issue. He died 1958.
- Shri Pushkar Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
- Shri Balkrishna Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, born 7th
February 1903, died 20th June 1981.
- 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, married and had issue.
- Shri Pushpa Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
- Shri Bhaba Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
- Shri Yadu Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana [Jyadu], married and had issue.
- Shri Amir Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
- Shri Nagendra Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
- Shri Jagat Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
- Shri Thagendra Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
- Shri Yogendra Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, married a daughter of Shri Sher Bahadur Malla, and had issue. He died in February 2008.
- Shri Pramodh Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
- Shri Pradeep Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
- Kumari (name unknown), married Shri Birat Simha.
- Shri Dharmendra Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
- Maj.-Gen. Shri Sir Sher Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana K.B.E., Governor of Palpa, married and had issue.
- Shri Buddha Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, Governor of Birgunj ca1928/-, married and had issue.
- Shri Yograj Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
- Lt.-Gen. Shri Daman Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, born 1896/1899, 1st Nepalese Consul General in Calcutta 1948/1954; 6th Nepali Ambassador to India 1954/1957, he presented his credentials in August 1954. He died after 1958.
- Capt. Shri Diamond Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, born 5th 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; Member of the Nepali Cpngress Party 1954/1987; married and had issue, two sons and one daughter. He died 11th March 2011 in Norvic Hospital, Kathmandu.
- Shri Khusbu Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, married
and has issue, one son and one daughter.
- Shri Kritagya Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
- Shri Raghu Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, married and
has issue, one son and one daughter.
- Shri Raghav Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
- Maj.-Gen. Shri Khem Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, married and had issue.
- Shri Kriti Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
- 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
- Shri Lalitya Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
- Shri Shom Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, married and had issue.
- Shri Lekh Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
- 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 Dhenu Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
- Shri Karpur Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
- Shri Lok Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
- Shri Bigyan Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, married and had issue.
- Shri Barun Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
- Shri Bhadra Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, married and had issue.
- Shri Govinda Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
- Shri Dhana Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, married and had issue.
- Shri Murani Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
- Lt.-Gen. (Ret'd.) His Excellency Shri Victory Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, born 3rd August 1945, he joined the Royal Nepalese Army in August 1965, and since that time he has served in various, including as a Chief of General Staff (R.N.A.), he retired in 2003 and was afterwards appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Nepal to the Union of Myanmar on 18th May 2005; married Sri Rani Padma Rajya Lakshmi, and has issue, one son and one daughter.
- Shri Mandir Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
- Shri Raju Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
- Shri Chhitji Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
- Shri Gajur Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
- Shri Dilli Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, married and had issue.
- Shri Sudhir Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
- Shri Sunil Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
- Shri Durga Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, married and had issue.
- Shri Prithvi Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
- Shri Sundar Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
- Shri Dhir Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
- Shri Khamba Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, married and had issue.
- Shri Tula Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, married and had issue.
- Shri Prasad Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
- Shri Mangal Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
- Shri Ganesh Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, married and had issue.
- Shri Hemkar Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
- Shri Krishna Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
- Shri Diwakar Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, married and had issue.
- Dikshyanta Rajya Lakshmi Rana
- Shri Gadul Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, married and had issue.
- Shri Samrat Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, married and had issue.
- Shri Samriddha Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
- Shri Sanjog Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, married and had issue.
- Shri Santabya Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
- Shri Sarwatejas Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
- Shri Shobha Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, married and had issue.
- Shri Binu Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, married and had issue.
- Shri Barshatt Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
- Shri Kedar Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, married and had issue.
- Shri Raghubir Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, married and had issue.
- Shri Sabin Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
- Shri Harka Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, married and had issue.
- Shri Ganga 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.
- Srimati Lakshmeshwari =? Daughter, married the Raja of Jumla. She died March 1853.
- Srimati Ranoddipeshwari ?= Girvana Kumari, married Shri
Dalmardan Thapa
- 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]
- A Class - members of the family whose parents were married and of equal and high caste.
- B Class - members of the family whose parents were married, but of unequal caste.
- C Class - children of a concubine (illegitimate). (#1)