Jung Bahadur Rana,, was the Prime Minister of Nepal and the 1st Maharaja of Lamjung and Kaski. He was born Bir Narsingh Kunwar. His mother, Ganesh Kumari, was the daughter of Kaji Nain Singh Thapa, th
Hiranya Garbha Devi
…Bikram Shah, also known as Maiya Maharani (Nepali: मैया महारानी); 16 April 1826 – 25 February 1877) was a Nepalese maharani and principal wife of Jung Bahadur Rana. According to her Janam kundali, Hiranya Garbha Devi was born on 16 April 1826. Her father Prana Shah was a Chautariya (equivalent to prime minister…
Contemporary portrait, 1887
Jung Bahadur
Jung Bahadur Statue in Tundikhel, Kathmandu
Portrait by Bhajuman Chitrakar, 1849. Given to the East India Company by the sitter in 1850, in London. It later hung in the office of the Foreign Secretary until removed by Jack Straw, & allocated to the British Library, where it remains