Jung Bahadur Rana
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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
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
Surendra Bikram Shah
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Surendra Bikram Shah was King of Nepal from 1829 to until his death in 1881. He became the king after Prime Minister Jung Bahadur Rana forced the abdication of his father, Rajendra Bikram Shah. Surend
Jung Bahadur Rana
…relative of the king, Chautariya Fateh Jung Shah, at the palace armory, known as the Kot, in Kathmandu. This event rendered King Rajendra Bikram Shah and Surendra Bikram Shah powerless and marked the beginning of the Rana autocracy. By 1850, Jung Bahadur had defeated his main rivals, installed his own candidate on the throne…
Surendra Bikram Shah
Picture of King Surendra Bikram Shah with two body guards taken by the then British Assistant Resident Clarence Comyn Taylor around 1862-1865.
Surendra Bikram Shah