KASKI and LAMBJUNG (State)

  
TITLE: HH Sri Sri Sri Maharaja RELIGION:  Hindu
STATE:  Nepal DYNASTY: Rana
   
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)
    • Cdg. Gen. Jagat Shumsher Jang Bahadur, born 1827, Western Senior Commanding General 1863/1877, Commander-in-Chief 1877/1879, died 1879.
    • Shri Krishna Bahadur Rana, married and had issue.
      • Shri Buddhi Bikram Rana
      • Shri Ram Krishna Rana
      • Shri Shambhu Bikram Rana
    • Shri Badri Narasingh Rana
    • Shri Bam Bahadur Rana, Prime Minister of Nepal, married 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.
    • Shri Jagat Shumsher Rana, married and had issue.
      • Shri Amar 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 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 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
      • 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.
          • Khem Kunwari
        • Shri Kunjar Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, married and had issue. He died after 1929.
          • Shri Devendra Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
        • Daughter, married Thakur MAHENDRA SINGH of Kotla, and had issue. She died 21st October 1919.
          • Lekha Divyeshwari Devi [HH Maharani Vijaya Raje Scindia of Gwalior.]
        • Daughter, married Thakur Chandan Singh, born 1887, 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 190./1907, Southern Commanding General 1901/190., Northern Commanding General in 1901, died 27th July 1913. 
      • Cdg. Gen. Lalit Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, Eastern Commanding General 1901/190., Southern Commanding General in 1901, Northern Commanding General 1887/1901, married and had issue.
        • Shri Uttam Bahadur Rana, born 1892.
      • Shri Damber Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana. 
      • Shri Purna Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana. 
      • Shri Yadu Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana. 
      • 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 c1928/-, married and had issue.
          • Shri Diamond Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, born 1918.
        • 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
      • 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 1896.
      • 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
 
  1. Supradipta Manyabara Cdg.Gen. HH Shri Tin Maharaja Sir Jung Bahadur Rana [Bir Nar Singh Kunwar] 1857/1877  [Family]
  2. Supradipta Manyabara Cdg.Gen. HH Shri Tin Maharaja Ranadip Singh Bahadur Rana 1877/1885  [Family]
  3. Supradipta Manyabara Cdg.Gen. HH Shri Tin Maharaja Bir Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana, 1885/1901  [Family]
  4. Supradipta Manyabara Cdg.Gen. HH Shri Tin Maharaja Dev Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana, 1901  [Family]
  5. Supradipta Manyabara Cdg.Gen. HH Shri Tin Maharaja Sir Chandra Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana, 1901/1929  [Family] 
  6. Supradipta Manyabara Cdg.Gen. HH Shri Tin Maharaja Sir Bhim Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana, 1929/1932  [Family]
  7. Supradipta Manyabara Cdg.Gen. HH Shri Tin Maharaja Sir Juddha Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana, 1932/1945  [Family]
  8. Supradipta Manyabara Cdg.Gen. HH Shri Tin Maharaja Sir Padma Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana 1946/1948  [Family]
  9. 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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1. "Blood Against the Snows. The Tragic Story of Nepal's Royal Dynasty" by Jonathan Gregson, London: Fourth Estate, 2002; p.83