Photo: Madan Puraskar Pustakalaya, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons¹³

Chandra Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana

Prime Minister of Nepal from 1901 to 1929

Field-Marshal His Highness Maharaja Sri Teen Chandra Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana (8 July 1863 – 26 November 1929) was a Prime Minister of Nepal from the Rana dynasty. He served in this capacity from 27 June 1901 to his death in 1929 after he successfully deposed his liberal and reformist brother Dev Shamsher.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Chandra Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Jul 8, 1863, died Nov 26, 1929.¹

About

Although generally perceived as despotic and conservative, he is credited with several reforms, including the abolition of slavery and establishing the Nepal–Britain Treaty of 1923, which recognised Nepal as an independent nation and an ally of Britain.

From Wikipedia’s article on Chandra Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

Nepal RailwaysFounder¹²

Early life and education

Chandra Shumsher was the sixth of the seventeen sons of Dhir Shumsher Rana (the youngest brother of the Rana dynasty founder Jung Bahadur Rana) through his Thapa wife Nanda Kumari, of whom he was the third son. He was educated in Kolkata and thus became the first Nepalese Prime Minister who had passed matriculation examination. In the convocation address of 1884, the Vice Chancellor of Calcutta University praised him as: "a gentleman who has shown he can handle pen as efficiently as sword."

Seto Bagh, a historical novel set on the early days of Chandra Shumsher, depicts him as an ambitious and cunning young man with an excellent command of the English language.

From Wikipedia’s article on Chandra Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Career

Occupation: politician.⁷

Date not recordedFounded Nepal Railways³
Date not recordedFounded Nepal Government Railway⁴
Date not recordedFounded Dharan⁵
Date not recordedKing of Nepal⁶

Personal life

BornJul 8, 1863, Kathmandu⁸
DiedNov 26, 1929, Kathmandu⁹
CitizenshipNepal¹⁰

Awards

Date not recordedEmpress of India Medal¹¹
Date not recordedFellow of the Royal Geographical Society¹¹
Date not recordedGrand Cross of the Legion of Honour¹¹
Date not recordedGrand Officer of the Legion of Honour¹¹
Date not recordedKnight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India¹¹
Date not recordedKnight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George¹¹
Date not recordedKnight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath¹¹
Date not recordedKnight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order¹¹

Sources

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WikidataChandra Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana on Wikidata
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WikipediaChandra Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana on Wikipedia
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WikidataChandra Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana: Founded Nepal Railways, on Wikidata
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WikidataChandra Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana: Founded Nepal Government Railway, on Wikidata
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WikidataChandra Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana: Founded Dharan, on Wikidata
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WikidataChandra Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana: King of Nepal, on Wikidata
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WikidataChandra Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataChandra Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataChandra Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana: place of death, on Wikidata
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WikidataChandra Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataChandra Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana: award, on Wikidata
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WikidataNepal Railways, Founder
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Wikimedia CommonsChandra Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana photo by Madan Puraskar Pustakalaya, Public domain