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Rana dynasty
राणा वंश
Ranas of Nepal
Parent family
Kunwar family
Country
Kingdom of Nepal
Founded
1846
Founder
Bir Narsingh Kunwar
(Jung Bahadur Rana)
Current head
Pashupati Shumsher Rana
Final ruler
Mohan Shumsher Rana
Titles
Shree Teen Maharaja of Nepal, Maharaja of Lamjung and Kaski
Motto
"Janani Janmabhumishcha Swargadapi Gariyasi" Mother and Motherland are superior to heaven
Properties
Rana palaces of Nepal
Dissolution
1951
Rana Dynasty 1846–1951 CE
Jang Bahadur Rana
(1846–1877 CE)
Bam Bahadur Kunwar
(1856–1857 CE)
Ranoddip Singh Kunwar
(1877–1885 CE)
Bir Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana
(1885–1901 CE)
Dev Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana
(1901–1901 CE)
Chandra Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana
(1901–1929 CE)
Bhim Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana
(1929–1932 CE)
Juddha Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana
(1932–1945 CE)
Padma Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana
(1945–1948 CE)
Mohan Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana
(1948–1951 CE)
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The Rana dynasty (Nepali: राणा वंशSanskrit:[raːɳaːʋɐ̃ɕɐ], Nepali:[raɳabʌŋsʌ]) were a Chhetri[note 1] dynasty that[6] imposed authoritarianism in the Kingdom of Nepal from 1846 until 1951, reducing the Shah monarch to a figurehead and making the Prime Minister and other government positions held by the Ranas hereditary. They are Kshatriya, whose ancestors were descended from the Ranas of Udaipur, Rajasthan, India.[7][8] The Rana dynasty is historically known for their iron-fisted rule.[9] This changed after the Revolution of 1951 with the promulgation of a new constitution, when power shifted back to the monarchy of King Tribhuvan.[10]
The Rana dynasty were descended from the Kunwar family, a nobility of the Gorkha Kingdom.[11] Due to their marital lineages with the politically reigning Thapa dynasty (of Mukhtiyar Bhimsen Thapa) from the early 19th century, Ranas gained entry to central Darbar politics.[12][5] The Ranas were also linked to a minor faction of the Pande dynasty of Gorkha through the Thapa dynasty.[5]
^Dor Bahadur Bista 1991, p. 37.
^Sharma Baral 1964, p. 111.
^Regmi 1975, p. 90.
^Wright 1877, p. 285.
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^Van PraaghD (2003). Greater Game. MQUP. p. 319. ISBN 978-0-7735-7130-3. Archived from the original on 11 September 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
^Dietrich, Angela (1996). "Buddhist Monks and Rana Rulers: A History of Persecution". Buddhist Himalaya: A Journal of Nagarjuna Institute of Exact Methods. Archived from the original on 1 October 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
^Lal, C. K. (16 February 2001). "The Rana resonance". Nepali Times. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
^"The Rana reign | Nepali Times Buzz | Nepali Times".
^Kraemer, Karl-Heinz. "Democratization and political parties in Nepal". Harvard University. Archived from the original on 24 May 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
^Joshi & Rose 1966, p. 30.
^Acharya 2012, p. 11-12.
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