Baber Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana
Sir Baber Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana | |
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Born |
Kathmandu, Nepal | 27 January 1888
Died |
12 May 1960 72) Kathmandu, Nepal | (aged
Allegiance | Nepal |
Service/branch | Nepal Army |
Years of service | 1901-1951 |
Rank | Commanding Officer |
Battles/wars |
World War I World War II |
Awards |
GCVO GBE, KCSI, KCIE Order of the Star of Nepal, Order of Gorkha Dakshina Bahu, Order of Tri Shakti Patta, Order of Om Ram Patta, Chief Commander of the Legion of Merit |
Relations |
Tin Maharajah Sir Chandra Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (father) Tin Maharajah Sir Mohan Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (brother), Field Marshal Sir Kaiser Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (brother), General Gaurav Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (great grandson) |
Other work |
Commander-In-Chief, Royal Nepal Army Minister of Defense |
Sir Baber Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana, GCVO, GBE, KCSI, KCIE (27 January 1888 – 12 May 1960) was a Minister of Defense of Nepal from the Rana dynasty.[1] A prominent member of the Rana oligarchy, he fought valiantly in the First World War.[2] He was the second son of Maharaja Sir Chandra Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana and Bada Maharani Chandra Loka Bhakta Lakshmi Devi. He was the younger brother of Maharaja Sir Mohan Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana and older brother of Field Marshal Sir Kaiser Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana.[3]
Family
Sir Baber Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana was born to Field Marshal H.H. Svasti Sri Madati Prachandra Bhujadandyetyadi Ati-Projjwala-Nepal-Taradisha Sri Sri Sri Maharaja Chandra Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, T'ung-ling-ping-ma-Kuo-Kang-wang, Maharaja of Lambjang and Kaski, GCB and Bada Maharani Chandra Loka Bhakta Lakshmi Devi on January 27, 1888 at Kathmandu. He married twice, first in 1903, to Sri Bada Rani Deva Bakhta Rajya Lakshmi; and secondly to Sri Bada Rani Baid Bakhta Rajya Lakshmi. He had three sons and two daughters:
- Bala Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, (died in 1921).
- Lieutenant-General Prasiddha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Mrigendra Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (by Baid Bakhta Rajya Lakshmi), born in 1906.
- Major-General Subikhyat-Tri-Shakti-Patta, Prasidha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Sir Brahma Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana KCIE, born in 1909.
- Phanindra Rajya Lakshmi, Rani of Tiloi, born in 1908.[4]
- Homa Rajya Lakshmi, Rani of Nayagarh, born in 1913.
General Gaurav Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, the chief of the Army of Nepal since 2012, is his great-grandson through his son, Mrigendra's son Adiyta Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana.[5]
Later life
Sir Baber Shamsher was educated at the Mayo College, Ajmer. In 1901, he was made a Major General of the Royal Nepalese Army and was promoted to Lieutenant General in 1903. After being Aide de camp to his father in 1908, he was promoted to a General in 1914, and finally to the post of Commanding General in 1934. In 1927, he was made an Honorary Colonel in the British Army. In 1946, he led the Royal Nepalese troops at the Victory parade in London. During the premiership (1948–1951) of his older brother, Sir Mohan Shamsher, Sir Baber Shamsher was the Mukhtiyar and Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Nepalese Army.[6] In 1951, he became the Minister for Defence in the Congress Rana Cabinet led, by his brother. However he was a bete noire in the eyes of the Nepali Congress, and was replaced by his younger brother, Singha Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana on June 10, 1951.[7]
Death
He died at his residence at Baber Mahal, Kathmandu on May 12, 1960 (which was built for him by his father).[8]
Styles
- 1888–1901: Sri Teen Maharajkumar Baber Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana
- 1901–1903: Major-General Sri Teen Maharajkumar Baber Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana
- 1903–1914: Lieutenant-General Sri Teen Maharajkumar Baber Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana
- 1914–1916: General Sri Teen Maharajkumar Baber Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana
- 1916–1918: General Sri Teen Maharajkumar Baber Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana Sri Teen Sir Maharajkumar Baber Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, KCIE
- 1918 – 2 February 1919: General Supradipta-Manyabara-Nepal-Tara Sri Teen Sir Maharajkumar Baber Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, KCIE
- 2 February – 19 December 1919: General Supradipta-Manyabara-Nepal-Tara Sri Teen Sir Maharajkumar Baber Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, KCSI, KCIE
- 19 December 1919 – 1934: General Supradipta-Manyabara-Nepal-Tara Sri Teen Sir Maharajkumar Baber Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, GBE, KCSI, KCIE
- 1934–1935: Commanding-General Supradipta-Manyabara-Nepal-Tara Sri Teen Sir Maharajkumar Baber Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, GBE, KCSI, KCIE
- 1935–1939: Commanding-General Supradipta-Manyabara-Nepal-Tara Suprasidha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Sri Teen Sir Maharajkumar Baber Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, GBE, KCSI, KCIE
- 1939–1946: Commanding-General Supradipta-Manyabara-Nepal-Tara Jyotirmaya-Subikhyat-Tri-Shakti-Patta Suprasidha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Sri Teen Sir Maharajkumar Baber Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, GBE, KCSI, KCIE
- 1946–1960: Commanding-General Supradipta-Manyabara-Nepal-Tara Om-Ram-Patta Jyotirmaya-Subikhyat-Tri-Shakti-Patta Suprasidha-Prabala-Gorkha-Dakshina-Bahu Sri Teen Sir Maharajkumar Baber Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, GCVO, GBE, KCSI, KCIE
Honours
- Delhi Durbar silver medal, 1903
- Delhi Durbar silver medal, 1911
- Mentioned in Despatches, 1915
- Sword of Honour, 1916
- Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (KCIE), 1916
- Order of the Star of Nepal, 1st Class, 1918
- British War Medal, 1918
- Commonwealth Victory Medal, 1918
- Mentioned in Despatches, 1919
- Waziristan Field Medal, 1919
- Indian General Service Medal w/ Afghanistan Clasp-1919
- Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India (KCSI), 1919
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE), 1919
- Honorary Colonel, British Army, 1927
- Order of Gorkha Dakshina Bahu (Gurkha Right Hand), Member 1st Class, 1935
- Order of Tri Shakti Patta (Three Divine Powers), Member 1st Class, 1939
- Order of Om Rama Patta, Member, 1946
- Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO), 1946
- Chief Commander of the Legion of Merit of the USA, 1946
References
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- ↑ "Nepalese Army - नेपाली सेना". nepalarmy.mil.np.
- ↑ "Lamb6". royalark.net.
- ↑ "TILOI". iinet.net.au.
- ↑ "Lt Gen Gaurav Shumsher Rana sworn-in as Nepal Army Chief". Zee News.
- ↑ "23 Nov 1950 - 30,000 Gurkhas solve a problem". nla.gov.au.
- ↑ "Democratic Innovations in Nepal". google.com.
- ↑ "vivacitymagazines.com". Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2015-08-20.