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His Highness Commanding General Shree Maharaja SirBir Shumsher Jung BahadurRana, GCSI
श्री ३ वीर शमशेर जङ्गबहादुर राणा
Bir Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
11th Prime Minister of Nepal
In office 22 November 1885 – 5 March 1901
Monarch	King Prithvi
Preceded by	Renaudip Singh Bahadur
Succeeded by	Dev Shumsher JBR
Personal details
Born	10 December 1852 Kathmandu, Kingdom of Nepal
Died	5 March 1901 (age 48) Kathmandu, Kingdom of Nepal
Spouse	Top Kumari Devi
Children	Maharani Kirti Divyeshwari Rajya Lakshmi Devi Maharani Durga Divyeshwari Rajya Lakshmi Devi
Parent	Dhir Shamsher Rana (father)

Commanding General Shree Maharaja Sir Bir Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana GCSI (10 December 1852 – 5 March 1901) was the 11th Prime Minister of Nepal. He is remembered as a statesman who made reforms and infrastructure improvements. Bir Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana was known as Kailay in his childhood; this name was given by Jung Bahadur. His mother was daughter of Pahalman Singh Basnyat and sister of Lalitman Singh Basnyat. His mother died at his birth and he was taken care of by Putali Maharani, wife of Jung Bahadur. He spent his childhood at Thapathali Durbar.

Birth

Bir was born to the chief of the Army Dhir Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana, younger brother of Jung Bahadur Rana. His mother was sister of Iman Singh Basnyat and Lalitman Singh Basnyat and daughter of Pahalman Singh Basnyat. The Nepalese PM Jung Bahadur Rana was asked for help by the British Raj in dealing with the mutiny, and Pahalman Singh Basnyat was Brigadier Colonel of the troops deployed from Nepal. He was given the title of Shree 1 Maharaja of Khaptad and was commonly known as Khaptadi Raja.

Career

His uncle Prime minister Renaudip Singh Bahadur was assassinated by his nephews (Khadga Shumsher, Bhim Shumsher, and Dambar Shumsher) during a coup d'état in 1885. Thus he succeeded as Prime minister.

He then served from 1885 to 1901 and was invested as Tung-ling-ping-ma-kuo-kang-wang in 1889. During his tenure, he received Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence, and the ill-fated Archduke Franz Ferdinand. His successor for three months, at his death in 1901, was his progressive brother Deva Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana.

There were many reforms during Bir Shumsher's time. Water pipes were laid, English was taught in schools and hospitals were built. He reorganized land tax and created a better administrative body. He sent a large number of troops to the British. The British gave him the title of Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India on Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee.

He started a new line of succession to the Prime Ministership of Nepal, excluding all others except the legitimate sons of Dhir Shumsher. He established Durbar High School, Bir Hospital, Bir Tower (Ghanta Ghar), Pathshala (School) and a sanitary system. He provided a good supply of drinking water to the towns of Kathmandu in 1891 and Bhadgaon in 1895. He established the Bir Library for the collection and preservation of valuable books and manuscripts, the postal system was reformed and many roads of Kathmandu were broadened.

Popular Nepali Congress leader Arjun Narasingha KC's great-grandfather, Avivarnaman Singh, married Rana's sister-in-law. Singh was the captain of the Nepali Army and Rana was so appalled by the tall stature and appearance of Captain Khatri that he proposed marriage between his sister-in-law and Singh.

Maharaja Bir Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana died in 1901, after ruling the country for over 15 years.

Ancestors

Notes

1. Repeated thrice

References

1. World Statesmen

v t e Prime ministers of Nepal
Kingdom of Nepal (19th century–1990)	Damodar Pande Bhimsen Thapa Ranga Nath Poudyal Chautariya Puskhar Shah Rana Jang Pande Ranga Nath Poudyal Fateh Jung Shah Mathabarsingh Thapa Fateh Jung Shah Jung Bahadur Rana Bam Bahadur Kunwar Krishna Bahadur Kunwar Rana Jung Bahadur Rana Renaudip Singh Bahadur Bir Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana Dev Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana Chandra Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana Bhim Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana Juddha Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana Padma Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana Mohan Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana 1951 revolution Matrika Prasad Koirala vacant (1952–53) Matrika Prasad Koirala vacant (1955–56) Tanka Prasad Acharya Kunwar Inderjit Singh Subarna Shamsher Rana Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala Tulsi Giri Surya Bahadur Thapa Tulsi Giri Surya Bahadur Thapa Kirti Nidhi Bista vacant (1970–71) Kirti Nidhi Bista Nagendra Prasad Rijal Tulsi Giri Kirti Nidhi Bista Surya Bahadur Thapa Lokendra Bahadur Chand Nagendra Prasad Rijal Marich Man Singh Shrestha Lokendra Bahadur Chand
Kingdom of Nepal (1990–2008)	Krishna Prasad Bhattarai Girija Prasad Koirala Man Mohan Adhikari Sher Bahadur Deuba Lokendra Bahadur Chand Surya Bahadur Thapa Girija Prasad Koirala Krishna Prasad Bhattarai Sher Bahadur Deuba vacant (2002) Lokendra Bahadur Chand Surya Bahadur Thapa Sher Bahadur Deuba vacant (2005–06) 2006 revolution Girija Prasad Koirala
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal (2008–present)	Dahal I Nepal Khanal Bhattarai Regmi Koirala Oli I Dahal II Deuba I Oli II Deuba II Dahal III Oli III

• 1852 births
• 1901 deaths
• Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India
• People from Kathmandu
• Rana regime
• Rana dynasty
• 20th-century prime ministers of Nepal
• 19th-century prime ministers of Nepal
• 19th-century Nepalese nobility
• Nepalese Hindus
• Nepalese members of the Order of the Star of India