Baber Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana
Sir Baber Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana, GCVO, GBE, KCSI, KCIE (27 January 1888 – 12 May 1960) was a member of the Rana dynasty who served as the Minister of Defence of Nepal in 1951.[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.
Commanding-General Shree Teen Maharajkumar Sir Baber Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana | |
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श्री ३ महाराजकुमार महारथी बबर शमशेर जङ्गबहादुर राणा | |
![]() Sir Baber Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana Commander-In-Chief, Royal Nepal Army | |
Commander-In-Chief of Nepal Army | |
In office 30 April 1948 – 1951 | |
Preceded by | Mohan Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana |
Succeeded by | Kiran Shamsher Rana |
Minister of Defence of Nepal | |
In office 18 February 1951 – 10 June 1951 | |
Prime Minister | Mohan Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana |
Personal details | |
Born | Kathmandu, Nepal | 27 January 1888
Died | 12 May 1960 72) Kathmandu, Nepal | (aged
Relations | Shree Teen Maharajah Sir Chandra Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (father) Shree Teen 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) |
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 |
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Years of service | 1901-1951 |
Rank | Commanding Officer |
Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
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.
- 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.[3]
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.[4] 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.[5]
Death
He died at his residence at Baber Mahal, Kathmandu on May 12, 1960 (which was built for him by his father).[6] His brother Kaiser Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana, died Four years later at the same age.
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 US, 1946
Ancestors
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