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Babar Mahal
Babar Mahal, Baber Mahal is a Rana palace in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. The palace complex, located north of the Bagmati river, was incorporated in an impressive and vast array of courtyards, gardens and buildings. Initially the palace was under Jung Bahadur Rana's Thapathali Durbar but later was separated and demolished and rebuilt by Chandra Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana, as prime minister and the executive leader of Nepal. History The palace complex lay in the heart of Kathmandu, to the north of the Bagmati River. The history of the place is closely linked with the history of Nepal and its rulers. Part of Thapathali The Thapathali Durbar complex occupies over 80 Ropanis of which Babar Mahal was a part. After the fall of the Thapa aristocracy, Jung Bahadur Rana began to live in his grandfather's Thapathali Durbar. After Bhandarkhal Parva in 1904 BS, he was able to seize all of the immediate property of his maternal uncle PM Mathabarsingh Thapa and grandfather PM Bhimsen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kathmandu
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Bhimsen Thapa
Bhimsen Thapa ( ne, भीमसेन थापा (August 1775 – 29 July 1839)) was a Nepalese statesman who served as the ''Mukhtiyar'' (equivalent to prime minister) and de facto ruler of Nepal from 1806 to 1837. He is widely known as the longest serving Prime Minister of Nepal and was inducted into the "National heroes of Nepal" by King Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah. Born in an ordinary military family of the Gorkha Kingdom, Bhimsen first came close to the Crown Prince Rana Bahadur Shah at an early age in 1785. In 1798, he was recruited as bodyguard to the King by his father. Thereafter, he rose to influence after helping the exiled ex-King Rana Bahadur Shah engineer his return to power in 1804. In gratitude, Rana Bahadur made Bhimsen a '' Kaji'' (equivalent to a minister) of the newly formed government. Rana Bahadur's assassination by his step-brother Sher Bahadur Shah in 1806 led Bhimsen to initiate investigations on the context of which he ordered the death penalties to ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Babarmahal Revisited
Baber Mahal Revisited is a heritage complex in Kathmandu containing restaurants and shops.Baber Mahal Revisited Night Bazar Nepali Times The complex comprises restaurants, art galleries and book shops. The complex was constructed by Gautam Sumsher Rana, a great grandson of Rana Prime Minister Chandra Shumsher Rana modifying the stable of the , residence of Baber Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana
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April 2015 Nepal Earthquake
The April 2015 Nepal earthquake (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed 8,964 people and injured 21,952 more. It occurred at on Saturday, 25 April 2015, with a magnitude of 7.8 Mw or 8.1 Ms and a maximum Mercalli Intensity of X (''Extreme''). Its epicenter was east of Gorkha District at Barpak, Gorkha, roughly northwest of central Kathmandu, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately . It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The ground motion recorded in Kathmandu, capital of Nepal, was of low frequency, which, along with its occurrence at an hour where many people in rural areas were working outdoors, decreased the loss of property and human lives. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing 22, the deadliest incident on the mountain on record. The earthquake triggered another huge avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of Nepalese wer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nepal Oil Corporation
Nepal Oil Corporation Limited (NOC) ( ne, नेपाल आयल निगम लिमिटेड) is a monopoly state owned trading enterprise of Nepal that imports, stores and distributes various petroleum products in the country. In Nepal, no private or other companies are allowed to import Petrol and Diesel other than NOC. It was established on 1970 by the Government of Nepal under the "Company Act, 2021 (1964)". The government owns 99.46% of its share and rest is contributed by four other state owned enterprises: Rastriya Beema Sansthan, National Trading Ltd., Nepal Bank Ltd. and Rastriya Banijya Bank. History In the very beginning, the trading activities of NOC were started by storing two products in two drums under the leadership of the late Mr. Subarna Bikram Thapa appointed by Government of Nepal. His persistent endeavor to develop NOC resulted in more than 30,000 kilolitres (kL) of storage facilities for petroleum products in different development regions of Nep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baber Mahal
Baber may refer to: * Baber (surname) Baber is an English surname that may refer to: * Alice Baber, American painter * Ambrose Baber, American doctor and diplomat * Asa Baber, American author * Billy Baber, American football player * Edward Baber (MP), English politician * Edward ..., an English surname * Baber, Iran (other), various places in Iran * Baber, West Virginia, an unincorporated community in Logan County, West Virginia, in the United States * Baber (Moghul), a variant spelling of Babur, Moghul emperor of northern India See also * Babers {{dab, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baber Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana
Sir Baber Shumsher Jung 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. A prominent member of the Rana oligarchy, he fought valiantly in the First World War. 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. Family Sir Baber Shumsher 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 Lamjung 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 secon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dev Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana
Sri Maharaja, Dev Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana (17 July 1862 – 20 February 1914) was the Prime Minister of Nepal for 114 days in 1901. He was also the King of Lamjung and Kaski. Family and early life He was the fourth of 17 sons born to Chief of the Army Dhir Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana (a younger brother of Jung Bahadur Rana) and his third wife, Rani Nanda Kumari, daughter of Kazi Hemdal Singh Thapa (sister of Commanding Colonel Keshar Singh Shumsher Thapa). His father and brothers had trouble maintaining a big family. The Shamshers were poorer than Jung and other cousins. To ease the burden on his father, Dev was adopted at a young age by his father's childless older brother, General Krishna Bahadur Kunwar Ranaji, and was raised by him and his wife. As an adopted child of Krishna, the governor of Palpa, Dev had a lavish upbringing compared to his siblings. The only occasions he met his siblings were during festivities and family gatherings. He was closer to the sons of Ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shamsher Brothers
The Shamshir, also Shamsher and Shamsheer, is a type of sword Shamshir may also refer to: Weapon systems * PNS ''Shamsheer'', the name of three ships of the Pakistan Navy * IRIS ''Shamshir'', a ship of the Iranian Navy * Shamsher, the name given to the SEPECAT Jaguar in Indian Air Force service People * Baber Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (1888–1960), the last Minister of Defense of Nepal from the Rana dynasty * Bir Shamsher Jang Bahadur (1852–1901), the third Prime Minister of Nepal from the Rana Dynasty * Bir Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (1852–1901), the third Prime Minister of Nepal from the Rana dynasty * Chandra Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (1863–1929), the fifth Prime Minister of Nepal from the Rana dynasty * Dev Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (born 1862), Prime Minister of Nepal * Kaiser Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (1892–1964), field marshal in the Royal Nepalese Army * Kiran Shamsher Rana (1916–1983), Nepalese army officer * Mohan Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (1885–196 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ranasur Bista
Ranasur Bista ( ne, रणसूर बिस्ट), was a Nepali architect who is considered to be one of the key figures in the building of early Rana palaces of Nepal. Bista is among the pioneer master masons of Nepal in introducing European building style with Traditional Vastu shastra. He is best known for designing and engineering palaces for the first Rana prime minister of Nepal Jung Bahadur Rana. Work Ranasur Bista is mainly credited for building and designing Rana palaces. Some of his major projects are: *Thapathali Durbar * Singha Mahal * Charburja Durbar *Gol Baithak *Narayanhity Palace( Ranodip Singh Kunwar's,but later was demolished) See also *Rana palaces of Nepal *Thapathali Durbar Thapathali Durbar ( ne, थापाथली दरवार) was a palace complex in Kathmandu, the capital of the Nepal. Thapathali means abode of the Thapas. It was initially built by Nain Singh Thapa of the Thapa dynasty but was later occupie ... References {{authority control ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mathabarsingh Thapa
Mathabar Singh Thapa ( ne, माथवरसिंह थापा, born 1798, Borlang, Gorkha17 May 1845, Basantapur, Kathmandu), also spelled Mathbar, Mathawar, Mathavar, variantly called Matabar Singh Thapa ( ne, मातवरसिंह थापा), was the Prime Minister of Nepal and the Commander-In-Chief of the Nepalese Army from 1843 December 25 – 1845 May 17, until he was murdered by his nephew Jung Bahadur Rana. He was the first Mukhtiyar to title himself as a Prime Minister, as per the British convention. He was the nephew of Bhimsen Thapa, who was falsely sentenced for imprisonment for the death of King Rajendra's six months old son. Mathabar Singh Thapa fled to Shimla after the execution of Bhimsen Thapa, to avoid his own execution as he was Bhimsen's nephew. Four years later, the second queen of Rajendra, Queen Rajya Lakshmi, called him back and installed him as the Mukhtiyar, paving the way for him to eventually title himself as the Prime Minister. Mathaba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kumar Narasingh Rana
A coin, around 200 BCE, of the Yaudheyas with depiction of Kumāra Karttikeya">Yaudheyas.html" ;"title="BCE, of the Yaudheyas">BCE, of the Yaudheyas with depiction of Kumāra Karttikeya Kumar (; Sanskrit language, Sanskrit: wikt:कुमार, कुमार ''kumārá'') is a title, given name, middle name, or a family name found in the Indian subcontinent, mainly in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal, though not specific to any religion, ethnicity, or caste. It is a generic title which variously means prince, ''son'', ''boy,'' or ''chaste''. It is the 11th most common family name in the world as of August 2019.http://forebears.co.uk/surnames/kumar Kumar Surname at Forebears History The origin of ''kumar'' can be traced back to the early development of Hinduism and its origin in ancient India. The first usage of ''Kumar'' was for the Four Kumāras, the four sons of Brahma from the Puranic texts of Hinduism named Sanaka, Sanatana, Sanandana, and Sanat. In ''Skanda P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
