Lieutenant-General Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a three-star military rank (NATO code OF-8) used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second-in-command on the ...

Sir Bahadur Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana () C.B.E GCSI was a Nepalese diplomat. He was the first Nepalese Ambassador to the United Kingdom. He was born in 1892 to Juddha Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana and Padma Kumari. In 1934, Rana was appointed as the first Nepalese Ambassador to the United Kingdom by his father. In 1936, He was succeeded by

Krishna Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana Lieutenant-General Sir Krishna Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana ( ne, कृष्ण शमशेर जङ्गबहादुर राणा; 1900–1977) was Nepalese diplomat who served as the Nepalese Ambassador to the United Kingdom from 1935 ...

. He died in 1977 in

Bahadur Bhawan Bahadur Bhawan (initially known as Char Burja Durbar) is a Rana palace in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. The palace complex, located west of Jamal, north of Keshar Mahal was incorporated in an impressive and vast array of courtyards, gardens an ...

, Kathmandu. His son

Nara Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana Nara Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana, , was the second Inspector General of Nepal Police, police chief of Nepal Police after its establishment in the year 2007 Bikram Sambat, B.S. (1951 Common Era, C.E.). He remained chief for a tenure of two years be ...

served as the second

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of Nepal Police. He was gifted the

Charburja Durbar Charburja Durbar was a palace within Thapathali Durbar Complex in Kathmandu, the capital of the Nepal. Charburja literally translates Four Burg Palace. This palace was built by Jung Bahadur Rana in the year 1849 for Jind Kaur (locally known as C ...

which he later sold to

Prince Basundhara of Nepal Prince Basundhara Bir Bikram Shah of Nepal, GCMG (25 November 1921 – 31 August 1977) was a son of King Tribhuvan of Nepal. Life Prince Basundhara was a son of King Tribhuvan and his second wife Queen Ishwari. The prince was educated under pri ...

Honours

Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established ...

Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India The Most Exalted Order of the Star of India is an order of chivalry founded by Queen Victoria in 1861. The Order includes members of three classes: # Knight Grand Commander (GCSI) # Knight Commander ( KCSI) # Companion ( CSI) No appointmen ...

British War Medal The British War Medal is a campaign medal of the United Kingdom which was awarded to officers and men of British and Imperial forces for service in the First World War. Two versions of the medal were produced. About 6.5 million were struck in si ...

Legion of Honour The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon, ...

Order of the Bath The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I of Great Britain, George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate medieval ceremony for appointing a knight, which involved Bathing#Medieval ...

Order of the Crown of Italy The Order of the Crown of Italy ( it, Ordine della Corona d'Italia, italic=no or OCI) was founded as a national order in 1868 by King Vittorio Emanuele II, to commemorate the unification of Italy in 1861. It was awarded in five degrees for civi ...

Order of the Star of Nepal The Most Refulgent Order of the Star of Nepal ( ne, नेपाल तारा ''Nepal Taradisha'') is an award of Nepal. History It was instituted by King Tribhubhan Bir Bikram Shah Dev on 19 November 1918. Attached to the order is a medal ( ...

* Order of Gorkha Dakshina Bahu

References

External links

TKV: First Ambassador of Nepal to UK Bahadur Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
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