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Shamshir A shamshir ( fa, شمشیر) is a type of Persian/Iranian sword with a radical curve. The name is derived from the Persian word ''shamshīr'', which means "sword". The curved "scimitar" sword family includes the shamshir, kilij, talwar, pulw ...

, 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 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 valiant ...

(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 Field-Marshal Maharaja Sri Teen Chandra Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana (8 July 1863 – 26 November 1929) was the Prime Minister of Nepal from the Rana dynasty. He served in this capacity from 27 June 1901 to his death in 1929, after he successfull ...

(1863–1929), the fifth Prime Minister of Nepal from the Rana dynasty *

Dev Shamsher 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 Chie ...

(born 1862), Prime Minister of Nepal *

Kaiser Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana Field Marshal Sir Kaiser Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana, GBE (8 January 1892 – 7 June 1964) was a field marshal in the Royal Nepalese Army. He was the third son of Maharaja Sir Chandra Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, GCB, GCSI, GCMG, GCVO the fift ...

(1892–1964), field marshal in the Royal Nepalese Army *

Kiran Shamsher Rana Commander in Chief Kiran Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (1916–1983) was a Nepalese army officer. He served as the Royal Nepalese Army's Commander-in-Chief from 1951–1956 and as the Nepalese ambassador to the United Kingdom from 1973–1977. Over ...

(1916–1983), Nepalese army officer *

Mohan Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana Field-Marshal Shree Shree Shree Maharaja Sir Mohan Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana ( ne, मोहन शम्शेर जङ्गबहादुर राणा), GCB, GCIE, GBE (23 December 1885 – 6 January 1967) was the prime minister ...

(1885–1967), the prime minister and foreign minister of Nepal *

Shamsher Singh Sheri Shamsher Singh Sheri (1942 – 30 October 2005), commonly known by his nom de guerre, Karam Singh (), was a communist leader and a Politburo member of the CPI (Maoist) in India. Early life and family Sheri was born in the village of Khokha ...

(1942–2005), communist leader in India * Subarna Shamsher Rana (1910–1977), leading figure in the movement to overthrow the ruling Rana autocracy and to establish democracy in Nepal *

Shamsheer Singh Manhas Shamsher Singh Manhas ( hi, शमशेर सिंह मन्हास) (born 4 January 1960 in Jammu, India) is the Bharatiya Janata Party politician from the Jammu & Kashmir. He is the son of Janak Singh (not to be confused with Janak S ...

(born 1960), Indian Member of Parliament *

Shamsheer Vayalil Shamsheer Vayalil Parambath (born 11 January 1977) is an Indian radiologist and businessman. He is the founder, chairman and managing director of VPS Healthcare Group, and the vice chairman and managing director of Amanat Holdings, a healthcare ...

(born 1977), Indian physician, entrepreneur and philanthropist

Places and settlements

Shamshir, Iran Shamshir ( fa, شمشير, also Romanized as Shamshīr) is a village in Shamshir Rural District, in the Central District of Paveh County, Kermanshah Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called ...

, a village in Kermanshah Province, Iran *

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, an administrative subdivision in Kermanshah Province, Iran * Shamsher Nagar, Moulvibazar, Bangladesh

Other

Shamshir (horse) Shamshir (foaled 21 February 1988) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. In racing career which lasted from August 1990 until October 1991 she won two of her eleven races. As a two-year-old in 1990 she was one of the best fillies of ...

(born 1988), British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse {{disambiguation, geo, given name