Rana regime in Nepal

 

                              

                                                   Members of Rana Family

    Rana rule was known as the dark age  in the history of Nepal. They lived very luxurious life from the money of the public .They ruled the country according to the the wish of theirs ,without knowing the wish of people .Ranas ruled Nepal from 1903BS to 2007BS . Nine Rana rulers ruled Nepal . they were very cruel to people . Jung Bahadur Rana was the first rana prime minister  of Nepal.

                                                                      

                                                                                  Jung Bahadur Rana

Names of Rana Prime ministers of Nepal

1.Jung Bahadur Rana(1903-1934BS)

2. Ranoddip Singh Kunwar(1934-1942BS)

3.Bir Shumsher (1942-1958BS)

4.Dev Shumsher (1958-1958BS)

5.Chandra Shumsher (1958-1986BS)

6.Bhim  Shumsher (1986-1989BS)

7.Juddha Shumsher (1989-2002BS)

8.Padma Shumsher (2002-2005BS)

9.Mohan Shumsher (2005-2007BS)

They had also made some valuable reforms in Education , Administration ,Construction , Business  etc.

Here are some reforms made by Ranas during their rule

1. Publication of Muluki Ain

2. Establishment of Durbar School , Bir Hospital , Ghantaghar , Bir Library , Tri-Chandra College , Military Hospital , pharphing powerhouse , Nepal Government Railways , Nepal Bank Ltd., Biratnagar Jute Mills , Sundarijal Powerhouse etc

3. Publication of first Calender 

4. Establishment of SLC Board of Exam   

5. Establishment  of gorkhapatra 

6. Establishment of Nepal Praja Parishad

7.Nepalese Citizen Right Committee established    etc

Some events during Rana Period 

1Kot Parva

2.Bhandarkhal Parva

 

3. Alau Parva

4.Nepal - Tibet War

5. Thapathali Treaty   

6. Massacre of 1882

7.Massacre of 1885   etc

With Indian support , King Tribhuvan ended the Rana regime in Nepal. Due family conflict and non mutual understanding  Rana had became weaker and at last in the period of Mohan Shumsher  , Ranas were overthrown from the throne at 2007BS.

The Ranas of Nepal and Singha Durbar: Rise and Fall of the Rana Regime of Nepal were the book which had written  about the Rana regime in Nepal.