Dambar Shumsher Rana
Dambar Shumsher Rana (Nepali: डम्बर शमशेर राणा; also known as Sano Maila (Nepali: सानो माइला); 1858–1922) was a Nepalese general.[1][2]
Dambar Shumsher Rana | |
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डम्बर शमशेर राणा | |
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| Born | 1858 Nepal |
| Died | 1922 (aged 63–64) Nepal |
| Relations | Rana dynasty |
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Biography
Rana was born in 1858 to Dhir Shamsher Rana.[3] He was not in the rolls of succession as he was born out of wedlock.[3]
He participated in the 1885 Nepal coup d'état where Dambar Shumsher, Khadga Shumsher, and Rana Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana assassinated then prime minister Ranodip Singh Kunwar.[4] This led to his elder brother Bir Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana becoming the Prime Minister of Nepal.[3] Subsequently, Bir Shumsher appointed Rana as an aide-de-camp.[3]
Dambar Shumsher Rana had staged pageants and plays for the nobles from the Rana dynasty.[3] In 1893, he founded the Royal Imperial Opera House in Narayanhiti Palace, Kathmandu.[3]
Rana's grandson Balkrishna Sama, is recognised as one of the greatest dramatists in Nepal.[3] He died in 1922.[5]
Dambar Shumsher Rana is recognised as the first photographer from Nepal.[5][6]
References
- Bhattarai, Madan Kumar (1990). Diplomatic History of Nepal, 1901–1929: A Critical Appraisal of Nepal-British India Relations. Madan Kumar Bhattarai. p. 85. ISBN 978-81-85304-11-3.
- Pradhan, Paras Mani (1980). Balakrishna Sama. Bhagyalaxmi Prakashan. p. 1.
- Davis, Carol C. (23 May 2019). The Theatre of Nepal and the People Who Make It: Urban History, Rural Forms. Cambridge University Press. pp. 21–27. ISBN 978-1-108-49761-9.
- Stiller, Ludwig F. (1993). Nepal: Growth of a Nation. Human Resources Development Research Center. p. 134.
- Bell, Thomas (24 October 2016). "15". Kathmandu. Random House India. ISBN 978-81-8400-646-9.
- "Say cheese: 'Facing the Camera' focuses on the evolution of studio photography in Nepal". Firstpost. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2021.