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Ranaudip Singh Bahadur Kunwar | |
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| महाराजा रणोद्दिप सिंह बहादुर कुँवर राणाजी | |
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| 10th Prime Minister of Nepal | |
| In office 27 February 1877 – 22 November 1885 | |
| Monarchs | King Surendra King Prithvi |
| Preceded by | Jung Bahadur Rana |
| Succeeded by | Bir Shumsher JBR |
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| Born | 3 April 1825 Kingdom of Nepal |
| Died | 22 November 1885 (age 60) Kathmandu,Kingdom of Nepal |
| Manner of death | Assassination |
| Spouse | Hari Priya Devi |
| Relatives | Mathabarsingh Thapa (maternal uncle) Nain Singh Thapa (maternal grandfather) |
| Shree Ranoddip Singh Bahadur Kunwar Ranaji श्री महाराज रणोद्दिप सिंह बहादुर कुँवर राणाजी | |||||
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| King ofLamjung andKaski Kingdom His Highness Commanding General Svasti Sri Madati Prachandra Bhujadandyetyadi Sri Sri Sri Maharaja T'ung-ling-ping-ma-Kuo-Kang-Wang Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India | |||||
| Reign | 16 March 1877 – 22 November 1885 | ||||
| Coronation | 16 March 1877[citation needed] | ||||
| Predecessor | Jung Bahadur Rana | ||||
| Successor | Bir Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana | ||||
| Born | 3 April 1825 | ||||
| Died | 22 November 1885 | ||||
| Spouse | Hari Priya Devi | ||||
| Issue | childless | ||||
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| Dynasty | Rana dynasty | ||||
| Father | Bal Narsingh Kunwar | ||||
| Mother | Ganesh Kumari Thapa (Thapa dynasty) | ||||
| Religion | Hinduism | ||||
Ranaudip Singh Bahadur Kunwar Ranaji (alternatively spelled Rana Uddip, Renaudip or Ranoddip),KCSI (3 April 1825 – 22 November 1885), commonly known asRanodip Singh Kunwar (Nepali:रणोद्दिप सिंह कुँवर) was the secondPrime Minister of Nepal from theRana dynasty.[1] His style wasHis ExcellencyCommanding GeneralShree Shree Shree Maharaja Sir.
Deeply pious, Ranodip Singh composed several devotional hymns and was granted a personalsalute of 15 guns from the British in 1883 and the title of Tung-ling-ping-ma-kuo-kang-wang (Truly Valiant Prince; commander of foot and horse) from theGuangxu Emperor in 1882. He was born as seventh son of KajiBal Narsingh Kunwar from his second wife Ganesh Kumari Thapa, daughter ofThapa Kazi GeneralNain Singh Thapa.[citation needed]
As per the familyroll of succession, Ranodip Singh succeeded his elder brotherJang Bahadur following his death in 1877.[citation needed]
Chautariya Colonel Ambar Bikram Shah (son ofGeneral H.E. Sri Chautaria Pushkar Shah) and his Gorkhali aide attempted acoup d'état . Chautariya Colonel Ambar Bikram Shah and four others were killed in Teku by the Ranas for their part in the attempted assassination of Ranodip Singh.[citation needed]
Ranodip Singh wasassassinated by his nephews (Khadga Shumsher,Bhim Shumsher, andDambar Shumsher) during a coup d'état in 1885. He was succeeded by his nephew,Bir Shamsher.His heir General Dhwaj Narsingh Jung Bahadur Rana took refuge in Banaras India.His memoirs are recorded in a book by William Digby“Friend in Need (1857) - 1887: Friendship Forgotten“[citation needed]
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