Gehendra Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana

Gehendra Shumsher JBR

General Gehendra Shamsher JBR (1871–1905) was a General in the Royal Nepalese Army. He was the eldest son of Maharaja Sir Bir Shumsher JBR, GCB, GCSI, GCMG, GCVO the Third Prime Minister of Nepal of the Rana dynasty.[1][2] He is rightfully regarded as the first scientist of Nepal.

Earlier life

After the murder of Ranodip Singh Kunwar in 1885, Bir Shumsher JBR became the Prime Minister Maharaja and as his son General Gehendra Shumsher also became powerful.He worked as spy-chief and head of police but as a Hereditary General he was interested in arms and ammunition. He imported mordern guns and their catalogues, and made guns according to those catalogues.Gehendra established Gun factories in Jamal and Chhauni Silkhana.

Later life and death

After his father's death in 1901,Gehendra Shumsher occupied various posts and had many responsibilities both in the civil and the military administration.[3] It is believed that during initial years of Chandra Shumsher's premiership, Gehendra Shumsher was murdered at his residence in Seto Durbar as Chandra was scared of his political and Military influence.[2]

Legacy

Gehendra-Martini

General Gehendra Shamsher JBR is credited for modernization of Nepal Army.He was able to make his own mechanical machine gun similar to Gardner gun and named it Bira gun after his father Maharaja Bir Shumsher JBR.He is also credited for modifying Martini–Henry into new gun Gahendra Martini and Ge-rifle along with new model of canon Dhir-Gun after his grandfather’s name Dhir Shumsher.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Lamb6". Royalark.net. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
  2. 1 2 JBR, PurushottamShamsher (1990). Shree Teen Haruko Tathya Britanta (in Nepali). Bhotahity, Kathmandu: Vidarthi Pustak Bhandar. ISBN 99933-39-91-1.
  3. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20160304221925/http://www.nepalmandal.org/blogs/kashinathtamot/2011/may/03/kaiser-shamsher-his-manuscript-collection-library-and-his-manuscrip. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ Walters, John (2005). Guns of the Gurkhas. Tharston Press. ISBN 978-0946696451.
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