King Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah Dev. He became King at the age of 5 on 2 February 1911. He was king until 1955. He is known as the "father of democracy" who ended the 104 year Rana rule and introduced multi-party system.
Prime Minister Padma Sumsher J.B. Rana (governed 1945-1948) and Lord and Lady Mountbatten with their daughter at Singha Durbar. On the left of Lady Mountbatten: Commander-in-Chief General Mohan Shumsher J.B. Rana; on the right of Lord Mountbatten: the Eastern General Kaisher Shumsher J.B. Rana, ...
Prime Minister Chandra Shamsher (ruled 1901-1929) with his sons. General Shanker Shumsher, General Bishnu Shumsher, General Mohan Shumsher, General Singha Shumsher, General Baber Shumsher, General Madan Shumsher, Prime Minister Chandra Shumsher, General Krishna Shumsher, General Kaisher Shumsher.
Kathmandu Durbar Square before World War I, as can be seen from the uniforms of the Gurkha soldiers. The background shows Kumari Temple which houses the Living Goddess. On the left are Anglo-Indian buildings in the Rana style belonging to the Hanuman Dhoka Palace complex, Mulki Khana and Gaddhi ...
Photo taken inside Singha Durbar in front of Parliament House (Gallery Baithake) between Nov. 16- 22, 1945 George R. Merrell, then U.S. Chargé d'Affaires at New Delhi, presented the Legion of Merit to Prime Minister the Maharaja Padma Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana in recognition of the role played ...