Durbar Square Kathmandu 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...
Life in the Courts: Portraits and Ceremonies. The Ranas ruled Nepal from 1846 when Jung Bahadur Rana captured power from the Shah Kings and started a 104 year rule as hereditary Prime Ministers. As Dirgha Man started working in the courts since the late 19th century, Rana Portraits and Ceremonie...
Durbar Square Kathmandu 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 European style buildings of the Ranas belonging to the Hanuman Dhoka Palace complex, Mulki Khana and Gaddhi Ba...
Prime Minister Bir Shumsher J.B. Rana (governed 1885 - 1901). He made many important reforms and infrastructural improvements during his reign. He established Durbar High School, Bir Hospital, Bir Tower (Ghanta Ghar), Pathshala (School) and a sanitary 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, ...
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 ...