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Prime Minister [[Chandra Shumsher JBR]] revised and re-shuffled the Rolls of Succession |
Prime Minister [[Chandra Shumsher JBR]] revised and re-shuffled the Rolls of Succession and divided the Rana clan into 3 categories of '''A''','''B''','''C''' according to the stature of the purity of lineage.<ref name="Parajulee2000">{{cite book|author=Ramjee P. Parajulee|title=The Democratic Transition in Nepal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9RsLR6OsEx0C&pg=PA35|date=January 2000|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|isbn=978-0-8476-9577-5|pages=35–}}</ref> |
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*'''A Class''' were those born of legitimate high caste wives.<ref name="USA2012">{{cite book|author=IBP USA|title=Nepal Country Study Guide - Strategic Information and Developments|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fkObBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA57|date=3 March 2012|publisher=Lulu.com|isbn=978-1-4387-7514-2|pages=57–}}</ref> |
*'''A Class''' were those born of legitimate high caste wives.<ref name="USA2012">{{cite book|author=IBP USA|title=Nepal Country Study Guide - Strategic Information and Developments|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fkObBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA57|date=3 March 2012|publisher=Lulu.com|isbn=978-1-4387-7514-2|pages=57–}}</ref> |
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*'''B Class''' were those born of legitimate married wives from a secondary high caste or those born from marriage with a royal household member. |
*'''B Class''' were those born of legitimate married wives from a secondary high caste or those born from marriage with a royal household member. |
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The Rolls of Succession in Rana were the official order of succession of the Rana Dynasty of Nepal.[1] This order was regulated not only through descent, but also by purity of lineage.[2] It was established by Jung Bahadur Rana as a formal ranking of all of his descendants in relation to their hereditary rights to the office of prime minister, with no legal mechanism for changing the government.
Jung Bahadur Rana
King Surendra issued a royal decree (sanad) that formalized the dominance of the Kunwar family. The King also gave Jung Bahadur complete authority over all internal administration, including civil, military, and judicial affairs, and all foreign relations, including the powers to make war and peace. Jung Bahadur was made great king (maharajah) of |Kaski and |Lamjung districts, in effect serving as their independent ruler, and the right to use the honorific term shri three times (Sri Teen) in his name. In his sanad of 1856, King Surendra stated that the line of succession would go to Junga's seven brothers and then to Junga's sons and nephew in order of seniority.[3]
Chandra Shumsher's Revision
Prime Minister Chandra Shumsher JBR revised and re-shuffled the Rolls of Succession and divided the Rana clan into 3 categories of A,B,C according to the stature of the purity of lineage.[4]
- A Class were those born of legitimate high caste wives.[5]
- B Class were those born of legitimate married wives from a secondary high caste or those born from marriage with a royal household member.
- C Class were those born of illegitimate wives from a lower caste.
A Class could fit for position of Prime Minister and Highest Military and administrative Officials, whereas B and C Class Rana could only reach the level of Colonel.
Juddha Shumsher's Revision
In March 1934, Juddha Shumsher JBR expelled the C Class Rana from the direct roll of succession.[6]
See also
References
- ^ Indra Adhikari (12 June 2015). Military and Democracy in Nepal. Taylor & Francis. pp. 116–. ISBN 978-1-317-58905-1.
- ^ JBR, PurushottamShamsher (1990). Shree Teen Haruko Tathya Britanta (in Nepali). Bhotahity, Kathmandu: Vidarthi Pustak Bhandar. ISBN 99933-39-91-1.
- ^ Bhuwan Lal Joshi; Leo E. Rose (1966). Democratic Innovations in Nepal: A Case Study of Political Acculturation. University of California Press. pp. 34–. GGKEY:5N30S3HU9BC.
- ^ Ramjee P. Parajulee (January 2000). The Democratic Transition in Nepal. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 35–. ISBN 978-0-8476-9577-5.
- ^ IBP USA (3 March 2012). Nepal Country Study Guide - Strategic Information and Developments. Lulu.com. pp. 57–. ISBN 978-1-4387-7514-2.
- ^ Ishwari Prasad (1 January 1996). The Life and Times of Maharaja Juddha Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana of Nepal. APH Publishing. pp. 162–. ISBN 978-81-7024-756-2.