Ranodip Singh Kunwar


Ranaudip Singh Bahadur Kunwar Ranaji, KCSI, commonly known as Ranodip Singh Kunwar was the second Prime Minister of Nepal from the Rana dynasty.
Deeply pious, Ranodip Singh composed several devotional hymns and was granted a personal salute of 15 guns from the British in 1883 and the title of Tung-ling-ping-ma-kuo-kang-wang from the Guangxu Emperor in 1882. He was born as seventh son of Kaji Bal Narsingh Kunwar from his second wife Ganesh Kumari Thapa, daughter of Thapa Kazi General Nain Singh Thapa.

Succession

As per the family roll of succession, Ranodip Singh succeeded his elder brother Jang Bahadur following his death in 1877.

Assassination

Unsuccessful coup of 1882

Chautariya Colonel Ambar Bikram Shah and his Gorkhali aide attempted a coup d'état at Teku in January 1882. They were killed by the Ranas for their part in the attempted assassination of Ranodip Singh.

Successful coup d'etat of 1885

Ranodip Singh was assassinated by his nephews during a coup d'état in 1885. He was succeeded by his nephew, Bir Shamsher.

Ancestry