Ranodip Singh Kunwar

Prime Minister of Nepal

3 April 1825

22 November 1885

27 February 1877 – 22 November 1885

His Excellency Commanding General Shree Shree Shree Maharaja Sir Ranaudip Singh Bahadur Kunwar Ranaji, KCSIश्री ३ महाराजा रणोद्दिप सिंह बहादुर कुँवर राणाजीSri 3 Maharaja Ranoddip Singh Kunwar Ranaji10th Prime Minister of Nepal Shri 3 Maharaja of Kaski and LamjungIn office 27 February 1877 – 22 November 1885MonarchKing Surendra King PrithviPreceded by Jung Bahadur RanaSucceeded by Bir Shumsher JBR Personal detailsBorn3 April 1825 Kingdom of NepalDied22 November 1885 (age 60) Kathmandu, Kingdom of NepalCause of deathAssassinationRelativesMathabarsingh Thapa (maternal uncle) Nain Singh Thapa (maternal grandfather) Shree Teen Ranoddip Singh Bahadur Kunwar Ranaji श्री ३ महाराज रणोद्दिप सिंह बहादुर कुँवर राणाजीKing of Lamjung and Kaski Kingdom His Highness Commanding General Svasti Sri Madati Prachandra Bhujadandyetyadi Sri Sri Sri Maharaja T'ung-ling-ping-ma-Kuo-Kang-Wang Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of IndiaReign16 March 1877 – 22 November 1885Coronation16 March 1877PredecessorJung Bahadur RanaSuccessorBir Shumsher Jung Bahadur RanaBorn3 April 1825Died22 November 1885SpouseSri 3 Jin Kancha Bada Maharani Hari Priya Lakshmi DeviIssuechildlessDynastyRana dynastyFatherBal Narsingh KunwarMotherGanesh Kumari Thapa (Thapa dynasty)ReligionHinduism His Excellency Commanding General Shree Shree Shree Maharaja Sir Ranaudip Singh Bahadur Kunwar Ranaji (alternatively spelled Rana Uddip, Renaudip or Ranoddip), KCSI (3 April 1825 – 22 November 1885), commonly known as Ranodip Singh Kunwar (Nepali: रणोद्दिप सिंह कुँवर ) 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 (Truly Valiant Prince; commander of foot and horse) 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.