Between 1846 and 1951, the Nepal was ruled by an extended family of hereditary prime ministers from Rana dynasty. In the first half of the 19th century Nepal’s rulers and would-be rulers fell into a series of power struggles. Junga Bahadur, a military officer of the Rana family, rose to power during these struggles and ruled in the name of the Shah dynasty beginning in 1846. These B/W pictures shows the history of Ranas along with the palaces built by them. The eclipse of the monarch behind the regent or prime minister was a calamity because the new dictator, Jang Bahadur, was not remotely regarded as legitimate. Evidently, many Nepalis assume he was responsible for the Kot Massacre (1846).
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