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After his father's death in 1901,Gehendra Shumsher occupied various posts and had many responsibilities both in the civil and the military administration.<ref> |
After his father's death in 1901,Gehendra Shumsher occupied various posts and had many responsibilities both in the civil and the military administration.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nepalmandal.org/blogs/kashinathtamot/2011/may/03/kaiser-shamsher-his-manuscript-collection-library-and-his-manuscrip |accessdate=3 September 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20160304221925/http://www.nepalmandal.org/blogs/kashinathtamot/2011/may/03/kaiser-shamsher-his-manuscript-collection-library-and-his-manuscrip |archivedate=4 March 2016 }}</ref> It is believed that during initial years of Chandra Shumsher's premiership, Gehendra Shumsher was murdered at his residence in [[Seto Durbar]] as [[Chandra]] was scared of his political and Military influence.<ref name=<ref name="PurushottamShamsher1990">{{cite book |last=JBR|first=PurushottamShamsher|date=1990 |title=Shree Teen Haruko Tathya Britanta|trans-title=|url=|language=Nepali|location=Bhotahity, Kathmandu|publisher=Vidarthi Pustak Bhandar|isbn=99933-39-91-1|access-date= }}</ref> |
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General Gehendra Shamsher JBR (1871–1905) was a General in the Royal Nepalese Army. He was the eldest son of Maharaja Sir Bir Shumsher JBR, GCB, GCSI, GCMG, GCVO the Third Prime Minister of Nepal of the Rana dynasty.[1][2] He is rightfully regarded as the first scientist of Nepal.
Earlier life
After the murder of Ranodip Singh Kunwar in 1885, Bir Shumsher JBR became the Prime Minister Maharaja and as his son General Gehendra Shumsher also became powerful.He worked as spy-chief and head of police but as a Hereditary General he was interested in arms and ammunition. He imported mordern guns and their catalogues, and made guns according to those catalogues.Gehendra established Gun factories in Jamal and Chhauni Silkhana.
Later life and death
After his father's death in 1901,Gehendra Shumsher occupied various posts and had many responsibilities both in the civil and the military administration.[3] It is believed that during initial years of Chandra Shumsher's premiership, Gehendra Shumsher was murdered at his residence in Seto Durbar as Chandra was scared of his political and Military influence.[2]
Legacy
General Gehendra Shamsher JBR is credited for modernization of Nepal Army.He was able to make his own mechanical machine gun similar to Gardner gun and named it Bira gun after his father Maharaja Bir Shumsher JBR.He is also credited for modifying Martini–Henry into new gun Gahendra Martini and Ge-rifle along with new model of canon Dhir-Gun after his grandfather’s name Dhir Shumsher.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Lamb6". Royalark.net. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ^ a b JBR, PurushottamShamsher (1990). Shree Teen Haruko Tathya Britanta (in Nepali). Bhotahity, Kathmandu: Vidarthi Pustak Bhandar. ISBN 99933-39-91-1.
- ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20160304221925/http://www.nepalmandal.org/blogs/kashinathtamot/2011/may/03/kaiser-shamsher-his-manuscript-collection-library-and-his-manuscrip. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Walters, John (2005). Guns of the Gurkhas. Tharston Press. ISBN 978-0946696451.