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Rana|ˈrɑːnə|
[Nepali and Hindi rānā prince, f. Skr. rājana royal: cf. raja, rajah.]
The title used by members of the family which virtually ruled Nepal from 1846 to 1951. Also attrib.
1951Britannica Bk. of Year 462/2 Although the relations between the exiled members of the ruling Rana family with the hereditary prime minister..had been unfriendly [etc.]. 1959Manch. Guardian 18 Aug. 5/1 The Ranas married their daughters to Rajput princes. 1971C. Bonington Annapurna South Face iii. 32, I could pick out Rana palaces with spacious courtyards and rusty, corrugated-iron roofs. Ibid. 37 The Ranas have lost their power but many of them still hold high office, particularly in the armed forces. However, most of the old Rana palaces..have now been turned into offices or hotels. 1971K. Kent in Ibid. 311 In early 1951 a democratic form of government [in Nepal] was established by proclamation. It kept the existing Rana, Sir Mohan Chamsher, as Prime Minister, but in November 1951 a revision replaced this last Prime Minister with Mr M. P. Koirala of the Congress Party. 1977Times 15 Nov. 15/1 The overthrow of the Rana regime in 1951. |