Babar Mahal, Baber Mahal is a Rana palace in

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, the capital of

Nepal Nepal (; ne, :ne:नेपाल, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in S ...

. The palace complex, located north of the

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, was incorporated in an impressive and vast array of courtyards, gardens and buildings. Initially the palace was under

Jung Bahadur Rana Maharaja Jung Bahadur Kunwar Ranaji, (born Bir Narsingh Kunwar ( ne, वीर नरसिंह कुँवर), 18 June 1817; popularly known as Jung Bahadur Rana (JBR, ne, जङ्गबहादुर राणा)) () belonging to the ...

Thapathali Durbar Thapathali Durbar ( ne, थापाथली दरवार) was a palace complex in Kathmandu, the capital of the Nepal. Thapathali means abode of the Thapas. It was initially built by Nain Singh Thapa of the Thapa dynasty but was later occupi ...

but later was separated and demolished and rebuilt by

Chandra Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana Field-Marshal Maharaja Sri Teen Chandra Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana (8 July 1863 – 26 November 1929) was the Prime Minister of Nepal from the Rana dynasty. He served in this capacity from 27 June 1901 to his death in 1929, after he successfully ...

, as prime minister and the executive leader of

History

The palace complex lay in the heart of Kathmandu, to the north of the Bagmati River. The history of the place is closely linked with the history of Nepal and its rulers.

Part of Thapathali

The

complex occupies over 80 Ropanis of which Babar Mahal was a part. After the fall of the Thapa aristocracy,

began to live in his grandfather's Thapathali Durbar. After Bhandarkhal Parva in 1904 BS, he was able to seize all of the immediate property of his maternal uncle PM

Mathabarsingh Thapa Mathabar Singh Thapa ( ne, माथवरसिंह थापा, born 1798, Borlang, Gorkha17 May 1845, Basantapur, Kathmandu), also spelled Mathbar, Mathawar, Mathavar, variantly called Matabar Singh Thapa ( ne, मातवरसिं� ...

and grandfather PM

Bhimsen Thapa Bhimsen Thapa ( ne, भीमसेन थापा (August 1775 – 29 July 1839)) was a Nepalese statesman who served as the ''Mukhtiyar'' (equivalent to prime minister) and de facto ruler of Nepal from 1806 to 1837. He is widely known as the ...

. During this acquisition Jung also acquired the Thapathali Durbar complex. As a head of all state affairs Jung Bahadur built a lavish new palace within the Thapathali complex under his royal architect

Ranasur Bista Ranasur Bista ( ne, रणसूर बिस्ट), was a Nepali architect who is considered to be one of the key figures in the building of early Rana palaces of Nepal. Bista is among the pioneer master masons of Nepal in introducing European bui ...

. After Junga's death the palace was inherited by his sons and wives. In 1942 BS, the Shamsher brothers' revolt against

's sons and finally the

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exiled the Junga sons. After this

Dev Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana Sri Maharaja, Dev Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana (17 July 1862 – 20 February 1914) was the Prime Minister of Nepal for 114 days in 1901. He was also the King of Lamjung and Kaski. Family and early life He was the fourth of 17 sons born to Chief ...

acquired this property in 1958 BS. Upon

's exile the palace was inherited by

Baber Shamsher

After accruing this property Chandra Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana demolished the old five-storey palace and built a new palace in BS 1966/67 which was designed by

and constructed a new palace under the architect engineer

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and Kishor Narasingh Rana. Chandra Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana then gifted this brand new palace to his son

Baber Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana Sir Baber Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, GCVO, GBE, KCSI, KCIE (27 January 1888 – 12 May 1960) was a member of the Rana dynasty who served as the Minister of Defence of Nepal in 1951. A prominent member of the Rana oligarchy, he fought valiant ...

and named the palace after him. Baber mahal

Under Government of Nepal

After the fall of the Rana regime, Babar Mahal was occupied and owned by

but later he sold it to the government of Nepal. Currently the palace is occupied by Department of Roads, Office of Accountant General of Nepal and

Nepal Oil Corporation Nepal Oil Corporation Limited (NOC) ( ne, नेपाल आयल निगम लिमिटेड) is a monopoly state owned trading enterprise of Nepal that imports, stores and distributes various petroleum products in the country. In Nepa ...

Earthquake 2015

This Palace was seriously damaged during the

April 2015 Nepal earthquake The April 2015 Nepal earthquake (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed 8,964 people and injured 21,952 more. It occurred at on Saturday, 25 April 2015, with a magnitude of 7.8 Mw or 8.1 Ms and a maximum Mercalli Intensity of X (''Extreme ...

. Babar Mahal was designated unsafe and received a red sticker. Currently the Department of Roads, Office of Auditor General of Nepal has started evacuation. The future of the Historical building is unknown.Nepali Times
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