The Shahs vs the Ranas: Nepal's Century of Internal Power Struggle
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the often overlooked internal dynamics between Nepal's Shah monarchy and the Rana prime ministers who ruled from 1846 to 1951. They discuss how the Ranas systematically sidelined the Shah kings, turning them into figureheads while governing through hereditary succession. Key figures include Jung Bahadur Rana, who founded the regime after the Kot Massacre; King Surendra, who was forced to sign away his powers; and later King Tribhuvan, who eventually fled to India to seek support for the 1950 revolution. The episode also covers the structural oppression under the Ranas—the lack of education, forced labor, and isolationist policies—and the Shah resurgence under King Mahendra after 1960. The conversation highlights the 1951 Delhi Accord, which briefly restored the Shah monarchy but led to a complex tripartite power struggle among the king, the Ranas, and the emerging Nepali Congress.
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