1. Gehendra Shumsher was a Nepali innovator, firearm designer, and general in the then Nepali Army.
15 Facts About Gehendra Shumsher
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Gehendra Shumsher was the eldest son of Bir Shumsher, the third prime minister of the Rana dynasty.
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Gehendra Shumsher is generally regarded as the first scientist of Nepal.
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Gehendra Shumsher was born in Nepal where his father was sent to serve as the Nepali representative to India.
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At some point, Gehendra Shumsher worked as a spy chief and the head of police, but his interests were largely confined to the manufacture and design of firearms.
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Towards the end of 1956 BS, Gehendra Shumsher imported a motor car from Ford Motor Company.
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Gehendra Shumsher tried to make a new motor car himself by disassembling and studying every part in every detail.
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Gehendra Shumsher was the first man in Nepal to produce electricity in Nepal.
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Gehendra Shumsher demonstrated how electricity could be produced with the help of water.
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Gehendra Shumsher was able to make his own mechanical machine gun similar to Gardner gun and named it Bir gun after his father.
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Dev and Gehendra Shumsher shared an amicable relationship, so Gehendra had an important position in the palace.
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Gehendra Shumsher was appointed as the spy chief and head of police.
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Later, upon the request of Dev Gehendra Shumsher, he went to Japan to study the Japanese technology, especially with regard to the manufacturing of firearms.
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Gehendra Shumsher died a mysterious death at the age of 35.
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However, it is believed that during initial years of Chandra Shumsher's premiership, Gehendra Shumsher was murdered at his residence in Seto Durbar as Chandra Shumsher Rana was scared of his political and military influence.