He was the last prime minister from the Rana family, which had controlled Nepal for more than a century and reduced the monarchy to a figurehead. He was the son of the 5th Rana Prime Minister of Nepal Chandra Shamsher. He became prime minister at a time when the king, Tribhuvan was attempting to assert himself. Tribhuvan wanted to establish a stronger monarchy and some democracy, which Mohan opposed.
In 1950, Mohan Shamsher forced Tribhuvan and his son Mahendra to flee to India, allowing Mahendra's three-year-old son Gyanendra of Nepal to become king.
Early in 1951, Tribhuvan and Mahendra returned, became king again, and began to establish their power. By the end of 1951, the king and his allies had triumphed, and Mohan Shamsher and the rest of the Rana family lost power.
Death
On 14 December 1951, Mohan Shamsher went into self-imposed exile in India, and died in Bangalore in 1967, aged 81.
Family
His granddaughter, Yasho Rajiya Lakshmi, by his eldest son, married Karan Singh, Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir, on 5 March 1956.
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