# Tansen Durbar

_Building in Tansen, Nepal_

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Last updated: 2026-11-04

> Tansen Durbar, also known as Palpa Durbar & Museum, is a historical palace and a museum. It was built in 1927 by Pratap Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana. The Durbar is a grand palace in the town of Tansen, Nepal. It was the seat of the Rana governors during the Rana rule in Nepal.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** palace; administrative building; museum ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19678683#P31))
- **Located in:** Tansen (city) › Palpa District (district of Nepal) › Lumbini Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19678683#P131))
- **Established:** 1927 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19678683#P571))
- **Coordinates:** 27.8674, 83.5451

## About

The palace was destroyed in 2005 by Maoists in the Nepalese Civil War and was rebuilt and reopened in 2008.

## Questions

**Where is Tansen Durbar located?**  
Tansen Durbar is located in Tansen, Palpa District, Lumbini Province, Nepal.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Tansen Durbar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tansen_Durbar) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): तानसेन दरवार](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%99%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%AF) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q19678683](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19678683) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Palpa Durbar & Museum 01.jpg by Acharya Bipin (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Palpa_Durbar_%26_Museum_01.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Tansen Durbar, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Palpa Durbar & Museum 01.jpg — Acharya Bipin, CC BY-SA 4.0.

## Cite this page

"Tansen Durbar". DigiNepal. Last updated 4 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/tansen-durbar. Retrieved 5 November 2026.