Jit Jung Kunwar Rana (Nepali: जीतजङ्ग राणा) was the Commander-In-Chief of the Nepalese Army from 14 October 1884 to 1885.[1][2]
Jit Jung Rana | |
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जीतजङ्ग राणा | |
 Jit Jung Rana in 1895 | |
| Commander-In-Chief of the Nepalese Army | |
| In office 1884–1885 | |
| Monarch | Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah |
| Prime Minister | Ranodip Singh Kunwar |
| Preceded by | Dhir Shumsher Rana |
| Succeeded by | Khadga Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jit Jung Kunwar |
| Relations | Rana dynasty |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Jagat Jang Rana (brother) |
Biography edit
He was the second son of Jung Bahadur Rana, the first Prime Minister of Nepal from the Rana dynasty.[3]
On 14 October 1884, following the death of his uncle Dhir Shumsher Rana, Jit was promoted to be the Commander-In-Chief of the Nepalese Army.[4]
On 24 February 1855, Rana married the second daughter of King Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah.[5]
He was removed from power following the 1885 Nepal coup d'état where his brother Jagat Jang Rana[6] and his uncle Ranodip Singh Kunwar were killed.[7][8]
Rana was succeeded by Khadga Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana.[9][10] In the 1850s, he built Ranibas Palace (later converted into a Hindu temple) at Simraungadh in memory of his father, Jung Bahadur Rana.[11]
References edit
- ^ Prasad, Ishwari (October 1996). The Life and Times of Maharaja Juddha Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana of Nepal. APH Publishing. p. 30. ISBN 978-81-7024-756-2. Archived from the original on 13 October 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Struggle For Power". The Rising Nepal. Archived from the original on 12 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Adhikari, Indra (12 June 2015). Military and Democracy in Nepal. Routledge. p. 154. ISBN 978-1-317-58906-8. Archived from the original on 13 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Acharya, Baburam (15 August 2013). The Bloodstained Throne: Struggles for Power in Nepal (1775–1914). Penguin UK. ISBN 978-93-5118-204-7. Archived from the original on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Kumar, Satish; Studies, Indian School of International (1967). Rana Polity in Nepal; Origin and Growth. Asia Publishing House. p. 59. Archived from the original on 13 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Kumar Bhattarai, Madan (12 December 2020). "Unravelling the life of a forgotten Rana General". The Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ Rana, Pramode Shamshere J. B. (1978). Rana Nepal: An Insider's View. R. Rana. p. 74. Archived from the original on 7 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Rana, Pramode Shamshere J. B.; Pramode, Pramode Shamshere J. B. Rana (1995). Rana Intrigues. R. Rana. p. 75. Archived from the original on 7 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Hamal, Lakshman B. (1995). Military History of Nepal. Sharda Pustak Mandir. p. 86. Archived from the original on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Karki, Yuba Raj Singh (1983). Nepal Almanac: A Book of Facts. Y.R.S. Karki. p. 89. Archived from the original on 13 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "The buried kingdom of Simraungadh". OnlineKhabar. Archived from the original on 12 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
External links edit
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