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((Short description|Founder of the Rana dynasty in Nepal))

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| honorific-prefix    = [[His Highness]]<br>[[General|Commanding-General]]<br>[[Sri#Repetition|Shree Tin]] [[Maharaja]]
| name                = Jung Bahadur Rana
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| title               = Maharaja of Kaski and Lamjung
| office              = 8th [[List of Prime Ministers of Nepal|Prime Minister of Nepal]]
| term1               = 15 September 1846 – 1 August 1856
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| predecessor1        = [[Fateh Jung Shah]]
| successor1          = [[Bam Bahadur Kunwar]]
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'''Jung Bahadur Rana,''' ((post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100|sep=,|GCB|GCSI)) (born '''Bir Narsingh Kunwar'''), who was accused of plotting with the junior queen in 1846 to become prime minister by putting the queen's son on the throne,.<ref>((cite news|last= Neupane |first=Poonam|title= Best Explanation Biography & Facts About Jung Bahadur Rana You Have Ever Read |url= https://www.imnepal.com/jung-bahadur-rana/ |access-date=19 November 2019|newspaper= ImNepal |date=5 November 2019))</ref> His original name was Bir Narsingh Kunwar but he was commonly known as Jang Bahadur, a name given to him by his maternal uncle [[Mathabarsingh Thapa|Mathabar Singh Thapa]].<ref> ((Cite web|last=Gartoula|first=Gopal|title=Jung Bahadur's destitute descendants|url=https://www.nepalitimes.com/here-now/jung-bahadurs-destitute-descendants/|access-date=2022-01-04|language=en-US))</ref> Mathabar Singh Thapa used to call Jang Bahadur ''Jangay'' for his boldness.<ref name="PurushottamShamsher1998"/>

His mother Ganesh Kumari was the daughter of [[Kaji (Nepal)|Kaji]] [[Nain Singh Thapa]], brother of [[Mukhtiyar]] [[Bhimsen Thapa]] of the then prominent ruling [[Thapa dynasty]].<ref name="PurushottamShamsher1990">((cite book |last=JBR|first=PurushottamShamsher|date=1990 |title=Shree Teen Haruko Tathya Britanta|language=ne|location=Bhotahity, Kathmandu|publisher=Vidarthi Pustak Bhandar|isbn=99933-39-91-1))</ref> During his lifetime, he eliminated the factional fighting at the court, removed his family's rivals like ''[[Pande family|Pande]]s'' and ''[[Basnyat family|Basnyats]]'', introduced innovations in the bureaucracy and judiciary, and made efforts to modernize Nepal.<ref>((cite book|author= Manjushree Thapa | title = Forget Kathmandu| publisher = Aleph Book Company| year =2013| location = New Delhi| pages =302| isbn =978-9382277002))</ref> He is one of the important figures in [[History of Nepal|Nepalese history]]. Some modern historians blame Jung Bahadur for setting up an oppressive dictatorship in Nepal that lasted 104 years- the dark period of Nepalese history. Other historians blame his nephews, the Shumsher Ranas, for the dark period.<ref name="PurushottamShamsher1998">((cite book| last = Rana | first = Purushottam S.J.B. | title = Jung Bahadur Rana: the story of his rise and glory | year = 1998 | pages = 150 | publisher = Book Faith India | isbn = 81-7303-087-1))</ref> Rana's rule is associated with tyranny, debauchery, economic exploitation and religious persecution.<ref>((cite news|last=Dietrich|first=Angela|title=Buddhist Monks and Rana Rulers: A History of Persecution|url=http://ccbs.ntu.edu.tw/FULLTEXT/JR-BH/bh117536.htm |access-date=17 September 2013|newspaper=Buddhist Himalaya: A Journal of Nagarjuna Institute of Exact Methods|year=1996))</ref><ref>((cite news|last= Lal |first=C. K.|title= The Rana resonance |url= http://nepalitimes.com/news.php?id=8741 |access-date=17 September 2013|newspaper= Nepali Times |date=16 February 2001))</ref>

==Early life and family==
((Main|Rana dynasty))
((See|Thapa dynasty|Pande family))
===Birth===
Jung Bahadur was born on June 18, 1817, in [[Balkot, Arghakhanchi|Balkot]] in southern Nepal, to [[Bal Narsingh Kunwar]], a bodyguard of [[Rana Bahadur Shah|King Rana Bahadur Shah]], and his second wife, Ganesh Kumari.<ref name="PurushottamShamsher1998"/>  

=== Family ===
Jung Bahadur was the descendant of ''[[Kaji (Nepal)|Kaji]]'' [[Ranajit Kunwar]]<ref name=":0" /> and ''Sardar'' [[Ram Krishna Kunwar]], who were both prominent military figures under the rule of King [[Prithvi Narayan Shah]].<ref name=":1" /> He had familial connections to the [[Thapa dynasty]] of Mukhtiyar [[Bhimsen Thapa]] through his mother, Ganesh Kumari, and to the aristocratic [[Pande family]] through his maternal grandmother, Rana Kumari, who was the daughter of Kaji Ranajit Pande, a prominent royal courtier.<ref name="PurushottamShamsher1990" /> 
Bal Narsingh saw Sher Bahadur Shah, the King's own half-brother, commit regicide in front of the court. In response, Bal Narsingh promptly executed Sher Bahadur. As a result, he received the hereditary position of ''[[Kaji (Nepal)|Kaji]]'' as a reward for this action. Consequently, the court granted Bal Narsingh exclusive permission to possess weapons within its premises. [[File:Ram Krishna Kunwar.jpg|thumb|left|upright|[[Ram Krishna Kunwar]]; Jung Bahadur's great-grandfather]]Rana's mother, Ganesh Kumari, was the sister of [[Mathabarsingh Thapa]]. In 1833, Bal Narsingh moved to [[Dadeldhura District|Dadeldhura]] in Western Nepal and enrolled Jung Bahadur in the military. When Bal Narsingh moved to [[Jumla District|Jumla]] in 1835, Jung Bahadur was already promoted to the rank of [[Second lieutenant]]. In those days, the Thapas influenced the administration of Nepal. However, when [[Bhimsen Thapa]] was sacked in 1837, all of his relatives including Bal Narsingh and Jung Bahadur were also sacked from the service, and their properties were seized. In search of work, Jung Bahadur went to [[Varanasi]] but returned to [[Terai]] after a brief period to work as a [[Mahout]]. He then went to Kathmandu in 1839 where his wife and infant son had already died.<ref name=":0">((Cite book|title=Ranashasanko Britanta|last=Rana|first=Pramod Shumsher|publisher=Pairavi Book House|year=2009|isbn=978-11146-30-72-7|location=Kathmandu|pages=31, 32, 44))</ref>

== Rise ==
[[File:Jung Bahadur Rana 1 (cropped).jpg|left|thumb|Jung Bahadur]]
In 1839, Jung Bahadur married the sister of Colonel Sanak Singh Shripali Tandon. Jung Bahadur acquired a dowry as a result of his marriage, which improved his financial situation. In 1840, [[Rajendra Bikram Shah|King Rajendra]] travelled to [[Terai]], and coincidentally, he was joined by Jung Bahadur. Jung Bahadur captivated the king with his audacious exhibition. The monarch expressed satisfaction with his performance and bestowed upon him the rank of captain. The Crown Prince then recruited Jung Bahadur as one of his personal protectors. According to legends, Jung Bahadur leaped into the [[Trishuli River]] while riding a horse, following the orders of the Prince.

After a while, Jung Bahadur was transferred from the prince's group back into the king's. There he was appointed a Kaji and sent to the office of Kumarichowk. There he got an opportunity to properly understand the financial transactions of Nepal.

Jung Bahadur was known to be ambitious. During those days, the youngest queen was the actual ruler of the country with the king only of a name. Gagan Singh Khawaas was closest to the queen. Jung Bahadur had managed to please the Queen, the Prince, and the Prime Minister with his diligent efforts. He also managed to influence [[Henry Lawrence (Indian Army officer)|Henry Lawrence]] and his wife Honoria Lawrence.

When Mathavar was still Prime Minister, a cousin of Jung Bahadur was sentenced to the death penalty. Jung Bahadur had requested Mathavir to convince the Queen to excuse his cousin but Mathavar denied it. This resulted in Jung Bahadur holding a grudge against him. Jung Bahadur befriended Pandit Bijayaraj who was the internal priest of the palace, and from him, he started to gain valuable information about the Durbar. He had also managed to befriend Gagan Singh Khawaas.

After assassinating Mathavar Singh, the queen gave Jung Bahadur the rank of [[General]] and included Gagan Singh in the council of ministers.

== Kot massacre ==
The [[Kot massacre]] took place on 14 September 1846 when [[Jung Bahadur|Jung Bahadur Rana]] and his brothers killed about 40 members of the [[Kingdom of Nepal|Nepalese palace court]] including the Prime Minister, relative of the King, Chautariya [[Fateh Jung Shah]], at the palace armory, the kot, of [[Kathmandu]] which rendered King [[Rajendra of Nepal|Rajendra Bikram Shah]] and [[Surendra of Nepal|Surendra Bikram Shah]] powerless and the started the [[Rana dynasty|Rana autocracy]].

By 1850, Jung Bahadur eliminated his major rivals, installed his own candidate on the throne, appointed his brothers and friends in important posts, and ensured that major administrative decisions were made by him as prime minister.<ref name=":0" />

== Prime Minister ==
After the Massacre, on 15 September the Queen appointed Jung Bahadur as the Prime Minister and the [[Commander-in-chief]]. After meeting with the Queen and the King, Jung Bahadur went to meet the resident at the British residency. There he informed the resident about the massacre and also convinced him that the new government would have good relationships with the British. On 23 September, all officers of military and bureaucracy were called upon to their respective offices within 10 days. Then, Jung Bahadur appointed his brothers and nephews to the highest ranks of the government.<ref name=":0" />

===Bhandarkhal massacre===
((main|1846 Bhandarkhal massacre))

The Queen commanded Jung Bahadur to remove Prince [[Surendra of Nepal|Surendra]] from the rank and declare Ranendra as the new Prince but Jung Bahadur ignored it which resulted in the Queen holding a vendetta against him. A few people who had survived the Kot Massacre were secretly planning to take revenge on Jung Bahadur. The Queen secretly contacted them and conspired to assassinate Jung Bahadur. A plan was formed to assassinate Jung Bahadur in a gathering to be organized in the garden of Bhandarkhal situated at the eastern end of the palace.

Jung Bahadur had already placed his spies inside the palace to gather information about the Queen and the events in the palace. These spies were handed the duty of informing Jung Bahadur about the happenings in a secret manner. A certain [[Putali Nani]] whom Jung Bahadur had already taken on his side also worked inside the palace and she informed Jung Bahadur about the conspiracy.

After receiving a command from the Rawal Queen to come to Bhandarkhal, Jung Bahadur took his fully armed troops and headed towards the garden. [[Birdhwaj]] was given the duty to bring Jung Bahadur in time. When he reached the temple of Jor-Ganesh, he saw Jung Bahadur approaching with the troops. Sighting him, Jung Bahadur signaled Capt. Ranamehar and Ranamehar killed Birdhwaj Basnyat. The troops then marched towards Bhandarkhal where seeing Jung Bahadur approach fully armed with his troops, the conspirators started to flee. 23 people were killed in the massacre and 15 escaped.<ref name=":1">((Cite book |title=Life of Maharaja Sir Jung Bahadur Rana |last=Jung |first=Padma |year=1909 |location=Allahabad |pages=88))</ref> The next day, all property was seized of those who had been involved in this massacre. Jung Bahadur then imprisoned the Queen. Jung Bahadur then called for a meeting of the Council in the name of King Rajendra and charged the Queen with trying to assassinate the Prince and the Prime Minister. Queen right's were taken away at the agreement of the council. The Queen asked Jung Bahadur to let her go to Benaras ([[Varanasi]]) with all her family which Jung Bahadur agreed to. The King went alongside the Queen.<ref name=":0" />

=== Battle of Alau ===
((Main article|Battle of Alau))
After the massacres of Kot and Bhandarkhal, the Thapas, Pandes, and other citizens had settled in Benaras. Similarly, some citizens had gone to settle in [[Nautanwa]] and [[Bettiah]]. Guru Prasad Shah of Palpa too had gone to live with the King of Bettiah. After knowing about the presence of the King and the Queen in [[Varanasi|Benaras]], Guru Prasad went there and started to gather an army, planning to overthrow Jung Bahadur. After staying for about two months in Benaras, King Rajendra started to show interest in this conspiracy. The King met with Guru Prasad and assured him of his support for the plan. The King also provided some financial aid. After receiving support from the King, Guru Prasad started to organize the Nepalese people living outside the country. They started gathering people who had come in search of work and started training them.
[[File:Jangabahadur Horse Riding Statue.jpg|thumb|Jung Bahadur Statue in Tundikhel, Kathmandu]]

Meanwhile, the spies in Benaras who were analyzing each step of the King were providing reports to Jung Bahadur every week. Understanding the activities going on in Benaras, Jung Bahadur called a meeting of the Council where he issued a charter mentioning, "Now we cannot obey the King, from now on we will work in accordance to the commands of Prime Minister Jung Bahadur," and sent it to Benaras. After receiving such a letter from Jung Bahadur, the King panicked and consulted with his new ministers as well as his Guru.

The Guru and others suggested the King send a letter to the Army mentioning that the troops shall assist the King, not the Prime Minister. The King put his stamp in the letter and sent it with Kumbhedan and Sewakram. They secretly reached Kathmandu and stayed in the house of one landowner of Killagal. The spies of Jung Bahadur captured them from the house and destroyed the house the next morning. A pistol and a letter were found with them. Immediately, they were imprisoned and after a few days they were hanged.

On 12 May 1847, Jung Bahadur gave a speech in [[Tundikhel|Tudikhel]]. In it, he accused the King of attempted assassination of the Prince and the Prime Minister. The Council then decided to dethrone King Rajendra deeming him mentally ill, and on the same day [[Surendra of Nepal|Surendra]] was crowned as the new king of Nepal.

Hearing the news of the coronation of Surendra, Rajendra decided to take the responsibility of removing Jung Bahadur upon himself and declared himself the leader of the army. He then left Benaras. Rajendra then appointed Guru Prasad Shah as the Chief of the Army for the operation of removal of Jung Bahadur Rana from Nepal and started to accumulate weapons and training the troops. The training of the troops was done in the camp of the King of [[Bettiah]] who was a good ally of Rajendra. Along with this, some treasure and weapons were bought from secret groups in Benaras, Prayag, etc., and sent to Bettiah. The King of [[Bettiah]] also provided some arms and a few elephants. A plan to attack Nepal was made.

Antagonism from the [[Company rule in India|Company]] forced Rajendra and his troops to enter Nepal. On 23 July, the troops reached to a village called [[Alau, Nepal|Alau]] in Parsa and set a camp there. The number of troops available at Alau was around three thousand, a thousand less than the number at Betiah, due to many [[deserters]] who had fled mid-way.

One spy group of the Government of Nepal was keeping a close eye on the event of the rebel groups at Betiah. They sent the news to Jung Bahadur, immediately after which he sent a troop under the leadership of Sanak Singh Tandon to Alau. They were told to suppress the rebellions, arrest Rajendra and bring him to Kathmandu. On 27 July, the Gorakhnath Paltan reached and rested in a village called [[Simraungadh]], not too far from Alau.

At dawn the next day the troops from Kathmandu started firing cannons at the camp. Great panic spread over the camp. Few armies from the King's side resisted and fought with Government forces. The former King too, for a certain period led his troops. Guru Prasad fled from the location. Around a hundred soldiers of the King were killed in the battle and the King was captured and brought to Kathmandu.

The battle of Alau was a decisive one between the forces of King and Jung Bahadur. The King lost significantly in the battle. The battle of Alau had helped Jung Bahadur strengthen his dictatorship. Rajendra was imprisoned in an old palace in Bhaktapur.<ref name=":0" />

=== Visit to Bisauli ===
Towards the end of 1848, a vicious battle waged between the British and the Sikhs in Punjab. After hearing the news, Jung Bahadur met with the Resident and assured him of the Nepal Government's support to the British. But the Governor-General rejected the proposal fearing the possibility of the Nepali troops changing sides with Sikhs. Jung Bahadur then decided to demonstrate his power to the English. He was passionate about hunting but after being the Prime Minister he had not found an opportunity to hunt. In 1848, Jung Bahadur planned to go to the Terai with a dual purpose, one for hunting and another to show off his power to the English. On 22 December, with the King and a large group alongside him, Jung Bahadur left Kathmandu. The group included thirty-two thousand soldiers on foot, fifty-two cannons, three hundred ''risalla'' and two hundred and fifty mules. After getting the information of this large force near its boundary, the Governor-General sent a message to the Resident asking him to figure out the reality of the matter.

The King and Jung Bahadur then camped in a village called [[Bisauli]] which was not too far from the territories of the company. But the spread of cholera and malaria, which started killing the soldiers forced them to return.<ref name=":0" />

=== Europe ===
((main|Visit of Jung Bahadur Rana to Europe))
[[File:Jang Bahadur Rana portrait by Bhajuman Chitrakar (1849).jpg|thumb|Portrait by Bhajuman Chitrakar, 1849. [https://himalaya.socanth.cam.ac.uk/collections/journals/bnsj/pdf/bnsj_23.pdf Given to the East India Company by the sitter in 1850, in London]. It later hung in the office of the Foreign Secretary until removed by Jack Straw, & allocated to the [[British Library]], where it remains]]

After the [[Treaty of Sugauli]], the British gained access to the internal matters of Nepal. Although the previous Prime Ministers of Nepal before him had somewhat resisted the Resident's involvement in the internal matters of Nepal, Jung Bahadur was of the strong opinion that neither the Resident nor the Governor-General ought to have any direct involvement in the matters of Nepal. He, therefore, wanted to establish a direct relationship between the Government of Nepal and the Queen and Prime Minister of Great Britain. He also had a keen interest in understanding the real power of the British. For these ends, he desired to travel to Great Britain.

Jung Bahadur expressed his desire to the then Resident, Col. Thorsby. Thorsby suggested Jung Bahadur to write a letter, which he did, and sent it to [[Calcutta]]. The Governor-General conveyed the message to Britain where they accepted the request and also asked them (Governor-General) to manage the necessary provisions, after which, [[James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie|James Broun-Ramsay]], sent a letter of acceptance to Kathmandu. The visit was to be of diplomatic nature and Jung Bahadur was to visit as a Royal Ambassador.

After appointing his brother, [[Bam Bahadur Kunwar]] as an interim Prime Minister, and Badri Narsingh as the interim Commander-in Chief, on 15 January Jung Bahadur left Kathmandu to Calcutta. During his stay at Calcutta, he met with the Lord and Lady Dalhouse and participated in a royal program. He also went to visit the [[Jagannath Temple, Puri|Jagannath Temple .]] On 7 April the Nepalese team left Calcutta in P & O Heddington.The ship reached the Suez Canal through [[Madras]], [[Sri Lanka]] and Eden.

In Egypt, Jung Bahadur and the team visited Cairo and Alexandria, where he met with [[Abbas Helmi I of Egypt|Abbas Helmi]]. On 15 May 1850, the team reached Southampton.

In Britain, Jung Bahadur met and discussed various topics with Sir John Hubhouse, the chairman of the Board of Trade, the Duke of Wellington and others. On 19 June, Jung Bahadur and Queen Victoria met at a program organized in the Royal Palace. Jung Bahadur also visited the Parliament and closely observed the workings of the House of Commons and the British system. He visited the ministers and dukes and in one such meeting he proposed a direct relationship between the British and Nepalese, which the British Government rejected.

In Scotland, he was welcomed by [[William Johnston (Lord Provost)]]. There, he visited various forts and industries.

On 21 August 1850, Jung Bahadur and the team departed towards France. There he met with the then President of France. In France too, he expressed his desire to establish a direct relationship between Nepal and France, but the French President insisted on forming the relationship through the British Embassy, as there was no diplomatic relationship between the two countries. Jung Bahadur and the team stayed at France for about six weeks. On 3 October they departed from Paris and on 6 November reached [[Bombay]].

In India, he married an Indian girl.<ref name=":0" />

During his visits, he unsuccessfully tried to deal directly with the British government. The main outcome, however, of the tour was a positive development in British-Nepal relationship. Recognizing the power of industrialized Europe, he became convinced that close co-operation with the British was the best way to guarantee Nepal's independence.

On 29 January 1851, Jung Bahadur returned to Nepal.

=== Muluki Ain ===
Jung Bahadur was impressed by the rule of law, the parliament and the democratic system in Britain. In Nepal, there were no written Acts. Different types of punishment were given to similar kinds of criminal acts. Realizing that the prevalent system would not be beneficial in the long run in Nepal, Jung Bahadur established a ''Kausal Adda'' in order to work on establishing Acts. Selecting around two hundred members for the ''Adda'', Jung Bahadur commanded them to draft legal codes as soon as possible.

The ''adda'' began its work by carefully studying the tradition, castes, race, class as well as religious situation of Nepal. Some members also studied the Hindu Ain being used in the courts of the English in the Company. After three years of vigorous research, a detailed Act was prepared. This Act included the workings of court, system of punishment, and different administrative sections. They however, could not address the issue of caste inequality as a progressive policy on such could have resulted in protests and turmoil in Nepalese society.

On 6 January 1854, the Muluki Ain was enacted in Nepal. This Act cleared confusions concerning religious laws. The decisions on cases happened on time.

Jung Bahadur, with the Muluki Ain, formed the base of modern law in Nepal.<ref name=":0" />

==Foreign relations==
[[File:Maharaj Jung London 1850 AD.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Maharaja Jung Bahadur at London in 1850]]

Nepal began to experience some success in international affairs during the reign of Jung Bahadur Rana.

[[Begum Hazrat Mahal]] of [[Awadh]] took refuge in Kathmandu with her 10-year-old son [[Birjis Qadr]] in 1859 with some other loyal staff. The then Prime Minister of Nepal, Jung Bahadur Rana, gave her shelter at the palace in Thapathali (which now houses an office of the Nepal Rastra Bank, [[Thapathali Durbar]]) according to [[Salim Miya Ansari|Samim Miya Ansari]]. Jung Bahadur Rana took the step despite being on good terms with the British at the time.

[[Sikh empire|The Sikh empire]]'s last regent [[Maharani Jind Kaur]] was also given asylum in Nepal by Jung Bahadur after she escaped from a British Prison to reach Kathmandu. A brand new residence Chaburja Darbar was built and an allowance was set for her by the Nepalese government. The British Resident in Kathmandu kept an eye on her, believing that she was still planning to revive the Sikh dynasty. She lived in Nepal for 11 years.

In 1850 Jung Bahadur visited Europe to establish direct diplomatic relations with the British government, albeit unsuccessfully. This tour diplomatically strengthened Nepal and ensured its territorial integrity as he met influential figures such as [[Queen Victoria]] and the [[President of France]]. The main outcome of the tour was a positive development in Anglo-Nepalese relations.

==Rana Dynasty==

In 1858 King Surendra of Nepal bestowed upon Jung Bahadur Kunwar the honorific title of Rana, an old title denoting martial glory used by [[Rajput]] princes in northern India.((efn|He was not actually a Rajput – the claim is considered to be fictitious.<ref>((cite book |title=Fatalism and Development: Nepal's Struggle for Modernization |first=Dor Bahadur |last=Bista |publisher=Orient Blackswan |year=1991 |isbn=978-8-12500-188-1 |page=37 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JzFROpFVYRAC&q=kunwar+chhetri+peoples&pg=PA37))</ref>)) He then became Jung Bahadur Rana, and the later prime ministers descended from his family added his name to their own in honour of his accomplishments. The [[Rana dynasty]] ruled [[Nepal]] from 1848 till 1951. They are historically known for their iron fisted rule. Jung Bahadur remained prime minister until 1877, suppressing conspiracies and local revolts and enjoying the fruits of his early successes.

==Honours and titles==
===Titles===
*1817–1835: Jung Bahadur Kunwar
*1835–1840: [[Second Lieutenant]] Jung Bahadur Kunwar
*1840–1841: [[Captain (land and air)|Captain]] Jung Bahadur Kunwar
*1841–1845: ''Kaji'' Captain Jung Bahadur Kunwar
*1845–1848: ''Kaji'' [[Major-General]] Jung Bahadur Kunwar
*1848–1856: ''Kaji'' [[Major-General]] Jung Bahadur Kunwar Rana
*1856–1857: ''Kaji'' [[General|Commanding-General]] Jung Bahadur Kunwar Rana, [[Maharaja]] of [[Lamjang and Kaski]]
*1857–1858: [[His Highness]] Commanding-General Shree Shree Shree Maharaja Jung Bahadur Kunwar Rana, [[Maharaja|Maharajah]] of Lamjang and Kaski 
*1858–1872: [[His Highness]] Commanding-General Shree Shree Shree Maharaja Sir Jung Bahadur Kunwar Rana, [[Maharaja]] of Lamjang and Kaski, [[Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath|GCB]]
*1872–1873: [[His Highness]] Commanding-General Shree Shree Shree Maharaja Sir Jung Bahadur Kunwar Rana, ''T'ung-ling-ping-ma-Kuo-Kang-wang'', [[Maharaja]] of Lamjang and Kaski, [[Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath|GCB]]
*1873–1877: [[His Highness]] Commanding-General Shree Shree Shree Maharaja Sir Jung Bahadur Kunwar Rana, ''T'ung-ling-ping-ma-Kuo-Kang-wang'', [[Maharaja]] of Lamjang and Kaski, Shree Tin Maharajah of Nepal, [[Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath|GCB]], [[GCSI]]

===Honours===
*[[Sword of Honour]] from [[Napoleon III]], 1851
*[[India General Service Medal (1854)|India General Service Medal]], 1854
*[[Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath]], 1858
*[[Indian Mutiny Medal]], 1858
*[[Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India]], 1873
*Prince of Wales' Medal, 1876

== Ancestry ==

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==Film depictions==
*[[Basanti (2000 film)]], where he was portrayed by Neeraj Thapa
*[[Seto Bagh]], where he was portrayed by Bedendra Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana popularly known as '''B.S. Rana'''

==References==
===Footnotes===
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===Notes===
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===Books===
* ((citation |last=Acharya |first=Baburam |title=The Fall Of Bhimsen Thapa And The Rise Of Jung Bahadur Rana |journal=Regmi Research Series |volume=3 |issue=1 |pages=13–25 |date=January 1, 1971 |url=http://himalaya.socanth.cam.ac.uk/collections/journals/regmi/pdf/Regmi_03.pdf))
* ((citation |last=Acharya |first=Baburam |title=Jung Bahadur |journal=Regmi Research Series |volume=10 |issue=10 |pages=145 |date=October 1, 1978 |url=http://himalaya.socanth.cam.ac.uk/collections/journals/regmi/pdf/Regmi_10.pdf))
* ((citation |last=Regmi |first=Mahesh Chandra |title=Preliminary Notes on the Nature of Rana Law and Government |journal=Regmi Research Series |volume=7 |issue=5 |pages=88–97 |date=May 1, 1975 |url=http://himalaya.socanth.cam.ac.uk/collections/journals/regmi/pdf/Regmi_07.pdf))

==Further reading==
* ((cite book|last=Regmi |first=D. R. |title=A century of family autocracy in Nepal: being the account of the condition and history of Nepal during the last hundred years of Rana autocracy, 1846–1949 |location=Kathmandu |year=1958 |pages=326  |publisher=Nepali National Congress |url=http://www.dilliramanregmi.org/century/century.html))

==External links==
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* [https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jung-Bahadur Biography of Jung Bahadur (Britannica)]
*[http://memory.loc.gov/frd/cs/nptoc.html Library of Congress]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070430033320/http://www.mmcfindia.org/mewar_history.asp Mc Findia]
* Gautam, Prawash. (2011-10-02). [http://www.ekantipur.com/the-kathmandu-post/2011/10/01/oped/kot-legacy-and-lessons/226913.html ''Kot legacy and lessons''] ((Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003101313/http://www.ekantipur.com/the-kathmandu-post/2011/10/01/oped/kot-legacy-and-lessons/226913.html |date=3 October 2011 )). www.ekantipur.com. Retrieved: 26 December 2011.

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