Jit Jung Rana Explained
Jit Jung Kunwar Rana was the Commander-In-Chief of the Nepalese Army from 14 October 1884 to 1885.[1] [2]
Biography
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]
Notes and References
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- Web site: Struggle For Power. live. 12 November 2021. The Rising Nepal. en. 12 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211112030039/https://risingnepaldaily.com/detour/struggle-for-power.
- Book: Adhikari, Indra. Military and Democracy in Nepal. 12 June 2015. Routledge. 978-1-317-58906-8. 154. en. 12 November 2021. 13 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211113210030/https://books.google.com/books?id=CVLeCQAAQBAJ&newbks=0. live.
- Book: Acharya, Baburam. The Bloodstained Throne: Struggles for Power in Nepal (1775–1914). 15 August 2013. Penguin UK. 978-93-5118-204-7. en. 12 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211029121430/https://books.google.com/books?id=UWQtAAAAQBAJ&newbks=0. 29 October 2021. live.
- Book: Kumar. Satish. Rana Polity in Nepal; Origin and Growth. Studies. Indian School of International. 1967. Asia Publishing House. 59. en. 12 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211113210051/https://books.google.com/books?id=8e8DAAAAMAAJ&newbks=0. 13 November 2021. live.
- Web site: Kumar Bhattarai. Madan. 12 December 2020. Unravelling the life of a forgotten Rana General. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211124151804/https://kathmandupost.com/books/2020/12/12/unravelling-the-life-of-a-forgotten-rana-general. 24 November 2021. 25 November 2021. The Kathmandu Post. English.
- Book: Rana, Pramode Shamshere J. B.. Rana Nepal: An Insider's View. 1978. R. Rana. 74. en. 12 November 2021. 7 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211107201755/https://books.google.com/books?id=TdJBAAAAYAAJ&newbks=0. live.
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- Book: Karki, Yuba Raj Singh. Nepal Almanac: A Book of Facts. 1983. Y.R.S. Karki. 89. en. 12 November 2021. 13 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211113210029/https://books.google.com/books?id=pBFuAAAAMAAJ&newbks=0. live.
- Web site: The buried kingdom of Simraungadh. live. 12 November 2021. OnlineKhabar. en-GB. 12 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211112131751/https://english.onlinekhabar.com/the-buried-kingdom-of-simraungadh.html.
