Jung Bahadur Rana (Bir Narsingh Kunwar) elephants in Nepal


Jung Bahadur Rana (Bir Narsingh Kunwar)
Typeprivate
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Founded1817
Closed down1877
Place Kathmandu
Country Nepal
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History of updates2020-11-10
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Jung Bahadur Rana (Bir Narsingh Kunwar) elephants, in Kathmandu, Nepal , was founded in 1817. Jung Bahadur Rana (Bir Narsingh Kunwar) elephants closed down in 1877.


Comments / picturesJung Bahadur Rana, is said to have captured three wild elephants in 1851.

Maharaja Jung Bahadur Rana (1816-1877) was a ruler of Nepal and founder of the Rana dynasty of Nepal. His real name was Bir Narsingh Kunwar but he became famous by the name Jang Bahadur, given to him by Mathebar Thapa, his maternal uncle.

Jung Bahadur was born on 18 June 1817 in Balkot, southern Nepal. He was the son of Bal Narsingh Kunwar, a bodyguard of King Rana Bahadur Shah, and his second wife, Ganesh, is a Hindu God'>Ganesh Kumari. When Bhimsen Thapa was dismissed in 1837, all his relatives, including Bal Narsingh and Jung Bahadur, were also dismissed from their positions and had their properties 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 moved to Kathmandu in 1839, where his wife and infant son had already died.

In 1858, King Surendra of Nepal bestowed upon Jung Bahadur Kunwar the honorific title of Rana, a historic title denoting martial glory used by Rajput princes in northern India.[a] He then became Jung Bahadur Rana, and later prime ministers from his family added his name to their own in honor of his accomplishments. The Rana dynasty ruled Nepal from 1848 until 1951 and is historically known for its iron-fisted rule. Jung Bahadur remained prime minister until 1877, suppressing conspiracies and local revolts while enjoying the fruits of his early successes.

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