Jit Jung Rana
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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
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]
