Thapa and Pande conflict and the Rise of Junga Bahadur Rana
Thapa and Pande conflict and the Rise of Junga Bahadur Rana Introduction Rana regime was the period of 104 years ruled by hereditary Rana prime ministers from 1903 B.S to 2007 B.S. The fortune for the Rana family was established by Jung Bahadur Kunwar through series of conspiracies, murders and various other factors. The subsequent kings after King Prithivi Narayan Shah didn’t have stronghold in the politics of the country either due to minority or lack of qualities to rule. The state politics or authority was monopolized by the regents or noble Chettri families which included, Basnyat, Pande, Thapa and Shah/Chautariya families .The families plotted against each other and provoked the rulers against each other which inturn resulted in murder of prominent leaders like Damodar Pande, Bhimsen Thapa, Rana Jung Pande and Mathbar Singh Thapa. The internal palace clash between the courtiers, groupism and the bitter struggle for power resulted in the century long Rana regime. One of th