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Jagat Jung Kunwar Rana,popularly known as Jagat Jung Rana was a Nepalese politician,military officer and courtier in the Kingdom of Nepal. He was the eldest son of the founder of Rana dynasty,Jung Bahadur Kunwar Rana. He claimed the Premiership of Kingdom of Nepal and the throne of Maharaja of Lamjung and Kaski against the traditional agnatic succession of the Rana dynasty. Driven by this motive,he attempted a coup against his uncles;Maharaja Prime Minister Ranodip Singh Kunwar and Commander-In-Chief Dhir Shamsher Kunwar Rana in the winter of 1881–1882. He was immediately thrown out of the roles of succession among Ranas. Later,he was pardoned and was impeased by Ranodip Singh as his successor after the death of Dhir Shamsher,which caused envy among his Shamsher cousins and ultimately led to his death in the 1885 Shamsher coup.
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