Ranajit Kunwar was a Nepalese governor and military personnel in the Kingdom of Nepal.
17 Facts About Ranajit Kunwar
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Ranajit Kunwar was a son of Ramakrishna Kunwar of Kunwar family.
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Ranajit Kunwar suppressed the rebellion of Jumla as a governor.
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Ranajit Kunwar fought at the battle of Khadbuda where he killed King Pradyumna Shah of Garhwal.
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Ranajit Kunwar was born to Gorkhali Sardar Ramakrishna Kunwar on 1753 AD Ranajit Kunwar was the first cousin of Chandrabir Kunwar, father of Balbhadra Kunwar.
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Ranajit Kunwar died there and was succeeded by his son Ranajit Kunwar for the operation of the factory.
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Ranajit Kunwar participated as reinforcement to Gorkhali forces under Chautariya Shree Krishna Shah in the Kuti Axis in the first campaign of the Sino-Nepalese War on 1788 AD He then acted as subordinate commander under Kaji Abhiman Singh Basnyat at Kerung Axis on 1792 AD Sino-Nepalese War.
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Similarly, in another incident, Subba Ranajit Kunwar imposed heavy fines on the inhabitants of Jumla as a result of their rebellion in 1793.
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Ranajit Kunwar was further ordered to repair bridges over the Madi river and build checkposts at Sheoraj and Dhunwakot.
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Pradyumna Shah on his horseback was having a conversation with Miya Dulal Singh of Prithvipur and momentarily, Ranajit Kunwar shot Pradyumna Shah to death.
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Ranajit Kunwar's shot proved successful as Garhwali soldiers ran away and the war finally ended.
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Ranajit mentions that his son Rewanta Kunwar wrote about the then existing economic problems in military management at Kumaun region.
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Kaji Ranajit Kunwar Kanwar received NRs 1000 allowance while working as military commander in Kumaun region in 1866 Vikram Samvat.
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Ranajit Kunwar received 200 muris of land grants on Manachamal tenure by a royal order was issued in Aswin Badi 13,1862.
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Ranajit Kunwar was among the highest ranked Bharadar of the government of Nepal in the year 1861 Vikram Samvat.
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Ranajit Kunwar was hit by a bullet in the right chest aged 58 years when he was climbing a bamboo ladder at the wall.
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Bal Narsingh Ranajit Kunwar was a political aide of Bhimsen Thapa.