Nepal's 1806 Bhandarkhal Massacre: A Royal Garden of Blood
In 1806, Kathmandu's royal garden of Bhandarkhal ran red with blood. Rana Bahadur Shah, the former king who had abdicated and become a naked ascetic, returned from exile and became regent. In a single night, he orchestrated the murder of rival courtier Damodar Pande and nearly a hundred nobles—a purge that shattered the Pande faction and paved the way for Bhimsen Thapa's rise. This episode untangles the web of revenge, palace intrigue, and violence that defined Nepal's early Shah monarchy. We explore Rana Bahadur's controversial relationship with the Brahmin queen, his descent into erratic rule, and how the Bhandarkhal massacre set a precedent for political bloodshed that would echo decades later in the Kot Massacre. It's a story of raw power, jealousy, and the fragility of order in a Himalayan kingdom.
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