The 1857 Indian Rebellion and Nepal's Jung Bahadur Rana
In 1857, as the Indian Rebellion against British rule erupted across the subcontinent, Nepal's prime minister and de facto ruler Jung Bahadur Rana faced a fateful choice. This episode examines how Jung Bahadur's decision to dispatch Gurkha troops to aid the British East India Company—first to besieged Lucknow, then to other hotspots—helped crush the rebellion and reshape Nepal's relationship with the Raj. We explore the political calculations behind his move, the fierce fighting at the Secundra Bagh in Lucknow, the British rewards that followed (including the Gurkha recruitment rights and territorial concessions), and the lasting consequences for Nepal's sovereignty and the Shah monarchy. Drawing on contemporary accounts and treaty texts, we reveal how one man's gamble secured his dynasty's power for generations—and why the rebellion remains a contested memory in Nepal today.
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