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Immediate Political Consequence

When
September 1846
Where
Palace court
Part of
Jang Bahadur massacres the Nepalese palace court at the Kot

Queen Rajya Laxmi Devi appointed Jung Bahadur as Prime Minister immediately following the massacre.

Following the violence, the political clans lost power. Queen Rajya Laxmi Devi, who had plotted to overthrow Jung Bahadur, made him Prime Minister immediately after the massacre. This marked the beginning of the Rana autocracy in Nepal.

Sources

  1. Kot massacre Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-27
  2. Kingdom of Nepal Wikipedia

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