Jang Bahadur Rana

Jang Bahadur Rana was a prominent Nepalese Prime Minister and military leader who ruled from 1846 to 1877. He is known for establishing a strong centralized autocratic government and is infamous for initiating large-scale hunting expeditions, particularly targeting tigers and rhinoceroses in Nepal. His methods of hunting and the sheer scale of the hunts significantly impacted wildlife populations, and he is often associated with the establishment of hunting as a royal sport in Nepal.