RANA AUTOCRACY

 After the rise of Jung Bahadur Rana, specially after the notorious and cruel episode of massacre known as  Kot Parba,  in which he and his kins beheaded many high ranking officials and nobilities of Nepal in the year 1846 as a result of which he became all powerful prime-minister by overshadowing the king himself, family autocracy of Ranas began. Hereditary premiership of the Ranas lasted for 104 years until a massive uprising and revolution of the people overthrew that regime and  made an end of the autocratic rule. That period is known for stagnation of the country’s progress because of family oriented approach and suppression of the people.  Virtually no remarkable progress had been made in that period in Nepal. People were exploited in many ways for the benefit of the ruling Rana family.