Abstract
Aristocratic hunts in nineteenth and twentieth century in Nepal which yielded valuable products for the two aristocratic Gorkha families, the Ranas and the Shahs of Nepal. The Ranas and Shahs eliminated troublesome animals which ate crops and livestock, and more generally a source of legitimacy for the aristocratic class. Aristocratic hunting in Nepal dates from the very beginning of the Gorkha state. Tiger was from the start the most highly-prized big game animal. The technique used to hunt rhinoceros, leopard, wild boar, bear and water buffalo was a little different. Hunting tigers, rhinoceros and other large game animals was undoubtedly one of the most exciting and exhilarating activities open to the aristocrats of Nepal, and provided the Ranas and Shahs with a welcome respite from the routines and pressures of administrative life in Kathmandu. The big game hunts in which Nepalese and British participated were almost always exciting, dangerous and ultimately successful affairs.
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