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Official documents have not been found about how much Janga Bahadur spent after traveling from Nepal for two months after visiting Europe for a year through different cities of India. Janga Bahadur, who left for Europe by chartering a ship for 5,000 pounds, bought a month's worth of supplies from India.
Janga Bahadur, who donated a promissory note of 5,000 rupees to the Jagannath temple after reaching India from Nepal, bought 4 horses, a buggy, some Cotswold and Lessest breed sheep, three pairs of bloodhound dogs, four Safak breed cows, 2 Horderness breed and 2 Olderney breed bulls in the UK, Gidde Press. , bought other equipment including oil press . At that time, the price of a good horse was 400 guineas, and Janga Bahadur bought a horse for 125 guineas.
In London, he bought women's clothes worth 700 pounds and bought guns and pistols worth 2000 pounds for his own protection. He also bought a lottery ticket worth 8 million francs (£4,000) in Paris. A gold coin box equal to 2,500 francs was awarded to female ballet dancers in Paris. French painters M. 10 thousand francs to Jacquard in Britain and M. Danton was given five thousand francs. Even after reaching Bombay (Bombay), Janga Bahadur bought a wide range of goods. During four days from November 6, 1850, he met some prominent merchants of Bombay and bought various types of goods and sent them to Nepal. It is not revealed in any document that what goods he bought from Bombay and sent to Nepal.
On November 14, he went on a casual visit to Dwarka, a famous Hindu pilgrimage site. The Bombay government had arranged for him a ship named Atlanta. He gave a royal gift of Rs 5,000 for the maintenance of the holy monastery of Dwarka. Jang Bahadar, who arrived in Banaras in January 1851, provided 4 thousand rupees to be deposited in the fund of Kiwans College, an ancient educational institution there.
Kustiwaz, who lost in wrestling with his brother Dhir Shamser, was given a handful of gold asarfi and offered to give 500 pounds of boxis to Sir Benjamin Brody, who treated him when he fell ill, but the doctor refused saying it was too much, and later took only 100 pounds .
In Paris, dancers were given British gold coins worth 100 pounds or 2,500 francs and another a pair of gold bangles studded with diamonds.
Spending on Laura Bell
When Janga Bahadur was living in Britain, he fell in love with Laura Bell, an expensive prostitute at that time. It is mentioned in various books that Janga Bahadur spent 250,000 pounds to spend one night with Laura Bell. The author of "Jang Bahadur in Europe" John Hruvelpton said that instead of spending that amount at once, if he spends 90 days with Bell, he might have spent that amount on expensive gifts one after another . Some historians have mentioned that the expenses incurred by British India on Janga Bahadur's visit were stolen by him on Laura Bell .
spent about 1 to 3 million pounds on a one-year visit to Britain and France through various cities in India during British India. Of this, 30,000 pounds was provided through his friend Kazi Hemdal Thapa. The rest was borne by the Government of England . The goods he gifted to Queen Victoria were valued at 250,000 to 500,000 pounds. He also stole hundreds of pounds worth of gold coins and diamonds. More than half of this amount was taken from Nepal's national treasury, while the expenses after reaching London were managed by the English government.
(part of journalist Budhathoki's work 'Jang Bahadur in England' to be released on Saturday)
