Kaji Jayant Rana | |
|---|---|
| Native name | जयन्त राना |
| Birth name | Jayant Rana Magar |
| Born | Gorkha Kingdom (present day Gorkha, Nepal) |
| Died | 1744 Belkot (present day Nuwakot District) |
| Allegiance | Gorkha Kingdom Kingdom of Kantipur |
| Years of service | c. 1736 – 1744 |
| Rank | Kaji |
| Battles / wars | Battle of Nuwakot (1736) Battle of Nuwakot (1743) Battle of Nuwakot (1744) Battle of Belkot (1744) † |
| Spouse(s) | Unknown |
| Children | Sankhamani Rana |
Kaji Jayant Rana Magar was a Gorkhali general of the Gorkha Kingdom, and the Kingdom of Kantipur who commanded one battle for Gorkha, and two battles for Kantipur against the invasion of Nuwakot. He died in 1744 after ordering to be skinned alive by Prithvi Narayan Shah, first King of Nepal.