Ranajit Pande (Nepali: रणजीत पाँडे) was a Nepalese politician, military personnel and courtier in the Kingdom of Nepal. He was a member of the Gora Pande clan of Gorkha. He became Mulkaji of Nepal for a brief period in 1804 A.D.[1][2]
Ranajit Pande | |
|---|---|
| श्री मूलकाजी साहेब रणजीत पाँडे | |
| Mulkazi (Chief Kazi) of Nepal | |
| In office 1804 A.D. | |
| Monarch | Girvan Yuddha Bikram Shah |
| Prime Minister | Rana Bahadur Shah as Mukhtiyar |
| Preceded by | Damodar Pande |
| Succeeded by | Bhimsen Thapa as Mukhtiyar |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Nepal |
| Battles/wars | Sino-Nepalese War |
Family
editHe was born as the second son of Tularam Pande on 1809 Vikram Samvat (1752 A.D.).[3] His ancestors as per the inscription installed by his brother Kapardar Bhotu Pande shows Tularam, Baliram and Birudatta in the three generations.[3]
Relation with Thapas
editHe had a daughter Rana Kumari Pande who was married to Thapa Kaji Nain Singh Thapa. Their children were Mathabarsingh Thapa, Ganesh Kumari (mother of Jang Bahadur Rana,[4] Queen Tripurasundari of Nepal and Colonel Ujir Singh Thapa.[2]
| Nain Singh Thapa | Rana Kumari Pande | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ganesh Kumari* | Queen Tripurasundari of Nepal (born 1794) | Ujir Singh Thapa (born 1796) | Mathabarsingh Thapa (born 1798) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ranojjwal Singh Thapa | Bikram Singh Thapa | Amar Singh Thapa II | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Ganesh Kumari is mother of Jung Bahadur Rana, founder of Rana dynasty.[4]
Career
editSino Nepalese war
editHe also fought in the Sino-Nepalese War as subordinate commander under Chautariya Kaji Krishna Shah.[7][8]
As a Mulkaji of Nepal
editAfter the execution of Mulkazi Prime Minister Damodar Pande, Ranajit who happens to be paternal cousin of Damodar was established as Mulkaji (Chief Kazi) along with Bhimsen Thapa as second Kazi, Sher Bahadur Shah as Mul Chautariya and Ranganath Paudel as Raj Guru (Royal Preceptor).[1][2] Though he was made Mulkazi but the apex power of executive functions of state was carried out by Rana Bahadur Shah who assumed the title of Mukhtiyar (Chief Authority).[9]
References
edit- ^ a b Nepal 2007, p. 58.
- ^ a b c Acharya 2012, p. 55.
- ^ a b Acharya 1979, p. 43.
- ^ a b JBR, PurushottamShamsher (1990). Shree Teen Haruko Tathya Britanta (in Nepali). Bhotahity, Kathmandu: Vidarthi Pustak Bhandar. ISBN 99933-39-91-1.
- ^ Acharya 2012.
- ^ Pradhan 2012, p. 22-23.
- ^ "Nepalese Army | नेपाली सेना". Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
- ^ Hamal 1995.
- ^ Acharya 2012, p. 60-61.
Bibliography
edit- Acharya, Baburam (2012), Acharya, Shri Krishna (ed.), Janaral Bhimsen Thapa : Yinko Utthan Tatha Pattan (in Nepali), Kathmandu: Education Book House, p. 228, ISBN 9789937241748
- Acharya, Baburam (March 1, 1979), "The Unification of Nepal" (PDF), Regmi Research Series, 11 (3): 40–48
- Pradhan, Kumar L. (2012), Thapa Politics in Nepal: With Special Reference to Bhim Sen Thapa, 1806–1839, New Delhi: Concept Publishing Company, p. 278, ISBN 9788180698132
- Nepal, Gyanmani (2007), Nepal ko Mahabharat (in Nepali) (3rd ed.), Kathmandu: Sajha, p. 314, ISBN 9789993325857
- Hamal, Lakshman B. (1995), Military history of Nepal, Sharda Pustak Mandir