Ranajit Pande
Nepalese politician and military commander From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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
He 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
He 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
Sino Nepalese war
He also fought in the Sino-Nepalese War as subordinate commander under Chautariya Kaji Krishna Shah.[7][8]
As a Mulkaji of Nepal
After 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
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