| Pande Dynasty पाँडे वंश/पाँडे काजी खलक Panday/Pandey | |
|---|---|
| Noble house | |
| Country | |
| Etymology | The name is derived from the Sanskrit paṇḍ (पण्ड्) which means "to collect, heap, pile up", and this root is used in the sense of knowledge. Same root as Pandit |
| Place of origin | Gorkha Kingdom |
| Founder | Ganesh Pandey (1529 A.D. – 1606 A.D.) |
| Current head | Sardar Bhim Bahadur Pande currently as a pretender |
| Final head | Rana Jang Pande |
| Titles | |
| Style(s) | |
| Connected members | |
| Connected families | |
| Traditions | List |
| Estate(s) | List |
| Deposition | 1843–1846 (by death penalty to Rana Jang Pande and Kot Massacre) |
| Cadet branches | Kala Pandes and Gora Pandes |
| Pande | |
|---|---|
| पाँडे | |
| Jāti | Chhetri |
| Languages | Nepali |
| Original state | Khas Kingdom, Gorkha Kingdom, Gorkha Empire, Nepal |
| Family names | Pande, Gora Pande, Kala Pande |
| Heraldic title | Pande Kaji |
| Throne | Lazimpat |
| Victory weapon | Khukuri |
| Related groups | Marriage relations with Kunwars, Thapas, Basnyats |
| Status | Chhetri |
The Pande family or Pande dynasty (also spelled as Pandey or Panday) (Nepali: पाँडे वंश/पाँडे काजी खलक; pronounced [paɳɖe] or [pãɽẽ]) was a Chhetri[1] political family with ancestral roots from Gorkha Kingdom that directly ruled Nepali administration affairs from the 16th century to 19th century as Mulkaji and Mukhtiyar (Prime Minister). This dynasty/family was one of the four noble families to be involved in active politics of Nepal together with the Shah dynasty, Basnyat family and Thapa dynasty before the rise of the Rana dynasty. The Pande dynasty is the oldest noble family to hold the title of Kaji.[2] This family was decimated from political power in 1843 CE[3] in the political massacre by Prime Minister Mathabar Singh Thapa as a revenge for his uncle Bhimsen's death in 1839.[4]
The family is descended from nobleman Ganesh Pande of the Gorkha Kingdom. Kalu Pande and Tularam Pande were descendants of Ganesh Pande.[5] Pande dynasty and Thapa dynasty were the two chief political families who alternatively contested for central power in the Nepalese court politics.[6][7] The Pande family was divided into two sections, Kala Pandes and Gora Pandes, who were always aligned to opposite political factions.[8] The Pande aristocratic family of Gora (White) Pande section was connected to Thapa dynasty through daughter of Chief Kazi Ranajit Pande, Rana Kumari who was married to Kaji General Nain Singh Thapa and to Rana dynasty through Nain Singh's son-in-law Bal Narsingh Kunwar.[9] The Pande family of Kala (Black) Pande section was maritally linked to Basnyat Family through Chitravati Pande who married Kaji Kehar Singh Basnyat.[10]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
himalayawas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Joshi & Rose 1966, p. 23.
- ^ Rose 1971, p. 105.
- ^ Acharya 2012, pp. 179–181.
- ^ Acharya 1979, p. 43.
- ^ Pradhan 2012, p. 9.
- ^ Majupuria, Trilok Chandra; Majupuria, Indra (1979). "Thapa and Pande family animosity". p. 26.
- ^ Pradhan 2001, p. 6.
- ^ JBR, PurushottamShamsher (1990). Shree Teen Haruko Tathya Britanta (in Nepali). Bhotahity, Kathmandu: Vidarthi Pustak Bhandar. ISBN 99933-39-91-1.
- ^ Regmi 1995, p. 44.