Kaji (Nepal)

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Kaji Vamshidhar Kalu Pande, Kaji of the Gorkha Kingdom and one of the widely known Kaji from Nepal

Kaji (Nepali: काजी) was a title and position used by nobility of Gorkha Kingdom (1559–1768) and Kingdom of Nepal between 1768 and 1846. Many other contemporary kingdoms used the same title for their ministers.

Etymology

Historian Mahesh Chandra Regmi suggests that Kaji is derived from Sanskrit word Karyi which meant functionary.[1]

History

Ganesh Pande was the first Kaji under King Dravya Shah of Gorkha Kingdom.[2] He helped Dravya Shah to become King of Gorkha and was later appointed Kaji of Gorkha[note 1] in 1559 A.D.[3][4] Another significant Kaji of Gorkha was Kalu Pande born in the family of Ganesh Pande.[1] He was son of Bhimraj Pande who was also a Kaji during the reign of King Nara Bhupal Shah.[1] Kalu Pande led Gorkhalis in the Battle of Kirtipur. He had set up a base on Naikap, a hill on the valley's western rim, from where they were to mount their assaults on Kirtipur.[5] He was killed in the battle after being surrounded by enemy forces.[6][7] The ministers and officials of Kantipur Kingdom also had the title of Kaji. Kashiram Thapa was a Kaji and army commander in the reign of King Jaya Prakash Malla.[8][9]

Both as per

Basnets held similar shares in the inner circle.[14][15][page needed
]

Mulkaji

Main article: Mulkaji

Chief (Mul) Kaji was considered equivalent to

Ranganath Paudel as Raj Guru (Royal Preceptor).[21][22]

List of people with title Kaji

List of people with name Kaji

Kaji was also used as given name and middle name. Notable Nepalese people with first name and middle name Kaji:

See also

References

Footnotes

  1. ^ The position of Kaji in Gorkha hill principality was not of only a mere minister but of the chief or prime minister.

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Regmi 1979, p. 43.
  2. ^ Shrestha 2005, p. 129.
  3. ^ Regmi 1975, p. 30.
  4. ^ Wright 1877, p. 278.
  5. ISBN 978-81-206-0774-3
    . Page 34.
  6. ^ Majupuria, Trilok Chandra (March 2011). "Kirtipur: The Ancient Town on the Hill". Nepal Traveller. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
  7. ^ Wright, Daniel (1990). History of Nepal. New Delhi: Asian Educational Services. Retrieved 7 November 2012. Page 227.
  8. ^ Paodel & Āsā 2003, p. 186.
  9. ^ Khatri 1999, p. 10.
  10. ^ a b Pradhan 2012, p. 8.
  11. ^ a b Pradhan 2012, p. 12.
  12. ^ Pradhan 2012, p. 91.
  13. ^ Pradhan 2012, p. 92.
  14. ISBN 978-81-87392-75-0
    .
  15. ^ Shrestha 2005.
  16. ISBN 9789993325857
    .
  17. ^ Karmacharya 2005, p. 56.
  18. ^ Acharya 2012, p. 34.
  19. ^ Acharya 2012, p. 35.
  20. ^ Pradhan 2012, p. 14.
  21. ^ Nepal 2007, p. 58.
  22. ^ Acharya 2012, p. 55.

Bibliography

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