Mulkaji
Mulkaji of Kingdom of Nepal नेपाल अधिराज्यको मूलकाजी | |
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Abhiman Singh Basnyat | |
Final holder | Ranajit Pande |
Abolished | 1804 |
Succession | Rana Bahadur Shah (as Mukhtiyar of Nepal) |
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Mulkaji (Nepali: मूलकाजी) was the position of head of executive of Kingdom of Nepal in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. It was equivalent to Prime Minister of Nepal. There were 5 Mulkajis appointed between 1785 and 1804.
Meaning
Mulkaji is formed from two words: Mul and Kaji. Mul means Chief, Key or Fundamental[1] and Kaji is derived from Sanskrit word Karyi which meant functionary.[2][broken footnote] Altogether it means Chief Functionary or Executive Head of the State.
History of the five Mulkajis
Abhiman Singh Basnyat
Dewan Kaji
Kirtiman Singh Basnyat
In 1794, King
Bakhtawar Singh Basnyat
Kirtiman was secretly assassinated on 28 September 1801, by the supporters of Raj Rajeshwari Devi[8] and his brother Bakhtawar Singh Basnyat, was then given the post of Chief (Mul) Kaji.[9]
Damodar Pande
Later Damodar Pande was appointed by Queen Rajrajeshwari as Chief Kaji.[10]
Ranajit Pande
After the execution of Mulkaji
]Later King Rana Bahadur Shah created the title of Mukhtiyar and assume full executive power of the state.[13][broken footnote]
List of Mulkajis of Kingdom of Nepal
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | ||
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Took office | Left office | |||||
1 | Abhiman Singh Basnyat (1744–1800) |
1785 | 1794 | Independent | ||
2 | Kirtiman Singh Basnyat (??–1801) |
1794 | 28 September 1801 | Independent | ||
3 | Bakhtawar Singh Basnyat | 1801 | February 1803 | Independent | ||
4 | Damodar Pande (1752–1804) |
February 1803 | March 1804 | Independent | ||
5 | Ranajit Pande | 1804 | 1804 | Independent |
Controversial Mulkaji
Historian Dilli Raman Regmi asserts that Sarbajit Rana Magar was chosen as Chief Functionary.[14][broken footnote] Historian Rishikesh Shah asserts that Sarbajit was appointed only a Kaji [15][broken footnote] and was the head of the Nepalese government for a short period in 1778.[16]
See also
References
- ^ "English Translation of "मूल" - Collins Hindi-English Dictionary". www.collinsdictionary.com. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ^ Regmi 1979, p. 43.
- ^ a b Karmacharya 2005, p. 46.
- ^ a b Shaha 2001, p. 62.
- ^ Pradhan 2012, p. 10.
- ^ Pradhan 2012, p. 12.
- ^ Karmacharya 2005, p. 56.
- ^ Acharya 2012, p. 34.
- ^ Acharya 2012, p. 35.
- ^ Pradhan 2012, p. 14.
- ^ Nepal 2007, p. 58.
- ^ Acharya 2012, p. 55.
- ^ Nepal 2007, pp. 60–61.
- ^ D.R. Regmi 1975, p. 285.
- ^ Shaha 1990, p. 46.
- ^ Shaha 2001, p. 21.
Bibliography
- Acharya, Baburam (2012), Acharya, Shri Krishna (ed.), Janaral Bhimsen Thapa : Yinko Utthan Tatha Pattan (in Nepali), Kathmandu: Education Book House, p. 228, ISBN 9789937241748
- Joshi, Bhuwan Lal; Rose, Leo E. (1966), Democratic Innovations in Nepal: A Case Study of Political Acculturation, University of California Press, p. 551
- Karmacharya, Ganga (2005), Queens in Nepalese Politics: an account of roles of Nepalese queens in state affairs, 1775-1846, Nepal: Educational Publishing House, ISBN 9789994633937
- Nepal, Gyanmani (2007), Nepal ko Mahabharat (in Nepali) (3rd ed.), Kathmandu: Sajha, p. 314, ISBN 9789993325857
- 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
- Regmi, Mahesh Chandra (1979). "Regmi Research Series". Nepal.
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(help) - Shaha, Rishikesh (2001), An introduction to Nepal, Kathmandu: Ratna Pustak Bhandar