Sardar Ranashur Pande: The Lesser Know Son of Kaji Kalu Pande and His Eastern Legacy
Sardar Ranashur Pande (also spelled Ranasur Pande or Ranashur Pandey) was the second son of the legendary Kaji Kalu Pande ( Banshidhar Pande), one of King Prithivi Narayan Shah's most trusted commanders during the unification of Nepal. Accoriding to many historical accounts and oral history passed down by family members through his descendants, Ranashur played a quiet but important role as a military commander and later as an administrator during and after the unification campaigns. Much of this information are well preserved in family lores and records and has not been widely documented in published history books. A portrait of Sardar Ranshur Pande Early Life and Family Background Ranashur Pande was born in 1801 Baisakh (approximately 1744 AD) in Gorkha. He belonged to the influential Pande (Pandey/ पाँडे ) Upamanyu Gotriya Chhetri family, which had served the Kings of Gorkha for generations since Mantri ( Kaji ) Ganesh Pande, who served during the times of King Drabhya...