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Sri Kaji
Vamshidhar "Kalu" Pande
काजी वंशीधर "कालु" पाँडे
Kaji Kalu Pandey of Gorkha Kingdom
Chief of the Nepalese Army
In office ca. 1746 - 1757
Preceded by
Prithvi Narayan Shah
Succeeded by
Vamsharaj Pande, Abhiman Singh Basnet
Personal details
Born
Vamshidhar Pande
1713 A.D. Gorkha Kingdom (present day Gorkha District, Nepal)
Died
1757 A.D. (aged 43-44) Tyanglaphant Kirtipur, Kirtipur Kingdom (present day Kathmandu District, Nepal)
Vamshidhar Pande (Nepali: वंशीधर पाँडे) known by Alias Kalu Pande (Nepali: कालु पाँडे) was a Nepalese politician and military general who was appointed as Kaji of The Gorkha Kingdom. He was born in 1713 A.D. in Gorkha. He was the commander of the Gorkhali forces during the Unification Campaign of Nepal who died in the first Battle of Kirtipur in 1757 A.D. Pande's real name was Banshidhar Pande. He was a son of Kaji Bhimraj Pande who was minister during reign of King Prithivipati Shah of Gorkha. He was descendant of Minister of Gorkha and Dravya Shah's accomplice Ganesh Pande. He had three sons: Dewan Kajisaheb Vamsharaj Pande, Sardar Ranasur Pande and Mulkaji Sahib Damodar Pande (1st PM of Nepal).[1]
Vamshidhar Pande (Nepali: वंशीधर पाँडे) known by Alias KaluPande (Nepali: कालु पाँडे) was a Nepalese politician and military general who was appointed...
descended from nobleman Ganesh Pande of the Gorkha Kingdom. KaluPande and Tularam Pande were descendants of Ganesh Pande. Pande dynasty and Thapa dynasty...
KaluPande is a popular hiking spot. It lies in Chandragiri, western outskirts of Kathmandu from where Gorkha can be seen. Memorial where KaluPande was...
of Kaji KaluPande Ganesh Pandey, first Kaji of Gorkha Kingdom Ganpath Rai Pandey, revolutionary, rebel leader and zamindar. Ghanshyam Pande, religious...
Battle of Nuwakot. The first army commander was Kaji KaluPande of the Pande noble family of Gorkha. Pande put up tactics to attack Nuwakot, a strategic fort...
a brother of KaluPande. Tularam Pande was one of the military commanders of King Prithvi Narayan Shah. He fought alongside KaluPande and Mahoddam Kirti...
attack Nuwakot. The campaign failed. KaluPande was then made Commander-in-Chief of the Gorkhali Army. KaluPande advised Prithvi Narayan Shah to raise...
auspicious day for launching the attack. The day before, Shah commanded Kaji KaluPande to be ready for a strike. The Gorkhas, got together with their weapons...
youngest son of famous Kaji of Prithivi Narayan Shah KaluPande. He was born in 1752 in Gorkha. Damodar Pande was one of the commanders during the Sino-Nepalese...
who drafted and commanded the army. The first civilian army chief was KaluPande, a Kaji who had a significant role in the unification campaign. He was...
were sons of Baliram and Jagatloka respectively. Kaji KaluPande was the son of Bhimraj. Bhotu Pande mentions Tularam, Baliram, and Birudatta respectively...
commanded the Nepali (Gorkhali) Army. The first civilian army chief was Kaji KaluPande who had significant role in the campaign of Nepal. He was considered as...
administration originated in Nepal with the emergence of Damodar Pande. Damodar Pande was the most influential Kaji since the fall of regent Chautariya...
Kaji (equivalent to Prime Minister of Gorkha Kingdom) Vamshidhar "Kalu" Pande and Chief of the Gorkhali Army; one of the most highly decorated Gorkhali...
Early Shah rule Gorkha Kingdom Prithvi Narayan Shah Unification KaluPande Kingdom of Nepal Monarchs Sino-Nepal War Bhimsen Thapa Anglo-Nepal War Balbhadra...
Gorkhali aristocracy. Gorkha-based aristocratic Chhetri families included the Pande dynasty, the Basnyat dynasty, the Kunwar family, and the Thapa dynasty,...
of Gorkha Kingdom KaluPande in 1739 A.D. He had two brothers - Ranashur Pande and Damodar Pande. He had a sister Chitravati Pande who was married to...
Early Shah rule Gorkha Kingdom Prithvi Narayan Shah Unification KaluPande Kingdom of Nepal Monarchs Sino-Nepal War Bhimsen Thapa Anglo-Nepal War Balbhadra...
Early Shah rule Gorkha Kingdom Prithvi Narayan Shah Unification KaluPande Kingdom of Nepal Monarchs Sino-Nepal War Bhimsen Thapa Anglo-Nepal War Balbhadra...
diplomat-historian Sardar Bhim Bahadur Pande and Chhaya Devi and is the eighth descendant of Kaji of Gorkha Kingdom, KaluPande. He is married to Pratima Rajya...
Early Shah rule Gorkha Kingdom Prithvi Narayan Shah Unification KaluPande Kingdom of Nepal Monarchs Sino-Nepal War Bhimsen Thapa Anglo-Nepal War Balbhadra...
Early Shah rule Gorkha Kingdom Prithvi Narayan Shah Unification KaluPande Kingdom of Nepal Monarchs Sino-Nepal War Bhimsen Thapa Anglo-Nepal War Balbhadra...
Kirtipur. The Newars defended their town ferociously. The Gorkhali commander KaluPande was killed, and the Gorkhali king himself barely escaped with his life...
Early Shah rule Gorkha Kingdom Prithvi Narayan Shah Unification KaluPande Kingdom of Nepal Monarchs Sino-Nepal War Bhimsen Thapa Anglo-Nepal War Balbhadra...
Early Shah rule Gorkha Kingdom Prithvi Narayan Shah Unification KaluPande Kingdom of Nepal Monarchs Sino-Nepal War Bhimsen Thapa Anglo-Nepal War Balbhadra...
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