10 Facts About Kalu Pande

Vamshidhar Pande known by Alias Kalu Pande was a Nepalese politician and general who was appointed as Kaji of The Gorkha Kingdom.

Kalu Pande was the commander of the Gorkhali forces during the Unification Campaign of Nepal who died in the first Battle of Kirtipur in 1757 AD Pande's real name was Banshidhar Pande.

Kalu Pande was a son of Kaji Bhimraj Pande who was minister during reign of King Prithivipati Shah of Gorkha.

Kalu Pande was descendant of Minister of Gorkha and Dravya Shah's accomplice Ganesh Pande.

Kalu Pande had three sons: Dewan Kajisaheb Vamsharaj Pande, Sardar Ranasur Pande and Mulkaji Sahib Damodar Pande.

Kalu Pande was a descendant of Ganesh Pande, who was the first Kaji of King Dravya Shah of Gorkha Kingdom established in 1559 AD The Pandes were considered as Thar Ghar or aristrocratic family who assisted in the administration of Gorkha Kingdom.

Kaji Kalu Pande belonged to this family and became a war hero after he died at Battle of Kirtipur.

Kalu Pande was made the Commander-in-Chief of the Gorkhali Army after Biraj Thapa Magar and his first major Battle was the Battle of Kirtipur.

The Gorkhali commander Kalu Pande was killed, and the Gorkhali king himself barely escaped with his life into the surrounding hills disguised as a saint.

The Gorkhali commander Kaji Kalu Pande was beheaded by kantipur's king jay prakash malla himself, and the Gorkhali king himself narrowly escaped with his life into the surrounding hills disguised as a saint.