# Kalu Pande

_Nepalese Noble Administrator_

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> Vamshidhar Pande known by Alias Kalu Pande was a Nepalese politician and general who was appointed as Kaji of the Gorkha Kingdom. He was born in 1713 A.D. in a Gorkha family. 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.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 1713 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21932260#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Gorkha District ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21932260#P19))
- **Died:** 1757 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21932260#P570))
- **Place of death:** Kirtipur ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21932260#P20))
- **Occupation:** Kaji; military leader ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21932260#P106))

## Questions

**When was Kalu Pande born?**  
Kalu Pande was born on 1713 in Gorkha District.

## Related

- [Kirtipur](https://diginpl.com/places/kirtipur)
- [Gorkha District](https://diginpl.com/places/gorkha-district)

## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Kalu Pande](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalu_Pande) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): कालु पाण्डे](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%81_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%81%E0%A4%A1%E0%A5%87) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q21932260](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21932260) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Kalu Pande.jpg by Unknown author Unknown author (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kalu_Pande.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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"Kalu Pande". DigiNepal. Last updated 13 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/kalu-pande. Retrieved 21 October 2026.