Dalbhanjan Pande or Dalabhanjan Pande ( ne, दलभञ्जन पाँडे) was a Nepalese minister, politician and military officer of the aristocratic

Pande family The Pande family or Pande dynasty (Also spelled as Pandey or Panday) ( ne, पाँडे वंश/पाँडे काजी खलक; or ) was a Rajput KC (surname), Chhetri political family that directly ruled Nepali administration ...

. He had held ministerial positions and military offices. He jointly headed the military administration of Nepal in 1837 along with ''

Mukhtiyar Mukhtiyar ( ne, मुख्तियार) was the position of head of executive of Kingdom of Nepal between 1806 and 1843. It was equivalent to Prime Minister of Nepal. There were 7 Mukhtiyars appointed between 1806 and 1843. Meaning ''Mukhti ...

Rana Jang Pande Rana Jang Pande ( ne, रणजङ्ग पाँडे) was the 3rd Prime Minister of the government of Nepal and the most powerful person in political scenario in three decades from the aristocratic Pande clan. He was one of the sons of Mukhti ...

Life as politician and military officer

Dalbhanjan followed the King

Rana Bahadur Shah Rana Bahadur Shah, King of Nepal ( ne, श्री ५ महाराजाधिराज रण बहादुर शाह देव) (1775–1806) was the King of Nepal from 1777 to 1799. In 1777, he succeeded to the throne after the deat ...

into exile to

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along with

Bhimsen Thapa Bhimsen Thapa ( ne, भीमसेन थापा (August 1775 – 29 July 1839)) was a Nepalese statesman who served as the ''Mukhtiyar'' (equivalent to prime minister) and de facto ruler of Nepal from 1806 to 1837. He is widely known as the ...

and the Senior Queen

Raj Rajeshwari Devi Raj Rajeshwari Devi ( ne, राज राजेश्वरी) (died 5 May 1806) was a queen consort and twice regent of Nepal. She was the Queen consort of Rana Bahadur Shah. She ruled as regent during the minority of her son Girvan Yuddha ...

. In July 1804, he along with Badakaji

Amar Singh Thapa Amar Singh Thapa Chhetri distinguished as Badakaji Amar Singh Thapa( ne, बडाकाजी अमर सिंह थापा क्षेत्री), or Amar Singh Thapa The Elder, (also spelled Ambar Simha) also known by the honorific nam ...

informed the

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's in-charge ''Daroga'' about the orders of takeover of Butwal plains and honor Palpa's former obligations from the King of Gorkha. After 1806, the territories of Palpa were kept under the military governorship of him and Bada Amar Singh Thapa. In 1806, he was deputed to

Kangra Fort The Kangra Fort is located 20 kilometers from the town of Dharamsala on the outskirts of the town of Kangra, India. History Raja Dharam Chand submitted to the Mughal Ruler Akbar in 1556 and agreed to pay tr ...

along with Rudra Vir Shah as senior military officers after the death of Kaji

Nain Singh Thapa Nain Singh Thapa or Nayan Singh Thapa ( ne, नैनसिंह थापा/नयनसिंह थापा) (died late 1806 or early 1807) was a Nepalese Kaji (minister) and a military general. He died in the offensive campaign of Kangra f ...

in the conquest. He was one of the senior Bharadars to have opposed the

Anglo-Nepalese War The Anglo-Nepalese War (1 November 1814 – 4 March 1816), also known as the Gorkha War, was fought between the Gorkhali army of the Kingdom of Nepal (present-day Nepal) and the British forces of the East India Company (EIC, present-day Indi ...

due to prevalence of weak administration in the western front suggesting a possible revolt from the citizens of the newly conquered west. He was among the seniormost officials who reported to Mukhtiyar

from Makwanpur axis along with

Ranabir Singh Thapa Ranabir Singh Thapa ( ne, रणवीर सिंह थापा) also spelled Ranbir, Ranavir or Ranvir also known by the late ascetic name Swami Abhayananda ( ne, स्वामी अभयानन्द) was a Nepalese Army General, promin ...

during the

. He left for

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in 1822 leading the seventh

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mission to China. Immediately after the incarceration of the Thapas in 1837, a new government with joint ''Mukhtiyars'' was formed with

Ranganath Paudel Ranga Nath Poudyal Atri ( ne, रङ्गनाथ पौड्याल) popularly known as Ranganath Pandit was the List of Prime Ministers of Nepal, Mukhtiyar of Nepal from 1837 December to 1838 August and in 1840 November for about 2–3 week ...

as the head of civil administration, and Dalbhanjan Pande and

as joint heads of military administration. The ministry formed after the death of

Mathabarsingh Thapa Mathabar Singh Thapa ( ne, माथवरसिंह थापा, born 1798, Borlang, Gorkha17 May 1845, Basantapur, Kathmandu), also spelled Mathbar, Mathawar, Mathavar, variantly called Matabar Singh Thapa ( ne, मातवरसिंह ...

included him along with Chautariya

Fateh Jung Shah ''Sri Chautaria'' Fateh Jang Shah ( ne, फत्तेजङ्ग शाह; 1805 – 14 September 1846) or Fatya Jang Shah, also popularly known as Fatte Jang Chautariya, was the 6th prime minister of Nepal. Early life and background Fateh Jung ...

Gagan Singh Bhandari {{no footnotes, date=January 2020 General Gagan Singh Khawas (sinjhapati) (Nepali: गगनसिंह) was a Nepalese General. He was the commander-in-chief of the most powerful party headed by Queen Rajya Lakshmi Devi, the favourite wife of K ...

and

Abhiman Singh Rana Magar Kaji Abhiman Singh Rana Magar ( ne, अभिमान सिंह राना मगर) was an army general and Minister of Nepal until September 15, 1846, and the first victim of the Kot massacre of 1846. According to a government letter to th ...

. He was awarded the rank of

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along with the one regiment of soldiers under his administration. He was killed in the

Kot Massacre The Kot massacre ( ne, कोत पर्व) took place on 14 September 1846 when then Kaji Jang Bahadur Kunwar and his brothers killed about 30-40 civil, military officers and palace guards of the Nepalese palace court including the Prime Mi ...

in 1846 by the Kunwar Rana brothers. He was a Kaji officer from at least 1816 to 1838 A.D. making him the leader of Tularam Pande family, then known as ''Gora'' (White) Pande faction. Pande died in the

Kot massacre The Kot massacre ( ne, कोत पर्व) took place on 14 September 1846 when then Kaji Jang Bahadur Kunwar and his brothers killed about 30-40 civil, military officers and palace guards of the Nepalese palace court including the Prime Mi ...

on 14 September 1846.

Family

He was the son of

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Jagajit Pande of ''Gora'' (White) Pande faction belonging to

. He was grandson of Kaji

Tularam Pande Tularam Pande ( ne, तुलाराम पाँडे) was Nepalese military personnel, diplomat and politician in the Gorkha Kingdom. He was a diplomat who served King Prithvi Narayan Shah of Gorkha. Two of his diplomatic missions were with ...

who died in the

Battle of Kathmandu The Battle of Kathmandu ( ne, काठमाडौंको युद्ध) or Siege of Kathmandu or Siege of Kantipur is a battle which occurred during the Unification of Nepal. It was fought in Kathmandu in 1768, and resulted in the defeat ...

. He had brothers - Janga Bir, Birbhanjan and Singha Bir, all of whom reached the position of Kaji in their lifetime. His uncle

Ranajit Pande Ranajit Pande ( ne, रणजीत पाँडे) was Nepalese politician, military personnel and courtier in the Kingdom of Nepal. He was member of the Gora Pande clan of Gorkha. He became Mulkaji of Nepal for a brief period in 1804 A.D. Fam ...

was once a

Mulkaji ''Mulkaji'' ( ne, 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. M ...

while the other uncle

Bhotu Pande ''Kapardar'' Bhotu Pande or ''Shatrubhanjan'' ( ne, शत्रुभन्जन "भोटु" पाँडे) (born 1763)was a Nepalese politician, military personnel and courtier in the Kingdom of Nepal. He was member of the Gora Pande clan ...

was a military officer in the offence of

Sino-Nepalese War The Sino-Nepalese War ( ne, नेपाल-चीन युद्ध), also known as the Sino-Gorkha war and in Chinese the campaign of Gorkha (), was an invasion of Tibet by Nepal from 1788 to 1792. The war was initially fought between Nepa ...

Gallery

File:Old Bhardar letter.gif, Letter sent by Senior officers at Makwanpur axis during Anglo-Nepalese War to Mukhtiyar Bhimsen Thapa; third from right is Dalbhanjan's private black seal

References

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