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Vamshidhar "Kalu" Pande | |
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| 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) |
| Nationality | Nepali |
| Children | Vamsharaj Pande, Ranashur Pande, Damodar Pande, Chitravati Pande |
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| Relatives | Pande dynasty Basnyat family |
| Military service | |
| Battles/wars | Battle of Kirtipur, Unification of Nepal |
Vamshidhar Pande (Nepali: वंशीधर पाँडे) known by Alias Kalu Pande (Nepali: कालु पाँडे) 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 (1st PM of Nepal).[1]