Dalbhanjan Pande

Dalbhanjan followed the King Rana Bahadur Shah into exile to Banaras along with Bhimsen Thapa and the Senior Queen Raj Rajeshwari Devi.[1] In July 1804, he along with Badakaji Amar Singh Thapa informed the Company's in-charge Daroga about the orders of takeover of Butwal plains and honor Palpa's former obligations from the King of Gorkha.[2] After 1806, the territories of Palpa were kept under the military governorship of him and Bada Amar Singh Thapa.[3] In 1806, he was deputed to Kangra Fort along with Rudra Vir Shah as senior military officers after the death of Kaji Nain Singh Thapa in the conquest.[4] He was one of the senior Bharadars to have opposed the Anglo-Nepalese War due to prevalence of weak administration in the western front suggesting a possible revolt from the citizens of the newly conquered west.[5] He was among the seniormost officials who reported to Mukhtiyar Bhimsen Thapa from Makwanpur axis along with Ranabir Singh Thapa during the Anglo-Nepalese War.[6] He left for Peking in 1822 leading the seventh Quinquennial mission to China.[7]

Immediately after the incarceration of the Thapas in 1837, a new government with joint Mukhtiyars was formed with Ranganath Paudel as the head of civil administration, and Dalbhanjan Pande and Rana Jang Pande as joint heads of military administration.[8] The ministry formed after the death of Mathabarsingh Thapa included him along with Chautariya Fateh Jung Shah, Gagan Singh Bhandari and Abhiman Singh Rana Magar.[9] He was awarded the rank of General along with the one regiment of soldiers under his administration.[9] He was killed in the Kot Massacre in 1846 by the Kunwar Rana brothers.[10][11] He was a Kaji officer from at least 1816 to 1838 A.D. making him the leader of Tularam Pande family,[12] then known as Gora (White) Pande faction.[13] Pande died in the Kot massacre on 14 September 1846.

He was the son of Sardar Jagajit Pande of Gora (White) Pande faction belonging to Pande family.[14][12] He was grandson of Kaji Tularam Pande[12] who died in the Battle of Kathmandu. He had brothers - Janga Bir, Birbhanjan and Singha Bir, all of whom reached the position of Kaji in their lifetime.[12] His uncle Ranajit Pande was once a Mulkaji[15][16] while the other uncle Bhotu Pande was a military officer in the offence of Sino-Nepalese War.

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  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

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• Pradhan, Kumar L. (2012), Thapa Politics in Nepal: With Special Reference to Bhim Sen Thapa, 1806–1839, New Delhi: Concept Publishing Company, p. 278, ISBN 9788180698132
• Shaha, Rishikesh (1982). Essays in the Practice of Government in Nepal. Manohar. OCLC 9302577.
• Karmacharya, Ganga (2005), Queens in Nepalese Politics: an account of roles of Nepalese queens in state affairs, 1775-1846, Nepal: Educational Publishing House, ISBN 9789994633937
• Manandhar, Triratna; Mishra, Tirtha Prasad (1986), Nepal's Quinquennial mission to China, Purna Devi Tuladhar and Pushpa Mishra
• Michael, B. A. (2014). Statemaking and Territory in South Asia: Lessons from the Anglo–Gorkha War (1814–1816). Anthem Press. p. 151. ISBN 9781783083220.