Kalu Pande
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Vamshidhar Pande known by Alias Kalu Pande was a Nepalese politician and military general who was appointed as Kaji of The Gorkha Kingdom. He was born in 1713 A.D. in 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.
One of the city gates through which the Gorkhalis entered Kirtipur.
Kalu Pande Memorial Park, the grave of highly dignified Pande war hero Kalu Pande
Bamshidhar Kalu Pande
Prithvi Narayan Shah
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Maharajadhiraj Prithvi Narayan Shah, , was the last king of the Gorkha Kingdom and first king of the Kingdom of Nepal. Prithvi Narayan Shah started the unification of Nepal.
Idols of PrithviNarayan Shah with his two wives
Prithvi Narayan Shah consulting with his first Army Chief Senapati Shivaram Singh Basnyat
Statue of Shah at Chandragiri Hill. Shah is said to have planned to annex the Kathmandu valley after seeing it from the Chandragiri Hill.
Nepali stamp featuring Prithvi Narayan Shah with a quote from his Divyopadesh c. 1968