Mulkaji Damodar Pande: The Forgotten War Hero of Nepal
Mulkaji Damodar Pande: The forgotten war hero of Nepal A Picture of Mulkaji Damodar Pande Introduction Kaji Damodar Pande was a Nepalese Statesman, military General and a nobleman who served as the Mulkaji / Mukhya Mantri (equivalent to the Prime Minister) of Nepal. He was born in 1752 A.D or 1808 B.S as the youngest son of Kaji Kalu Pande. He along with his elder brothers Kaji Bansharaj Pande and Sardar Ranasur Pande, were given important roles in the court of King Prithvi Narayan Shah soon after the death of their father in the battle of Kirtipur. Damodar Pande was a very successful general who fought in the Sino-Nepalese war, Nepal-Tibet war and the unification of campaign of Nepal. He successfully annexed Sikkim in the East to Krishna-Gandaki upto Mahakali in the west. Unification Campaign Damodar Pande was made the Army General or the Pradhan Senapati of the Gorkhali forces in 1786 A.D during the Regency