Bhotu Pande

Kapardar Bhotu Pande or Shatrubhanjan (Nepali: 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 of Gorkha and the youngest son of Kaji Tularam Pande. Tularam had five sons.[2] The name of three of them are - Jagajit Pande, Ranajit Pande and Bhotu Pande.[4]

Kaji

Shatrubhanjan "Bhotu" Pande
श्री कपर्दार
शत्रुभन्जन "भोटु" पाँडे
Personal details
Born1763 AD
ChildrenBalabhanjan[1]
FatherKaji Tularam Pande[2]
RelativesTularam Pande (father)
Damodar Pande (cousin)
Ranajit Pande (brother)
Military service
AllegianceKingdom of Nepal    Nepal
Branch/serviceNepal Army
RankKapardar
Battles/warsSino-Nepalese War[3]

Ancestry
Further information: Pande family

Kapardar Bhotu Pande installed an inscription on the Bishnumati bridge. The inscription explains his patrilineal relationship to Ganesh Pande, Minister of Drabya Shah, the first King of Gorkha Kingdom.[5] The lineage mentions Ganesh Pande's son as Vishwadatta and Vishwadatta's son as Birudatta. Birudatta had two sons Baliram and Jagatloka. Bhotu Pande mentions Tularam, Baliram, and Birudatta respectively as his ancestors of three generations.

Career

Bhotu Pande was a military officer in the offence of Sino-Nepalese War.[3] He had served as a Kapardar in the royal palace. His statue with bearded appearance can be found in the building located south of Pashupatinath.[5] His son Balabhanjan Pande, was appointed Sardar with a Khangi of 80 khets of rice-lands and a khuwa revenue of Rs 1,600. He was required to maintain 22 fusiliers and 1 piece of cannon.[1]

References
  1. Regmi 1982, p. 172.
  2. Vajracharya & Nepal 1970, p. 182.
  3. "History of the Nepalese Army". Nepalese Army. Archived from the original on 9 August 2017.
  4. Pradhan 2012, p. 198.
  5. Acharya 1979, p. 43.

Bibliography
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