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.

[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.

[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.