Bagale Thapa
.jpg)     Above: Bhimsen Thapa · Amar Singh Thapa Middle:Mathabarsingh Thapa Below:Ujir Singh Thapa · Queen Tripurasundari of Nepal | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| unknown | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Nepal | |
| Languages | |
| Nepali language (Khas Kura) | |
| Religion | |
| Hinduism with ancestral and tutelary deities |
Bagale Thapa or Bagalya Thapa (Nepali: बगाले थापा/बगाल्या थापा) is a prominent Kshatriya clan within Khas Thapa.[1] Bagale Thapa belong to Atreya Gotra and Suryavansha (solar) dynasty in Hinduism. They trace their ancestry to legendary Khas King Kalu Thapa since Saka Era 1111 or Vikram Samvat 1246.[2] Bagale Thapa were powerful family while living at Jumla[1] as per Gorkha Rajbanshawali, the Royal Genealogy of Gorkha Kingdom.
Bada Kaji Amar Singh Thapa belonged to this clan.[3] Prime Minister Bhimsen Thapa, the grandson of Kaji Birbhadra Thapa, also belonged to this clan.[1] His niece Lalit Tripura Sundari and nephew Mathabarsingh Thapa went on to become Queen and Prime Minister of Nepal respectively.[4][2] War commander Ujir Singh Thapa,[2] General Ranabir Singh Thapa and Colonel Bakhtawar Singh Thapa also belonged to this clan being family members of PM Bhimsen Thapa.[4][5]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Pradhan 2012, pp. 22–23.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "उजिरसिंह थापाको सालिक".
- ↑ Hamal 1995, p. 191.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Acharya 1955.
- ↑ Pradhan 2012.
Books
[change | change source]- Pradhan, K.L. (2012), Thapa Politics in Nepal: With Special Reference to Bhimsen Thapa, ISBN 978-81-8069-813-2
- Hamal, Lakshman (1995), Military history of Nepal
- Acharya, Baburam (2012), Shri Janaral Bhimsen ra Tinko Tatkalin Uthan Tatha Patan