Bhim Singh Thapa Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Umrao Bagh
Bhim Singh Thapa
Native Name:उमराव बाघ
भीमसिंह थापा
Native Name Lang:ne
Birth Place:Gorkha Kingdom
Death Date:1759
Death Place:Palanchowk, Nepal
Nationality:Nepalese
Spouse:Uma Devi
Father:Ranjai of Sirhanchowk
Relations:Family of Amar Singh Thapa and Bagale Thapa
Children:Amar Singh Thapa
Relatives:Ranadhoj Thapa (grandson)
Ranajor Singh Thapa (grandson)
Nickname:Bagh Buda
Battles:Unification of Nepal

Bhim Singh Thapa (; sometimes known as Bagh Bhimsen Thapa[1]) was a Nepalese Umrao (equivalent to a commander) who was active during the Unification of Nepal.[2]

Thapa was also known by the title Bagh (meaning: Tiger).[3] His son Amar Singh Thapa is known as one of the national heroes of Nepal.[4] [5]

He died in 1759 at the Battle of Palanchok.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Bhaṭṭarāī, Śaradakumāra. Amarasiṃhako ciṭṭhī: aitihāsika kāvya. 1996. Nepāla Rājakīya Prajñā-Pratishṭhāna. ne.
  2. Web site: अ लस्ट हिरो. live. 16 November 2021. Annapurna Post. ne. https://web.archive.org/web/20210220042224/http://annapurnapost.com/news/175338 . 20 February 2021 .
  3. Book: Nepālako sainika itihāsa. 1992. Śāhī Nepālī Jaṅgī Aḍḍā. 978-9937-2-1177-2. 472. ne.
  4. Web site: Nepal recently got its 17th national hero. Know all of them here. live. 16 November 2021. OnlineKhabar. 17 July 2021 . en-GB. https://web.archive.org/web/20210717045618/https://english.onlinekhabar.com/nepal-17-national-heroes.html . 17 July 2021 .
  5. Book: Ācārya, Bāburāma. Śrī Pāñca Badāmahārājadhirāfa Prthvīnārāyaṇa Śāha: saṃdipta jīvanī, I. Saṃ. 1723–75. 1967. Śrī Pāñca Mahārājādhirājakā Presa Saji̇vālaya. ne.
  6. Book: Hamal, Lakshman B.. Military History of Nepal. 1995. Sharda Pustak Mandir. 191. en.