Bhim Singh Thapa

Nepalese commander

  • Ranjai of Sirhanchowk (father)
RelativesRanadhoj Thapa (grandson)
Ranajor Singh Thapa (grandson)NicknameBagh BudaMilitary serviceBattles/warsUnification of Nepal

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

Bhim Singh Thapa was also known by the title of 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]

References

  1. ^ Bhaṭṭarāī, Śaradakumāra (1996). Amarasiṃhako ciṭṭhī: aitihāsika kāvya (in Nepali). Nepāla Rājakīya Prajñā-Pratishṭhāna.
  2. ^ "अ लस्ट हिरो". Annapurna Post (in Nepali). Archived from the original on 20 February 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  3. ^ Nepālako sainika itihāsa (in Nepali). Śāhī Nepālī Jaṅgī Aḍḍā. 1992. p. 472. ISBN 978-9937-2-1177-2.
  4. ^ "Nepal recently got its 17th national hero. Know all of them here". OnlineKhabar. 17 July 2021. Archived from the original on 17 July 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  5. ^ Ācārya, Bāburāma (1967). Śrī Pāñca Badāmahārājadhirāfa Prthvīnārāyaṇa Śāha: saṃdipta jīvanī, I. Saṃ. 1723–75 (in Nepali). Śrī Pāñca Mahārājādhirājakā Presa Saji̇vālaya.
  6. ^ Hamal, Lakshman B. (1995). Military History of Nepal. Sharda Pustak Mandir. p. 191.


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