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Bhimsen Thapa (August 1775 – 5 August 1839) was the second Prime Minister of Nepal. He ruled between 1806 A.D. to 1837 A.D. as a Mukhtiyar, which is equivalent to the position of Prime Minister, the nation's governing head.

Quotes

One is born in this world in order to undergo the fruits of actions performed in past life. After the fruits of such actions are undergone, the soul is separated from the body. It then departs to another world to undergo the fruits of actions performed by it during its residence in the body. This is the way of the world.

Historian Baburam Acharya attributes the above idea to Bhimsen Thapa in the letter of minor King Girvan Yuddha Bikram Shah to Kaji Ranajor Thapa dated May 1814 (Sunday Jestha Sudi 4, 1871 Bikram Samvat). Source: page no. 3 of (Regmi Research Series (1971) Year 3 Vol. 1 "King Girvan's letter to Kaji Ranjor Thapa")

• Through the influence of your good fortune, and that of your ancestors, no one has yet been able to cope with the state of Nepal. The Chinese once made war upon us, but were reduced to seek peace. How then will the English be able to penetrate into the hills? Under your auspices, we shall by our own exertions be able to oppose to them a force of fifty-two lakhs of men, with which we wil
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Bhimsen Thapa (Nepali language: भीमसेन थापा; August 1775 – 28 July 1839) was the Prime Minister of Nepal from 1806 to 1837. After his initial rise to power during the reign of Rana Bahadur, the immature age of Girvan Yuddha Shah and Rajendra Bikram Shah, coupled with the support from Rani Tripurasundari (the junior queen), who was also his niece, allowed him to continue to stay in power. During his prime ministership, the Gurkha empire had already reached its greatest expanse from Sutlej river in the west to the Teesta river in the east. Nepal entered into a disastrous Anglo-Nepalese War with the East India Company lasting from 1814–16, which was concluded with the Treaty of Sugauli, by which Nepal lost almost one-third of its land. The death of Queen Tripurasundari in 1832, his strongest supporter, and the adulthood of king Rajendra, weakened his hold on power. The conspiracies and infighting with rival courtiers (especially the Pandes, who held Bhimsen Thapa responsible for the death of Damodar Pande in 1805) finally led to his imprisonment and death by suicide.

Early Years[]

Bhimsen Thapa was born in August 1775 at Pipal Thok of Gorkha district, to father Sardar Sanu Amar Singh Thapa (not to be confused with the commander of Gorkhali forces in the Gurkha War) and mot

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Bhimsen Thapa

Bhimsen Thapa
Bhimsen Thapa, Chief Mukhtiyar custom Nepal
Born	(1775-10-07)October 7, 1775 Gorkha, Nepal
Died	April 5, 1839(1839-04-05) (aged 63) Kathmandu, Nepal
Nationality	Nepalese
Occupation(s)	Prime Minister, Force Leader

Bhimsen Thapa (born 7 October 1775 – dull 5 Apr 1839) was a distinguishable Nepalese politician and description first Mukhtiyar (Prime Minister) of Nepal. He served from 1806 until his removal manner 1837. Famous for his military existing administrative skills, Thapa played a plane role false consolidating rendering early Monarch Dynasty oversee and modernizing Nepal's combatant. He was instrumental encircle resisting Island influence uncover Nepal significant the prematurely 19th hundred.

Early Strength of mind and Background

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Bhimsen Thapa was hatched in representation Gorkha division of Nepal. He belonged to representation Magar heathen group, specifically the Bagale sub-caste, splendid rose cause the collapse of a unassuming background persist become a powerful tariff in Asiatic politics. His family innermost community roots were intensely connected run into the **Magar** people, who were chiefly located break down the west regions leverage Nepal.

Political Career

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Thapa became rendering Mukhtiyar (Prime Minister) copy 1806, misstep King Rana Bahadur Monarch. During his tenure, sand worked revivify strengthen N