Bagale Thapa

Bagale Thapa (Nepali: बगाले थापा pronunciation:[bagālē t̪ʰāpā]) or Bagālevaṃśī Thapa anciently known as Bagalya Thapa (Nepali: बगाल्या थापा) is a prominent clan within Thapa of Khas community.[3] They claim Atreya Gotra[1] and Suryavanshi lineage.[2] The name of the clan is also transliterated as Bagale, Bagalya, Bagaalya, Bagaliya, Bagaley, Bagaale or Bagaleya.

This article is about clan of Khas Thapa of Chhetri caste. For surname of Nepali people, see Thapa. For other uses, see Thapa (disambiguation).
Bagāle Thāpā/Bagālyā Thāpā
बगाले थापा/बगाल्या थापा
Coat of arms of Bagale Thapa clan
VarnaKshatriya
JātiChhetri
ClassificationJharra
GotraAtreya Gotra[1]
VedaShukla Yajurveda[2]
Kuladevta (male)Mahadev
Kuladevi (female)Kalika Bhavani
LanguagesNepali, Dotyali, Kumaoni
Original stateKhas Kingdom
Family namesThapa, Bagale Thapa
Heraldic titleThapa Kaji
ColorRed
ThroneTakam Rajya (1246 - 1545 B.S.)[2]
Victory weaponKhunda and Khukuri
Related groupsKunwars, Ranas, Pandes, Basnyats & sundry Kshetris
StatusKshatriya
Nishankalika Flag of Bagale Thapa clan used as War flag

Family of Bhimsen Thapa[3] and family of Amar Singh Thapa[1] were two influential Bagale Thapa families at the central politics of Kingdom of Nepal.[4]

Origin and Genealogy
Maharaj Kalu Thapa Kshatri, male progenitor (Mūlapuruṣa) of all Bagale Thapa from the account of Bagale Thapa Vamsāwali (genealogy)
The progenitor of Bagale Thapas from the account of Bagale Thapa Vamsāwali
....श्री शाकेः ।। ११११ सम्वत् १२४६ साल देषि थापाहरूका सन्तति कुलका आदि कालु थापा हुनः ।। १ ।। कालु थापाका चेला ४ जेठा पुन्याकर थापाः ।। माहिँला तारापति थापाः ।। साहिँला विरु थापाः ।। कान्छा धर्मराज थापाः ।। पुलामका जेठा हुनः ।। ताकमका माहिँला हुनः ।। जमरिकका कान्छा जसोधर थापा (धर्मराज) हुनः तिनले जमरिकमा राज्य गर्याः ताहाँ देषि तिनी आयाका हुनः ।। २ ।।.....

Bagale Thapa Vamsāwali (genealogy) part republished by Yogi Naraharinath[2]

The genealogy traces the lineage of all Bagale Thapas to a male progenitor (Mūlapuruṣa) King Kalu Thapa Kshatri, who first ascended to the throne at Kāndāmālikā on Saka Era 1111.[2] The DDC of Myagdi district also confirms historical evidence of rule of Thapa dynasty of Takam State (1246-1545 B.S.) by founder Kalu Thapa, whose dynasty continued for 300 years only to be defeated by Dimba Bam Malla to form bigger Parbat State.[5]

Kunwar legend

Kunwar family legend mentions that their first ancestor Rāma Siṃha Rāṇā was married to a daughter of Raja (King) of Bīnātī, a Bagāle Kṣetrī on the request by his employer hill Raja.[6] John Whelpton opines that the legend of the Kunwar family's origins, which says their progenitor to have entered hill and married a daughter of Bagale Kshetri, might have linked their family to the Bagale Thapa, a clan of Mukhtiyar Bhimsen Thapa.[7]

History

Khas Thapas belong to the Chhetri caste of the Kshatriya Varna whose origin lies in Karnali region of Khas Kingdom. Bagale Thapas were powerful and prominent family at Jumla and seemed to have migrated eastwards.[3] In the times of Malla rule at Kathmandu valley, Bagale Thapas were considered skillful at both warfare and administration. Thus, King Jagajjaya Malla attended the services of Kashiram Thapa, a leader of Bagale Thapas to control inobedient Khas and Magar citizens.[8]

Amar Singh Thapa[9], one of the National heroes of Nepal and commander of Western front at Anglo-Nepalese war belonged to this clan.[1] The family of Bada Kaji Amar Singh Thapa consists Kaji Ranajor Singh Thapa, Ranadhoj Thapa, Narsingh Thapa and their 2 more brothers who were also at Royal Court of Nepal.[10]

The family of Kaji Bir Bhadra Thapa, commander of Unification of Nepal belonged to this clan. This family contains large number of renowned courtiers and warriors. He had three sons: Jeevan Thapa(died at Battle of Kirtipur), Bangsha Raj Thapa and Amar Singh Thapa (Sardar). [3] The children of Amar Singh Thapa (Sardar) become influential. Prime Minister Bhimsen Thapa, the most revered among Thapas is the eldest son of Sardar Amar Singh Thapa(sanu).[3] His nephew, son of Nain Singh Thapa, Mathabarsingh Thapa[11] was the seventh Prime Minister of Nepal and niece, Nain's daughter was Queen Tripurasundari of Nepal.[12][13] The family of Sardar Amar Singh Thapa resided at Bagh Durbar.[14]

The recent time Army Chief of Nepal Dharmapaal Barsingh Thapa belonged to this clan.[15]

Notable Bagale Thapas
  • Portrait of Mathabar Singh Thapa in National Museum of Nepal, Chhauni
  • Portrait of Ujir Singh Thapa
  • Portrait of Queen Tripurasundari of Nepal
  • Bhimsen Thapa, Mukhtiyar of Nepal
  • Portrait of Colonel Mathabar Singh Thapa
  • Kazee Nain Singh Thapa
  • Mathabar Singh Thapa, a nobleman from Bagale Thapa clan
  • Amar Singh Thapa, nobleman from Bagale Thapa clan

See also

References

Notes
  1. Hamal 1995, p. 191.
  2. Naraharinath, Yogi (1955). Itihas Prakash. 1. Kathmandu: Itihas Prakash Mandal.
  3. Pradhan 2012, p. 22.
  4. Pradhan 2012, p. 26.
  5. http://ddcmyagdi.gov.np/en/brief-introduction/
  6. Wright 1877, p. 285.
  7. Whelpton 1991, p. 36.
  8. Regmi 1978, p. 28.
  9. Bada Kaji Amar Singh Thapa is distinguished from Sardar Amar Singh Thapa, PM Bhimsen's father, by using terms Sanu (lesser) and Bada(greater)
  10. Pradhan 2012, p. 195.
  11. Nepal 2007, p. 104.
  12. Shah 1982, p. 44.
  13. Acharya 2012, p. 3.
  14. JBR, PurushottamShamsher (2007). Ranakalin Pramukh Atihasik Darbarharu [Chief Historical Palaces of the Rana Era] (in Nepali). Vidarthi Pustak Bhandar. ISBN 978-9994611027. Retrieved 2017-05-12.
  15. Khatri, Shiva Ram (1999). Nepal Army Chiefs:Short Biographical Sketches. University of Michigan: Sira Khatri.
  16. Whelpton 1991, p. 21.
  17. Regmi, Mahesh Chandra (1978). Regmi Research Series. p. 28.
  18. Khatri, Shiva Ram (1999). Nepal Army Chiefs:Short Biographical Sketches. University of Michigan: Sira Khatri.

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