Amar Singh Thapa (born 1759)
Military commander, courtier, minister and regional administrator of Nepal / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Amar Singh Thapa (1759 – October 1814), distinguished as Sanukaji Amar Singh Thapa[3] (Nepali: सानुकाजी अमर सिंह थापा Sānukājī Amar Siṃh Thāpā) was a Nepalese military commander, courtier, minister and regional administrator. He was born as the youngest son of one of the leading Gorkhali Bharadar (state-bearing officer) Birabhadra Thapa. He led battles against many independent principalities in Nepal and a battle against Tibet. He was a Governor of Palpa and retained the post till his death in 1814.
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Amar Singh Thapa | |
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सानुकाजी जनरल अमर सिंह थापा | |
Governor of Palpa[1] | |
In office 1806-1814 | |
Preceded by | established |
Succeeded by | Ujir Singh Thapa[2] |
Personal details | |
Born | 1816 Bikram Samvat (1759 AD) Gorkha |
Died | 7th Kartik, 1871 Bikram Samvat[2] (October 1814 AD) Palpa Province, Kingdom of Nepal |
Spouse | Satyarupa Maya |
Parent |
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Relatives | see Thapa dynasty; see Rana dynasty |
Residence(s) | Bag Durbar Thapathali Durbar |
Military service | |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Rank | General |
Battles/wars | Sino-Nepalese War; Battles of Unification of Nepal |
Sanu Amar Singh had many influential descendants. He was the father of Mukhtiyar Bhimsen Thapa, Kaji Nain Singh Thapa, Kaji Bakhtawar Singh Thapa and acting Mukhtiyar Ranabir Singh Thapa. He was the grandfather of the first titular Prime Minister of Nepal Mathabarsingh Thapa, Queen Mother Tripurasundari of Nepal, Colonel Ujir Singh Thapa and great-grandfather of Maharaja Jang Bahadur Kunwar Ranaji, Bam Bahadur Kunwar, Ranodip Singh Kunwar and other Jang brothers & their descendants, all through his second son Nain Singh Thapa.