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Bagale Thapa (Nepali: बगाले थापा pronunciation:[bʌgale t̪ʰapa]) anciently known as Bagalya Thapa (Nepali: बगाल्या थापा) is a prominent clan within Khas Chhetri community.[4] They claim Atreya Gotra.[1][2] The name of the clan is also transliterated as Bagale, Bagalya, Bagaalya, Bagaliya, Bagaley, Bagaale or Bagaleya.
Bagāle Thāpā/Bagālyā Thāpā | |
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बगाले थापा/बगाल्या थापा | |
![]() Coat of arms of Bagale Thapa clan | |
Jāti | Chhetri |
Classification | Jharra |
Gotra | Atreya Gotra[1] |
Veda | Shukla Yajurveda[2] |
Kuladevta (male) | Mahadev |
Kuladevi (female) | Kalika Bhavani |
Languages | Nepali, Dotyali, Kumaoni |
Family names | Thapa, Bagale Thapa |
Heraldic title | Thapa Kaji |
Throne | Takam State (1189- 1488 CE)[3][2] |
Victory weapon | Khunda and Khukuri |
Related groups | Kunwars, Ranas, Pandes, Basnyats & sundry Kshetris |
Status | Kshatriya |
Family of Bhimsen Thapa[4] and family of Amar Singh Thapa[1] were two influential Bagale Thapa families at the centre of politics in Kingdom of Nepal.[5]
....श्री शाकेः ।। ११११ सम्वत् १२४६ साल देषि थापाहरूका सन्तति कुलका आदि कालु थापा [ne] 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) Kalu Thapa Kshatri. The genealogy states that Kalu Thapa had four sons; Punyakar of Pulaam state, Tarapati of Takam state, Biru and Dharmaraj (Jashodhar) of Jamarik state.[2] The genealogy describes that Kaalu adhered to the following sects: "Aatreya gotri Tripravara, Shukla Yajurveda, Dhanurveda and Madhyandini Shakha".[2]
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 the Mukhtiyar Bhimsen Thapa.[7]
Khas Thapas belong to the Chhetri caste of the Kshatriya Varna whose origin lies in Karnali region of Khas Kingdom. Bagale Thapas were a powerful and prominent family at Jumla and seemed to have migrated eastwards.[4]
Takam State (1246-1545 B.S.) (1189-1488 CE) was used as an arsenal by the Bagale Thapa clan. In 1545 B.S. (1488 CE), King Dimba Bam Malla defeated these Thapas and annexed all the districts of Dhawalagiri Zone to create a bigger Parbat State.[8] The Bagale Thapa clan of Takamkot established their arsenal in this Takamkot (Takam State) and controlled it between 1189 and 1488 CE, after which the Malla kings captured and controlled it from 1489 to 1825 CE.[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.[9] His brother Parashuram Thapa, a commander of Bhaktapur Kingdom, sided to Gorkha Kingdom when Kashiram Thapa was killed without justification.[10]
Family of Bhimsen Thapa[4] and family of Amar Singh Thapa[1] were two influential Bagale Thapa families at the central politics of Kingdom of Nepal.[5]
The family of Bada Kaji Amar Singh Thapa consists Kaji Ranajor Singh Thapa, Ranadhoj Thapa, Narsingh Bahadur Thapa and their 2 more brothers who were also at Royal Court of Nepal.[11] Amar Singh Thapa[12], one of the National heroes of Nepal[13] and commander of Western front at Anglo-Nepalese war belonged to this clan.[1]
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). [4] 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).[4] His nephew, son of Nain Singh Thapa, Mathabarsingh Thapa[14] was the seventh Prime Minister of Nepal and niece, Nain's daughter was Queen Tripurasundari of Nepal.[15][16] The family of Sardar Amar Singh Thapa resided at Bagh Durbar.[17]
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