Bagale Thapa dynasty
| Bagāle Thāpā/Bagālyā Thāpā | |||
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| बगाले थापा/बगाल्या थापा | |||
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| War cry | Jaye Mahakali, Har Har Mahadev | ||
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| Region | various | ||
| Ancestry | Khasas | ||
| Ethnicity | Khas Kshatriya (Chhetri) | ||
| Bagāle Thāpā/Bagālyā Thāpā has no chief, and is an armigerous clan | |||
| Historic seat | Jumla | ||
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Bagale Thapa or Bagalya Thapa (Nepali: बगाले थापा/बगाल्या थापा pronunciation:[bagālē t̪ʰāpā]) is a prominent clan or subgroup within Thapa of Khas community.Khas Thapas belong to the Chhetri caste of the Kshatriya Varna whose origin lies in Karnali region of Khas Kingdom. They were powerful and prominent family at Jumla of the Karnali Khas Kingdom. 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. They belong to Aatreya Gotra in the Gotra system of Hinduism.
Amar Singh Thapa, one of the National heroes of Nepal and commander of Western front at Anglo-Nepalese war belonged to this clan. 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.
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). 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). His nephew, son of Nain Singh Thapa, Mathabarsingh Thapa was the seventh Prime Minister of Nepal and niece, Nain's daughter was Queen Tripurasundari of Nepal. The family of Sardar Amar Singh Thapa resided at Bagh Durbar.
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