Bhimsen Thapa

E189685

Bhimsen Thapa was a prominent early 19th-century Nepalese statesman and military leader who served as Mukhtiyar (prime minister) of Nepal and played a key role in shaping the country’s foreign and military policy.

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Label Occurrences
Bhimsen Thapa canonical 2
Mukhtiyar of Nepal 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Nepalese politician
military leader
person
prime minister
statesman
conflict Anglo-Nepalese War
countryOfCitizenship Nepal
diplomaticRelations British East India Company
Sikh Empire
Tibetan authorities
era early 19th century
ethnicGroup Chhetri
familyName Thapa
foreignPolicyStance resistance to British expansion in South Asia
fullName Bhimsen Thapa self-link
givenName Bhimsen
government Kingdom of Nepal
historicalSignificance key architect of early modern Nepalese state
implemented military fortification along Nepal’s borders
policies to limit British influence in Nepal
influenced Nepalese court politics in the early 19th century
centralization of power in Nepal
languageOfWorkOrName Nepali
memberOf Thapa dynasty
militaryRank general
nativeLanguage Nepali
notableFor consolidation of royal authority in Nepal
leadership during the Anglo-Nepalese War
shaping early 19th-century Nepalese foreign policy
shaping early 19th-century Nepalese military policy
notableRole de facto ruler of Nepal for several years
occupation military officer
politician
statesman
politicalAlignment pro-monarchy
positionHeld Bhimsen Thapa self-linksurface differs
surface form: Mukhtiyar of Nepal

Prime Minister of Nepal
powerBase Nepalese royal court
regionOfActivity Kathmandu Valley
residence Kathmandu
servedUnder King of Nepal
surface form: King Girvan Yuddha Bikram Shah

King of Nepal
surface form: King Rajendra Bikram Shah

King of Nepal
surface form: King Rana Bahadur Shah
sphereOfInfluence Himalayan geopolitics
supported modernization of the Nepalese army
title Kaji
Mukhtiyar

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Anglo-Nepalese War commander Bhimsen Thapa
Bhimsen Thapa fullName Bhimsen Thapa self-link
Bhimsen Thapa positionHeld Bhimsen Thapa self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Mukhtiyar of Nepal