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{{About|the family of Elder Amar Singh Thapa|the family of Junior [[Amar Singh Thapa (born 1759)]]|Thapa dynasty}}
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{{Infobox family
| name = Family of Amar Singh Thapa (Elder)
| crest =
| crestcaption =
| image = File:Nishankalika_Flag_of_Bagale_Thapa_clan.svg
| imagesize = 200
| imagecaption = Nishankalika flag of [[Bagale Thapa]] clan, Amar Singh’s ancestral clan
| region = [[Gorkha]] & [[Kathmandu]]
| early_forms = [[Bagale Thapa]]
| origin = Siranchowk, Gorkha
| members = {{flatlist|
* [[Bhim Singh Thapa]] ''Bagh''
* [[Amar Singh Thapa]]
* [[Ranadhoj Thapa]]
* [[Ranjore Thapa]]
* Narsingh Thapa
* Arjun Singh Thapa
* Bhupal Singh Thapa
* Ripumardan Thapa
* Surath Singh Thapa}}
| connectedmembers = {{plainlist|
* [[Balbhadra Kunwar]]
* [[Chandrabir Kunwar]]
* [[Jharana Thapa]]
}}
| otherfamilies = [[Kunwar family]]
| distinctions =
| traditions = [[Kshatriya]] ([[Chhetri]])
| heirlooms =
| estate = Siranchowk of [[Gorkha]]
| meaning =
| website =
| footnotes = ''Bagh'' Bhim Singh Thapa was the first national military commander of this family.
}}
The family of ''Badakaji'' [[Amar Singh Thapa]]{{refn|group=note|Not to be confused with the [[Amar Singh Thapa (born 1759)]].}} (1751 - 1816) was a noble [[Chhetri]] family in the central politics of [[Kingdom of Nepal]] as well as former military aristocracy of [[Gorkha Kingdom]]. The [[family of Bhimsen Thapa]] and the '''family of Amar Singh Thapa''' were two [[Bagale Thapa]] families{{sfn|Pradhan|2012|p=22}}{{sfn|Hamal|1995|p=191}} and part of larger Thapa caucus at the central politics of the [[Kingdom of Nepal]].{{sfn|Pradhan|2012|p=26}}

The patriarch of this family is Ranjai Thapa of Siranchowk whose son ''Bagh'' Bhim Singh Thapa became a military commander of [[Gorkha Kingdom]] and died in the battle of Palanchowk. Bhim Singh's son and the most prominent member of this family, [[Amar Singh Thapa]] went on to become overall commander (in capacity of [[Mukhtiyar]]) of [[Kumaon Division|Kumaon]], [[Garhwal Division|Garhwal]] and its West region in the [[Kingdom of Nepal]]. Amar Singh's sons and grandsons were influential Bharadars (state-bearing officers), politicians, ministers and military commanders in the [[Kingdom of Nepal]]. The family was also maritally connected with [[Kunwar family of Gorkha]]. [[Amar Singh Thapa]] was the father-in-law of [[Chandrabir Kunwar]], the nephew of Gorkhali [[Sardar]] [[Ramakrishna Kunwar]]. Through Chandrabir, Amar Singh had grandsons of national recognition; [[Balbhadra Kunwar]], a famed warrior of the [[Battle of Nalapani]] and Birbhadra Kunwar, a Bharadar (state bearing officer).

==Significance==
[[File:Amaragadhi_killa-Amar_Singh_Thapa.png|thumb|''Bada Kaji'' [[Amar Singh Thapa]], Overall Commander of Western region of [[Kingdom of Nepal]]]]
This family was the another influential [[Bagale Thapa]] family serving in the royal court with [[Thapa dynasty|Bhimsen Thapa family]], due to their consolidation of power in the central authority.{{sfn|Whelpton|1991|p={{page needed|date=August 2021}}}} [[Bhimsen Thapa]], also a member of [[Bagale Thapa]] clan,{{sfn|Whelpton|1991|p=21}} added the sons of [[Amar Singh Thapa]] in the royal court to increase the influence of Thapa caucus.{{sfn|Pradhan|2012|p=26}}

==Immediate family==
===Children===
Nepali historian [[Surya Bikram Gyawali]] contends that he was married to Dharmabati and he had 9 sons namely: Surbir, Randhoj, Ran Singh, Ranjor, Bhakta Bir, Ram Das, Narsingh, Arjun Singh and Bhupal. He further states that all the sons of Amar Singh contributed to the [[unification of Nepal]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://risingnepaldaily.com/detour/amar-singh-thapa-a-great-national-hero|title = Amar Singh Thapa a Great National Hero}}</ref> [[Amar Singh Thapa|Bada Amar Singh]] had ten sons from four wives as per the Thapa genealogy: Ranabir, Ranasur, [[Ranadhoj Thapa|Ranadhoj]], Ranabhim, [[Ranjore Thapa|Ranajor]], Bhaktabir, Ramdas, Narsingh, Arjun Singh, and Bhupal Singh.<ref name="issuu.com">{{Cite web|url=https://issuu.com/laxmanthapa/docs/bagale|title = Bagale thapa by Laxman Thapa - Issuu}}</ref> The Office of the Nepal Antiquary also mentions sons of Amar Singh as [[Ranjore Thapa|Ranajor]], Bhaktavir, Ramdas, Ranasur, Ranabir, Arjun, Narsingh and Bhupal.{{sfn|ONA|1978}} The genealogical table produced by [[Kumar Pradhan]] shows the sons of Bada Amar Singh as - [[Ranadhoj Thapa|Ranadhoj]], Bhaktabir, Narsingh, Ramdas and [[Ranjore Thapa|Ranajor]], all of whom were [[Kaji (Nepal)|Kaji]] at some point.{{sfn|Pradhan|2012|p=195}}

====Ranadhoj Thapa====
{{see|Ranadhoj Thapa}}
[[File:Amar_Singh_Thapa_letter2.gif|thumb|Outer cover of letter sent by Badakaji Amar Singh Thapa to PM Bhimsen Thapa and his own son Ranadhoj Thapa in Kantipur (Kathmandu)<ref name="bilder">{{cite web|url=http://www.bilder-aus-nepal.de/Pages/Philatelie/Thapa-Brief/Thapa-Brief-09.html|title=Cover with the seal of Amar Singh Thapa|website=Bilder-aus-nepal.de|access-date=1 November 2017}}</ref>]]
Ranadhoj Thapa was deputy Prime Minister of Nepal during the administration of Prime Minister [[Bhimsen Thapa]].{{sfn|Regmi|1975|p=178}} As per Historian [[Dilli Raman Regmi]], he was the eldest son of Bada Kaji [[Amar Singh Thapa]], supreme commander of Western front.{{sfn|Regmi|1975|p=178}} He was functioning deputy to Mukhtiyar (Prime Minister) during the well known [[Anglo-Nepalese war]].<ref name="bilder"/> Mukhtiyar [[Bhimsen Thapa]] had to share administrative authority with him.{{sfn|Regmi|1975|p=178}} He retired as Kaji of Nepal in the year 1831 A.D.{{sfn|Pradhan|2012|p=195}}

====Ranajor Thapa====
{{see|Ranajor Thapa}}
He was governor of [[Kumaon Kingdom|Kumaun]] and [[Garhwal division|Garhwal]] and commander of Jaithak Fort during [[Anglo-Nepalese war]] at [[Battle of Jaithak]].{{sfn|Singh|2013|p=64}}{{sfn|Prinsep|1825|p=94}} He was born to General Bada Kaji [[Amar Singh Thapa]].{{sfn|Pradhan|2012|p=195}}

====Arjun Singh Thapa====
Arjun Singh Thapa referred as Arjan Singh was a son of Amar Singh and a military Captain. He took retirement in 1838 and returned to Nepal.{{sfn|Gupta|1978|p=380}}

====Bhupal Singh Thapa====
Bhupal Singh Thapa was a son of Amar Singh.{{sfn|Gupta|1978|p=380}} In April 1840, Bhupal Singh Thapa who was in command of Nepalese troops at Doti.{{sfn|SGPI|1988|p=54}} He was ordered to lead a diplomatic mission to Lahore.{{sfn|SGPI|1988|p=54}}

===Grandchildren===
The number of grandchildren of Amar Singh is unknown. However, some of his grandsons were prominent in Nepalese politics, administration and military commandership. His grandson through [[Ranadhoj Thapa]] were Ripu Mardan Thapa and Badal Singh Thapa, who also served as [[Kaji (Nepal)|Kaji]] of Nepal.{{sfn|Pradhan|2012|p=195}} His another grandson, Surat Singh Thapa, was appointed to post of Kaji in 1832 A.D. to retaliate growing Darbar politics after which he became joint-chief signatory in each government papers with Mukhtiyar [[Bhimsen Thapa]].{{sfn|Pradhan|2012|p=148}}{{sfn|Pradhan|2012|p=195}} His grandsons through daughter Ambika Devi and son-in-law Chandravir Kunwar were influential Bharadars too. [[Balabhadra Kunwar]], son of Chandravir and [[national heroes of Nepal|national hero]] of the [[Battle of Nalapani]], was a grandson of Amar Singh.{{sfn|Acharya|1971|pp=3-5}} Similarly, Birbhadra Kunwar, a military commander in [[Kumaon Kingdom|Kumaun]], was also grandson of Amar Singh through Chandravir.{{sfn|Dabaral|1987|p=51}}

====Ripu Mardan Thapa====
Ripu Mardan Thapa was a commander of [[Anglo-Nepalese war]] at [[Battle of Nalapani]]. He fought alongside his cousin [[Balbhadra Kunwar]], another grandson of Bada Amar Singh.{{sfn|Acharya|1971|p=3}} He sustained an injury in his right arm from an enemy shell.{{sfn|Pant|1978|p=188}} He was later appointed as Commander of a military company in Bhirkot. {{sfn|Pant|1978|p=193}}

====Balbhadra Kunwar====
{{see|Balbhadra Kunwar}}
[[File: Balbhadra Kunwar.jpg|thumb|[[Balabhadra Kunwar]], son of Chandravir and hero of the [[Battle of Nalapani]]]]
[[Balbhadra Kunwar]] (30 January 1789 – 13 March 1823) was a Nepalese military commander who popularly led the [[Battle of Nalapani]].<ref>http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/printedition/news/2012-01-31/bulbudder-and-the-british.html</ref> [[Balabhadra Kunwar]] was highly praised for his military skill for the [[Battle of Nalapani|defence of the Nalapani fort]].{{sfn|Acharya|1971|p=5}}

==== Birbhadra Kunwar ====
Birbhadra Kunwar was military commander in [[Kumaon Kingdom|Kumaun]]{{sfn|Dabaral|1987|p=51}} and Kangra front (1809 A.D.){{sfn|Regmi|1987b|p=150}} as well as governor of Garhwal.{{sfn|Regmi|1988a|p=46}}

==Ancestry==
{{see|Bagale Thapa}}
[[File:Coat of arms of Bagale Thapa clan.jpg|thumb|Coat of arms of [[Bagale Thapa]] clan]]
He was a member of [[Bagale Thapa]] clan.{{sfn|Hamal|1995|p=191}}

===Parents===
Amar Singh's father Bhim Sen,{{sfn|Pradhan|2012|p=195}} also known as [[Umrao]] ''Bagh'' Bhim Singh Thapa was a military commander who died in the battle of Palanchowk in 1759 AD.{{sfn|Hamal|1995|p=191}}{{sfn|Acharya|1972|p=145}} He is also known as '''Tiger of Siranchowk'''.{{sfn|Acharya|1972|p=145}} His mother as per the Thapa genealogy is Uma Devi.

===Grandparents===
Amar Singh was grandson of Ranjai [of Sirhanchowk].{{sfn|Pradhan|2012|p=195}}

===Genealogical table===
{{Main|Bagale Thapa}}
The Thapa genealogy mentions following ancestors of Amar Singh:<ref name="issuu.com"/>
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==Other relatives==
{{see|Kunwar family}}

=== Chandrabir Kunwar ===
[[Chandrabir Kunwar]] married a sister of Kaji [[Ranajor Thapa]]{{sfn|Acharya|1971|p=3}} and was a son-in-law of Bada [[Amar Singh Thapa]]{{sfn|Dabaral|1987|p=51}}{{sfn|Regmi|1987b|p=150}} Chandra Bir was appointed as Subba (i.e. [[governor]]) of Pyuthan in around 1844/45 [[Vikram Samvat]].,{{sfn|Acharya|1971|p=5}} governor of hill, Madhesh and Bhot divisions of Doti region 1864 V.S.{{sfn|Regmi|1986c|p=185}} and Subba (governor) of one-third territories of Garhwal{{sfn|Regmi|1988a|p=46}} on 1862 Vikram Samvat.{{sfn|Regmi|1987a|p=48}}{{sfn|Pauw|1971|p=47}}

==Later Descendants==
[[Jharana Thapa]], a popular Nepalese actress is married to Sunil Thapa, an eighth patrilineal descendant of Bada Kaji Amar making their daughter [[Suhana Thapa]] ninth descendant.<ref name="ekantipur">{{cite web|url=https://nepal.ekantipur.com/ampnews/2013-12-15/6239.html|publisher=nepal.ekantipur.com|title=ampnews/2013-12-15/6239|access-date=2017-06-11}}</ref>

==References==
===Footnote===
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===Notes===
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===Sources===
; Books
* {{cite journal | last = Acharya | first = Baburam | title = King Girban's Letter To Kaji Ranjor Thapa | journal = Regmi Research Series | volume = 3 | issue = 1 | pages = 3–5 | date = January 1, 1971 | orig-year = 1950 | url = http://himalaya.socanth.cam.ac.uk/collections/journals/regmi/pdf/Regmi_03.pdf }}
* {{cite book|last=Gupta|first=Hari|title=History of the Sikhs: Evolution of Sikh confederacies, 1708-1769 (3rd rev. ed.)|year=1978|publisher=Munshiram Manoharlal|location=the University of Virginia}}
* {{cite book |last=Hamal |first=Lakshman B. |year=1995 |title=Military history of Nepal |publisher=Sharda Pustak Mandir |page=125 |oclc=32779233}}
* {{cite book | author = Office of the Nepal Antiquary (ONA) | title = Nepal Antiquary |volume = 5| publisher = Office of the Nepal Antiquary | year = 1978 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=Zc0LAAAAIAAJ |ref={{sfnref|ONA|1978}}}}
* {{cite book |last=Pradhan |first=Kumar L. |title=Thapa Politics in Nepal: With Special Reference to Bhim Sen Thapa, 1806–1839 |publisher=Concept Publishing Company |year=2012 |isbn=9788180698132 |location=New Delhi |pages=278 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7PP1yElRzIUC}}
* {{cite book |last=Prinsep |first=Henry Thoby |author-link=Henry Thoby Prinsep|year=1825 |title=History of the Political and Military Transactions in India During the Administration of the Marquess of Hastings, 1813–1823|volume=1 |location=London |publisher=Kingsbury, Parbury & Allen |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Tq1jAAAAMAAJ |oclc=152785969}}
* {{cite book |last=Regmi |first=D.R. |title= Modern Nepal|volume= 1|publisher=Firma K.L. Mukhopadhyay |year=1975 |isbn= 0883864916|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=idJBAAAAYAAJ }}
*{{cite book|last= Singh|first= Mahendra Man|title=Forever Incomplete: The Story of Nepal|year=2013|publisher=SAGE publications India|isbn=9788132116585|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Av-HAwAAQBAJ&q=ranjor+singh+thapa}}
* {{cite book| author = Superintendent Government Printing, India (SGPI) | title=Proceedings of the Session | volume = 52 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=EfVtAAAAMAAJ | publisher=Superintendent Government Printing, India |year=1988 |ref={{sfnref|SGPI|1988}}}}
* {{cite book |last=Whelpton |first=John |year=1991 |title=Kings, soldiers, and priests: Nepalese politics and the rise of Jang Bahadur Rana, 1830–1857 |publisher=Manohar Publications |page=254 |isbn=9788185425641}}

; Journal articles
* {{cite journal | last = Acharya | first = Baburam | title = The Campaign Of Political Unification | journal = Regmi Research Series | volume = 4 | issue = 8 | pages = 141–145 | date = August 1, 1972 | orig-year = 1966 | url = http://himalaya.socanth.cam.ac.uk/collections/journals/regmi/pdf/Regmi_04.pdf }}
* {{cite journal | last = Dabaral | first = Shiva Prasad ‘’Charan’’ | title = From the Yamuna to the Sutlej | journal = Regmi Research Series | volume = 19 | issue = 4 | pages = 50–54 | date = April 1987 | url = http://himalaya.socanth.cam.ac.uk/collections/journals/regmi/pdf/Regmi_19.pdf }}
* {{cite journal |last=Pant |first=Mahesh Raj |title=The Battle of Nalapani |journal=Regmi Research Series | volume=10 | issue= 12 | pages= 187–194 | date=1 December 1978 | location = Kathmandu | url= http://himalaya.socanth.cam.ac.uk/collections/journals/regmi/pdf/Regmi_10.pdf |issn=0034-348X}}
* {{cite journal | last = Regmi | first = Mahesh Chandra | title = Gorkhali Rule in Garhwal | journal = Regmi Research Series | volume = 19 | issue = 9–10 | pages = 143–150 | date = September–October 1987b | url = http://himalaya.socanth.cam.ac.uk/collections/journals/regmi/pdf/Regmi_19.pdf }}
* {{cite journal | last = Regmi | first = Mahesh Chandra | title = Miscellaneous Documents of Marga Sudi 1, 1865 | journal = Regmi Research Series | volume = 20 | issue = 4 | pages = 46–47 | date = April 1988a | url = http://himalaya.socanth.cam.ac.uk/collections/journals/regmi/pdf/Regmi_20.pdf }}
* {{cite journal | last = Regmi | first = Mahesh Chandra | title = Subba Chandrabir Kanwar of Doti | journal = Regmi Research Series | volume = 18 | issue = 12 | pages = 185–186 | date = December 1, 1986c | url = http://himalaya.socanth.cam.ac.uk/collections/journals/regmi/pdf/Regmi_18.pdf }}
* {{cite journal | last = Regmi | first = Mahesh Chandra | title = Garhwal Appointment, A.D. 1805 | journal = Regmi Research Series | volume = 19 | issue = 4 | pages = 46–48 | date = April 1987a | url = http://himalaya.socanth.cam.ac.uk/collections/journals/regmi/pdf/Regmi_19.pdf }}
* {{cite journal | last = Pauw | first = E.K. | title = Gorkhali Rule in Garhwal | journal = Regmi Research Series | volume = 3 | issue = 2 | pages = 44–50 | date = February 1, 1971 | orig-year = 1896 | url = http://himalaya.socanth.cam.ac.uk/collections/journals/regmi/pdf/Regmi_03.pdf }}
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