Bhimsen Thapa

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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 8
Mukhtiyar of Nepal 4

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Statements (47)

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 ⓘ
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 Mukhtiyar of Nepal ⓘ
linked to: Bhimsen Thapa

Prime Minister of Nepal ⓘ
powerBase Nepalese royal court ⓘ
regionOfActivity Kathmandu Valley ⓘ
residence Kathmandu ⓘ
servedUnder King Girvan Yuddha Bikram Shah ⓘ
linked to: King of Nepal

King Rajendra Bikram Shah ⓘ
linked to: King of Nepal

King Rana Bahadur Shah ⓘ
linked to: King of Nepal
sphereOfInfluence Himalayan geopolitics ⓘ
supported modernization of the Nepalese army ⓘ
title Kaji ⓘ
Mukhtiyar ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Anglo-Nepalese War → commander → Bhimsen Thapa ⓘ
Bhimsen Thapa → fullName → Bhimsen Thapa ⓘ
Bhimsen Thapa → positionHeld → Mukhtiyar of Nepal ⓘ
linked to: Bhimsen Thapa
Thapa → notableBearer → Bhimsen Thapa ⓘ
Bhimsen Thapa → positionHeld → Mukhtiyar of Nepal ⓘ
subject linked to: Thapa
linked to: Bhimsen Thapa
Bhimsen Thapa → positionHeld → Mukhtiyar of Nepal ⓘ
subject linked to: Bhimsen
linked to: Bhimsen Thapa
Bhimsen → notableBearer → Bhimsen Thapa ⓘ
Thapa dynasty → notableMember → Bhimsen Thapa ⓘ
Thapa dynasty → positionHeld → Mukhtiyar of Nepal ⓘ
linked to: Bhimsen Thapa
Mukhtiyar → officeHolder → Bhimsen Thapa ⓘ
Mukhtiyar → positionHeldBy → Bhimsen Thapa ⓘ
Mukhtiyar → notableOfficeHolder → Bhimsen Thapa ⓘ