For Sino-Nepalese war veteran and father of Mukhtiyar Bhimsen, Sanu Kaji Amar Singh Thapa, see Amar Singh Thapa (born 1759).
Sri Bada Kaji Jarnel
Amar Singh Thapa
श्री बडाकाजी जर्नेल अमर सिंह थापा
Portrait of Bada (Elder) Amar Singh Thapa Chhetri
Personal details
Born
1751 C.E. (1808 B.S.) Sirhanchowk, Gorkha District
Died
1816 C.E. Gosain Kunda, Rasuwa District
Relations
see Family of Amar Singh Thapa see Kunwar family
Parents
Bagh Bhim Singh Thapa Chhetri (father)
Uma Devi (mother)
Awards
National heroes of Nepal (posthumous)
Signature
Nickname(s)
Living Lion of Nepal Bada Kaji Budha Kaji
Military service
Allegiance
Gorkha Kingdom, Nepal
Branch/service
Nepalese Army
Rank
General
Commands
Supreme Commander of Western front
Battles/wars
Anglo-Nepalese war, Battles of unification of Nepal, reinforced at 2nd Nepalese-Tibetan War
Amar Singh Thapa distinguished as Badakaji Amar Singh Thapa[note 1](Nepali: बडाकाजी अमर सिंह थापा), or Amar Singh Thapa The Elder,[2] (also spelled Ambar Simha[3]) also known by the honorific name Bada Kaji ("Senior Kaji") or Budha Kaji[4] ("The Old Kaji"), was a Gorkhali military general, governor and warlord in the Kingdom of Nepal. He was the overall commander of the Nepal Army in the conquest of Western Provinces and authoritative ruler of Kumaon, Garhwal in the Kingdom of Nepal. He was referred by the King of Nepal to have been deployed as Mukhtiyar (equivalent to Prime Minister) of Western Provinces of Kumaon, Garhwal [3] He is often hailed as Living Tiger of Nepal (Nepali: ज्यूँदो बाघ; jyūm̐do bāgha) and he was posthumously regarded as one of the national heroes of Nepal,[5] who led the Anglo-Nepalese War for the Gorkhali Army. Amarsingh Chowk Pokhara and Shree Amarsingh Model Higher Secondary School are named after the name of Amar Singh Thapa.
^Acharya 2012, p. 3.
^Pradhan 2012, p. 26.
^ abRegmi 1987, p. 46.
^Regmi 1975, p. 162.
^"National Heroes / Personalities / Luminaries of Nepal". ImNepal.com. 2011-12-23. Archived from the original on 2017-10-28. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
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