| General Kaji Nain Singh Thapa जनरल काजी नैनसिंह थापा | |
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| Portrait of Thapa Kaji Nain Singh | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1777 AD Borlang, Gorkha district |
| Died | 1806 (aged 28–29) AD Garhwal Kingdom |
| Children | Mathabar Singh Thapa, Queen Tripurasundari of Nepal, Ujir Singh Thapa, Ganesh Kumari (mother of Jung Bahadur Rana)[1] |
| Residence | Thapathali Durbar |
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| Allegiance |  Nepal
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| Rank | General |
| Battles/wars | Anglo-Nepalese War |
Nain Singh Thapa or Nayan Singh Thapa(Nepali language: नैनसिंह थापा/नयनसिंह थापा) (died 1806 or 1807)[2] was a Nepalese Kaji and General of Nepal Army.[3] He was born as second son to Sanukaji Amar Singh Thapa.[4] Nayan Singh Thapa was brother of Bhimsen Thapa, father of Mathabarsingh Thapa, Queen Tripurasundari of Nepal and grandfather of Jung Bahadur Rana.[5]
A royal order was decreed on Ashwin Sudi 2, 1862 V.S. (September 1805), for the preparations of Kangra campaign.[6] In September 1805, while being deputed at Kangra Fort, his brother Mukhtiyar Bhimsen Thapa ordered him to arrest military deserters.[7] He fought at Anglo-Nepalese War and was seriously wounded.[8] He died from the mortal wound and the event was sketched by 19th century Indian painter Mola Ram. He was the owner of Thapathali Durbar. He was son-in-law of Chief Kazi Ranajit Pande of noble Pande family and father-in-law of Kazi Bal Narsingh Kunwar of the noble Kunwar Rana family.[9]
Poem and portrait of event of death of Kaji Nain Singh Thapa in the conquest of Garhwal, by Garhwali Poet Mola Ram
Family Tree[]
Separate Family tree of Kazi Nain Singh Thapa:
Nain Singh Thapa
Ganesh Kumari*
Queen Tripurasundari of Nepal (born 1794)
Ujir Singh Thapa (born 1796)
Mathabarsingh Thapa (born 1798)
Ranojjwal Singh Thapa
Bikram Singh Thapa
Amar Singh Thapa (Second)
- Ganesh Kumari is mother of Jung Bahadur Rana, founder of Rana dynasty.[9]
Sources[]
- Regmi, Mahesh Chandra (1999). Imperial Gorkha: sn account of Gorkhali rule in Kumaun (1791-1814). Adroit Publications. ISBN 9788187392026. https://books.google.com.np/books?id=BIJuAAAAMAAJ.
- Whelpton, John (1991). Kings, soldiers, and priests: Nepalese politics and the rise of Jang Bahadur Rana, 1830-1857. Manohar Publications. p. 254. ISBN 9788185425641.
- Hamal, Lakshman B. (1995). Military history of Nepal. Sharda Pustak Mandir. p. 125. OCLC 32779233.
- Shaha, Rishikesh (1982). Essays in the Practice of Government in Nepal. Manohar. p. 44. OCLC 9302577.
References[]
- ↑ http://www.royalark.net/Nepal/lamb3.htm
- ↑ Whelpton 1991, p. 254.
- ↑ Hamal 1995, p. 125.
- ↑ Pradhan 2012, p. 23.
- ↑ Shaha 1982, p. 44.
- ↑ Regmi 1999, p. 62.
- ↑ Regmi 1999, p. 75.
- ↑ Hamal 1995, p. 206.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 JBR, PurushottamShamsher (1990) (in Nepali). Shree Teen Haruko Tathya Britanta. Bhotahity, Kathmandu: Vidarthi Pustak Bhandar. ISBN 99933-39-91-1.
- ↑ Acharya 2012.
- ↑ Pradhan 2012, p. 22-23.
- ↑ Hamal 1995, p. 206.
- ↑ Shrestha, Srikrishna (1996) (in Nepali). Jangabahadura. Kathmandu.
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