Bagale Thapa

Bagāle Thāpā/Bagālyā Thāpā
बगाले थापा/बगाल्या थापा
Coat of arms of Bagale Thapa clan
JātiChhetri
ClassificationJharra
GotraAtreya Gotra[1]
VedaShukla Yajurveda[2]
Kuladevta (male)Mahadev
Kuladevi (female)Kalika Bhavani
LanguagesNepali, Dotyali, Kumaoni
Family namesThapa, Bagale Thapa
Heraldic titleThapa Kaji
ThroneTakam State (1189- 1488 CE)[3][2]
Victory weaponKhunda and Khukuri
Related groupsKunwars, Ranas, Pandes, Basnyats & sundry Kshetris
StatusKshatriya

Bagale Thapa (Nepali: बगाले थापा pronunciation:[bʌgale t̪ʰapa]) anciently known as Bagalya Thapa (Nepali: बगाल्या थापा) is a prominent clan within Khas Chhetri community.[4] They claim Atreya Gotra.[1][2] The name of the clan is also transliterated as Bagale, Bagalya, Bagaalya, Bagaliya, Bagaley, Bagaale or Bagaleya.

Family of Bhimsen Thapa[4] and family of Amar Singh Thapa[1] were two influential Bagale Thapa families at the centre of politics in Kingdom of Nepal.[5]

  1. ^ a b c Hamal 1995, p. 191.
  2. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference Naraharinath was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Takam was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b Pradhan 2012, p. 22.
  5. ^ Pradhan 2012, p. 26.

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