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46: 375: 328:, hoping to secure recognition of the sovereignty of Nepal; but since he could not make the visit himself, his nephew Colonel Mathabar Singh Thapa was chosen as the representative of Nepal, bearing a few gifts and a letter from King Rajendra addressed to King William IV. In this process, Ranbir Singh, the governor of Palpa, was made Full General beside the promotion of Mathabar Singh Thapa and Sher Jung Thapa. After the annual muster at the beginning of 1837, an investigation was also started to check Bhimsen's expenditures in establishing various battalions. Such events led the courtiers to feel that Bhimsen's 291: 276: 147: 355:, Ranganath Poudel, and the Junior Queen Rajya Laxmi Devi obtained from the King the liberation of Bhimsen, Mathabar, and the rest of the party, about eight months after they were incarcerated for the poisoning case. Sensing that a catastrophe was going to befall the Thapas, Mathabar Singh fled to India while pretending to go on a hunting trip; Ranbir Singh gave up all his property and became a 343:
Laxmi Devi: given at the instigation of Bhimsen, or someone of his party. On this charge, Bhimsen, his brother Ranbir Singh, his nephew Mathbar Singh, their families, the court physicians, Ekdev and Eksurya Upadhyay, and his deputy Bhajuman Baidya, with a few more of the nearest relatives of the Thapas were incarcerated, proclaimed outcasts, and their properties confiscated.
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retirement in his house at Sipamandan. However, Bhimsen later managed to placate his brother, by giving him the title of Chota (Little) General, and send him to Palpa as its governor. King Rajendra supported Bhimsen instead of Ranabir Singh and the removal of Ranabir Singh sabotaged the Queen's plan.
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and Ranabir Singh regarding the latter's loyalty shift towards the senior Queen Samrajya Lakshmi resulting in Mathabar resigning from the commandership of Sri Nath Regiment. Getting a whiff of this matter, Bhimsen strongly reprimanded Ranbir Singh which caused him to resign as general and live in
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and decided to go to his ancestral home in Borlang Gorkha for the sake of pilgrimage. On 24 July 1837, Rajendra's youngest son, Devendra Bikram Shah, an infant of six months, died suddenly. It was at once rumored that the child had died of poison intended for his mother the Senior Queen Samrajya
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Outer cover of letter sent by General Ranabir Singh Thapa signed by his private black seal to PM Bhimsen Thapa and Kazi
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He was appointed chief member at the Royal Palace to keep observation on the King and Queen. After the death of
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would not last very long; thus Ranbir Singh Thapa, in the hopes of becoming the next
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Shreemant Paramahamsa Paribrajakacharya Swami Abhayananda Giri Nepali
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In April 1835, Bhimsen also hatched a plan to make a state visit to
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He was the Commander of the Makwanpur-Hariharpur axis during
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Fearful that the Pandes would re-establish their power,
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Index

General
Kaji

Bhimsen Thapa
Bhimsen Thapa
Thapa dynasty
Amar Singh Thapa (sanu)
Nepal
General
Anglo-Nepalese war
Nepali
Nepali
Mukhtiyar
Thapa dynasty
Sanyasi
Thapa dynasty
Sanukaji Amar Singh Thapa
Mukhtiyar
Bhimsen Thapa

Anglo-Nepalese war

Ranadhoj Thapa
Queen Tripurasundari of Nepal
Samrajya Lakshmi Devi
Mukhtiyar
Mathabar Singh Thapa
Great Britain
Mukhtiyar
Fatte Jang Shah

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