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Bakhtawar Singh Thapa | |
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| श्री काजी बख्तावर सिंह थापा | |
| Governor of Palpa | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gorkha |
| Died | 1832 A.D. Palpa Province, Kingdom of Nepal |
| Children | Trivikram Singh Thapa |
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| Relatives | Bhimsen Thapa (brother) Nain Singh Thapa (brother) Ranabir Singh Thapa (brother) Mathabarsingh Thapa (nephew) Ujir Singh Thapa (nephew) Queen Tripurasundari of Nepal (niece) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Gorkha Kingdom  Nepal |
| Rank | Kaji |
| Battles/wars | Anglo-Nepalese War |
Bakhtawar Singh Thapa (Nepali: बख्तावर सिंह थापा), also spelled Bhaktawar, was a Nepalese military commander, politician, and governor. He acted as an aide of his brother Mukhtiyar Bhimsen Thapa and was appointed the commander of Samar Jung Company. He commanded the Bijayapur-Sindhuli Gadhi Axis in the first campaign of Anglo-Nepalese War and Makwanpur Gadhi Axis in the second campaign. Later, he became the governor of Palpa and died in the office.