Mathabar Singh Thapa | |
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| मुख्तियार जनरल माथवरसिंह थापा बहादुर | |
 First Nepalese Head of Government with title Prime Minister and crown, Mathavar Singh Thapa | |
| 7th Mukhtiyar and First Prime Minister of Nepal | |
| In office November 1843 A.D. – 17 May 1845 A.D. | |
| Preceded by | Fateh Jung Shah as Mukhtiyar |
| Succeeded by | Fateh Jung Shah |
| Commander-In-Chief of the Nepalese Army | |
| In office November 1843 A.D. – 17 May 1845 A.D. | |
| Preceded by | Rana Jang Pande |
| Succeeded by | Jang Bahadur Kunwar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1798 A.D. Borlang, Gorkha, Kingdom of Nepal (present day Bhimsen Thapa Rural Municipality, Gorkha district, Gandaki Province, Nepal) |
| Died | 17 May 1845 A.D. (aged 47) Hanuman Dhoka Palace, Kathmandu |
| Children | see below |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | see Thapa family; see Pande dynasty; see Rana dynasty; see Kunwar family |
| Residence(s) | Thapathali Durbar Bagh Durbar |
| Nickname | Kala Bahadur (Mister Artist) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Kingdom of Nepal |
| Branch/service | Nepal Army |
| Rank | Colonel (Nepali convention) (1831-1837) General & Commander-In-Chief of the Nepalese Army (1843-1845) |
| Unit | Singha Nath Battalion (Battalion Commander) |
| Commands | Commander-In-Chief of the Nepalese Army |
| Battles/wars | Anglo-Nepalese War as soldier |
Mathabar Singh Thapa (Nepali: माथवरसिंह थापा, 1798–1845)[a] was the Prime Minister of Nepal and the Commander-In-Chief of the Nepalese Army from 25 December 1843 – 17 May 1845, until he was murdered by his nephew Jung Bahadur Rana. He was the first Mukhtiyar[note 1] to title himself as a prime minister, as per the British convention.[4][note 2] He was the nephew of Bhimsen Thapa, who was sentenced to prison after falsely being accused of killing King Rajendra's six months old son. Mathabar Singh Thapa fled to Shimla[5] after the execution of Bhimsen Thapa, to avoid his own execution as he was Bhimsen's nephew. Four years later, the second queen of Rajendra, Queen Rajya Lakshmi, called him back and installed him as the Mukhtiyar, paving the way for him to eventually title himself as the Prime Minister. Mathabar Singh, however, enraged the queen by refusing to make her son, Ranendra Bikram, the king. The queen, in turn, had him shot by his own nephew Janga Bahadur Rana and thereby making him the last dynast of the Thapa dynasty. Mathabir Singh Thapa was killed by his own nephew.
- ^ Acharya 1971, p. 24.
- ^ D.R. Regmi 1970, p. 607.
- ^ Hasrat 1970, p. 296.
- ^ Kandel 2011, p. 10.
- ^ Acharya, Baburam (2000) [2057 B.S.]. Aba Yesto Kailei Nahos. Kathmandu: Sajha Prakashan.
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