Talk:Bhimsen Thapa/Archive 1

Biography
I think more biographical stuffs can be added, if anyone has some source material. (Manoguru (talk) 18:28, 25 November 2011 (UTC))

Achievements
I have removed a section from the article that is badly written and lacking in any citations. However, I have copied it here, in case anyone feels it should be reverted or improved on. Thapa served for 31 years under three kings. Support from Queen Tripurasundari as well as the long minority of the successive kings allowed him to stay in power for a long time. He appealed all South Asian states to fight collectively against the British and declared war on the English East India Company in 1816 as the commander of the army and as the Prime Minister. However due to the ill preparation, long standing internal unification campaign, lack of foreign assistance, as well as previous military confrontation with China, Nepal lost the war which precipitated his downfall. However it was his skill as a diplomat that saved Nepal from complete annexation by the British. Despite the defeat in Anglo-Nepalese war, he continued to rule for another 13 years whence he brought about several military, judicial, social and economic reforms in Nepal. As a testimony to his brilliance as a diplomat, he was able to out fox the Governor-General of East India Company in general, and the British Resident in Kathmandu in particular, and reclaim the Terai lands that Nepal had lost during the Anglo-Nepalese war without shedding a single drop of blood. The Nepalese army was modernized in European style. He arranged facilities for guns and other explosives for the army. He also gave the army of Nepal more salary and training. His view was that the stronger the army of a country, the stronger will be the country. Several ill social practices were abolished, unused land were brought under cultivation and the administration was updated. The Dharahara and Sundhara of Kathmandu, the Baghdurbar and Teku bridge were all commissioned by him.

King Rana Bahadur Shah said of him "If I die the nation will not die, but if Bhimsen Thapa dies the nation will collapse". Maharaja Ranjit Singh of Punjab said of him "If I had Bhimsen on my service, I know what many things I would have achieved". Karl Marx praised Bhimsen Thapa by referring him as the only man in Asia who braved to protest submission to the colonists.

Reforms
General Bhimsen Thapa brought various reforms in the country with the consent of Queen Lalit Tripura Sundari:

a) He fixed the market rate of food grains and other commodities, he made the measurement of mana, pathi etc. He established many selling depos for the sale of timber. b) He tried to develop trade and industry, so he passed different kinds of law for the development of trade and industry. He tried to develop new towns in different parts of the country. c) He developed the postal services. d) He made public parks, garden, roads, bridges and golden and silver doors in the temple of Pashupatinath. He built the temple of Satyaswor Mahadev in Ridi. e) In the Judiciary, he set up law courts in different parts of the country. He did a land survey and divided the kingdom into several districts and appointed new officers for the administration. f) He had controlled the system of selling children in Magar tribe. He tried to abolish slavery as well. g) Bhimsen Thapa built two Dharaharas and the Sundhara. (Note : One of the Dharahara was destroyed in the earthquake of 1890.) h) He built a canal in Kirtipur, Raniban from the pond present there, and created facilities for irrigation. i) Bhimsen Thapa re-organized the Nepalese Army on modern line. He established cantonments, army barracks and gave military training to the troops. He introduced new uniform which were designed for the army. j) In Nepal, there were certain systems which allowed one to marry one's sister-in law and among the Limbus, one to marry one's mother-in-law. Bhimsen Thapa passed laws forbidding such systems. k) He stopped the system to take more interest from the debtors. He was successful to circulate the Nepalese coin in Tibet. l) Bhimsen Thapa made attempts to eradicate slavery. He forbid the system of selling children that was prominent in the Magar family.

Spelling of "Muktiyar"
Don't you think spelling the word Mukhtiyar, with an "h" in the middle is more appropriate, since the word is written in Nepali as "मुख्तियार"? (मुख्य = Chief, अख्तियार = Authority) With the present spelling it sounds more like "मुक्तियार".Uttamjkl (talk) 14:37, 22 November 2014 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the suggestion. (Manoguru (talk) 05:00, 23 November 2014 (UTC))

Issues of Bhimsen Thapa
I have recently come across a source that contains some information regarding Bhimsen Thapa's daughters. Should I mention it in the article? Uttamjkl (talk) 20:34, 1 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Please do. No need to ask, so long as it matches the article. If you are unsure, then just put it in talk page for discussion. Actually I was thinking of including something like the ancestry tree of Bhimsen Thapa like in Queen Victoria. If you have time, please consider in helping me make that. BTW, do you have any information on Tripurasundari's parents? Baburam Acharya have guessed that her father is Nain Singh Thapa; but this is only an educated guess. Manoguru (talk) 15:06, 2 January 2015 (UTC)

Article review
I took a quick glance at this article and think, with a little work, especially in the reference formatting, this article could see a promotion to FA status.

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