Thursday, December 29, 2011

Ranbabir Singh Thapa

He is one of the gallant warriors who had shown bravery in great Anglo-Nepal War. Ranabir Singh Thapa, the youngest brother of Prime Minister Bhimsen Thapa, was posted in Makwanpur to command the Nepalese troops in the Anglo-Nepal War. His troops badly defeated by the advancing troops of the British. After the war, he was appointed as the administrator of Palpa and the General of the Kalibaksh and the Sabuj battalions. After some years of his service, he retired and then adopted an ascetic life with the famous name of 'Swami Avayananda' after the downfall of Bhimsen Thapa.

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