15 Facts About Mathabarsingh Thapa

Mathabarsingh Thapa was the first Mukhtiyar to title himself as a prime minister, as per the British convention.

Mathabarsingh Thapa 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 Mathabarsingh Thapa fled to Shimla after the execution of Bhimsen Mathabarsingh Thapa, to avoid his own execution as he was Bhimsen's nephew.

Mathabarsingh Thapa was the son of Kaji Nayan Singh Thapa who was killed in the war against the Kingdom of Kangra.

Mathabarsingh Thapa was a nephew of Bhimsen Thapa and the maternal uncle of Jang Bahadur Rana.

Mathabar Singh Mathabarsingh Thapa had exiled to India when Bhimsen Mathabarsingh Thapa was maliciously accused to be guilty of murdering the King Rajendra's son who was 6 months old.

In July 1843, the case was re-discussed at the Bharadari Sabha in front of King Rajendra and Queen Rajya Laxmi, where Mathabarsingh Thapa family were declared innocent and their confiscated properties were restored.

Mathabarsingh Thapa ordered the death penalty to two brothers of Rana Jang and four other persons which included Devi Bahadur Kunwar.

Mathabarsingh Thapa built army barracks around his house for his personal protection.

Mathabarsingh Thapa even claimed that he would be the first prime minister since the time of Prithvi Narayan Shah to die of old age and not out of the conspiracy.

When Mathabar Singh Mathabarsingh Thapa declined the Queen's request to help her make her own son king, the Queen joined those against him and plotted his downfall.

Mathabarsingh Thapa was shot multiple times on his back from under the bed by Jang Bahadur Rana where he immediately died.

The next day King Rajendra declared that he had himself killed Mathabar Singh Mathabarsingh Thapa accusing him of several activities that he had done to undermine his own power.

The murder of Mathabar Singh Mathabarsingh Thapa led to the political instability in Nepal.

Mathabarsingh Thapa was the first prime minister of Nepal to wear a crown.