Kalu Thapa Kshatri

Maharaja Kalu Thapa Kshatri (Nepali: कालु थापा क्षत्री) or simply, Kalu Thapa was the first King of Takam State. The Thapa dynasty of Takam Kingdom (1246-1545 B.S.) (also called 4000 Parvat State) continued for 300 years only to be defeated by Dimba Bam Malla to form bigger Parbat State.[1] Yashodhara Thapa, King of Jyamrukot (Jamarik), is the male progenitor of the Bhimsen Thapa family and leading Bada Kaji Amar Singh Thapa.

A drawing of King Kalu Thapa Kshatri (1200-1251 B.S.)
Kalu Thapa KHAS
श्री श्री महाराज
कालु थापा KHAS
King of Takam State
King of 4000 Parvat State
Sri Sri Maharaja
Santa Maharaja
Maharaj Kalu Thapa KHAS
1st Sovereign King of Takam State
Reign1846 – ???
Predecessorestablished
SuccessorPurnakhar Thapa (Punyakar) at Pulachour
Tarapati Thapa at Takam
Biru Thapa at Rukumkot
Yashodhar Thapa at Jyamrukot
Bornca. 1800
DiedTakam, Myagdi
IssuePurnakhar Thapa (Punyakar)
Tarapati Thapa
Biru Thapa
Dharmaraj Thapa (Yashodhar)
ClanBagale Thapa
ReligionHinduism

Fictitious Account

In the Thapa genealogy, he is also accredited to have ruled over Doti from Kāndāmalika. The genealogy claims that he was son of fictitious Kshatriya named Vatsaraja (Nepali: वत्सराज) born from Ashwamedha Yagya (holy fire) and fictitious Vasundhara Devi, daughter of fictitious Kanyakubji Rajput chief Radha Madhav Rajput. The genealogy claims Vatsaraja to be giant sized and thus achieving title of Abhaya Narsingh Maharaja and his son Kalu Thapa achieving title of Abhaya Narsingh Kumar. The genealogy traces the lineage of all Bagale Thapas to a male progenitor (Mūlapuruṣa) King Kalu Thapa Kshatri, who first ascended to the throne at Kāndāmālikā on Saka Era 1111.[2]

The progenitor of Bagale Thapas from the account of Bagale Thapa Vamsāwali

....श्री शाकेः ।। ११११ सम्वत् १२४६ साल देषि थापाहरूका सन्तति कुलका आदि कालु थापा हुनः ।। १ ।। कालु थापाका चेला ४ जेठा पुन्याकर थापाः ।। माहिँला तारापति थापाः ।। साहिँला विरु थापाः ।। कान्छा धर्मराज थापाः ।। पुलामका जेठा हुनः ।। ताकमका माहिँला हुनः ।। जमरिकका कान्छा जसोधर थापा (धर्मराज) हुनः तिनले जमरिकमा राज्य गर्याः ताहाँ देषि तिनी आयाका हुनः ।। २ ।।.....

Bagale Thapa Vamsāwali (genealogy) part republished by Yogi Naraharinath[2]

Children

He had four sons who descended the four divisions of his state;

  • Purnakhar Thapa (Punyakar) - succeeded Pulachour Kingdom
  • Tarapati Thapa (Tarasimha) - succeeded Takam Kingdom
  • Biru Thapa - succeeded Rukumkot Kingdom
  • Dharmaraj Thapa (Yashodhar/Jashodhar) - succeeded Jyamrukot (Jamarik) Kingdom

Later, all these states were conquered by Samalvanshi Thakuri King Dimba Bam Malla.

References
  1. "म्याग्दी जि.स.स".
  2. Naraharinath, Yogi (1955). Itihas Prakash. Vol. 1. Kathmandu: Itihas Prakash Mandal.
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