Governor of Palpa

In the Kingdom of Nepal, the Governor of Palpa (Nepali: पाल्पाका बडा हाकिम, romanized: Palpākā baḍā hākima) was the head of Palpa Gaunda (Province). This position was considered to be most important outside of the capital, Kathmandu. The Governor of Palpa was directly appointed by the prime minister.^[1]

Governors

Governor	Years	Notes	Ref(s)
Amar Singh Thapa	1806–1814	Father of Bhimsen Thapa	[2]
Bakhtawar Singh Thapa	1824		[3]
Ujir Singh Thapa	1825		[4]
Badri Narsingh Kunwar			[5]
Khadga Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana	1887		[6]

References

1. Rana, Sagar S. J. B. (2017). "Palpa and Western Nepal". Singha Durbar: Rise and Fall of the Rana Regime of Nepal. Rupa Publications India. ISBN 978-81-291-4561-1.
2. Marshall, Julie G. (2005). Britain and Tibet 1765–1947: A Select Annotated Bibliography of British Relations with Tibet and the Himalayan States Including Nepal, Sikkim and Bhutan. Psychology Press. p. 92. ISBN 978-0-415-33647-5.
3. Pradhan, K. L. (2012). Thapa Politics in Nepal: With Special Reference to Bhim Sen Thapa, 1806–1839. Concept Publishing Company. p. 104. ISBN 978-81-8069-813-2.
4. Kasajū, Vinaya Kumāra (1988). Palpa, as You Like it. Kumar Press. p. 12.
5. Mainali, Pramod (2000). Milestones of History. Pramod Mainali. p. 13. ISBN 978-99933-57-60-5.
6. Scindia, Vijaya R.; Malgonkar, Manohar (1 September 1987). The Last Maharani of Gwalior: An Autobiography. SUNY Press. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-88706-659-7.

Further reading

• Edwards, Dan (1976). "The Relations Between Kathmandu and Palpa in the Rana Period" (PDF). Digital Himalaya. p. 72.