Thapa dynasty

Thapa dynasty is a family of administrators, ministers and military officers during the 18th-19th century in the Kingdom of Nepal. The family provided two Mukhtiyars (Prime Minister) of Nepal, a Queen of the Kingdom, many ministers, courtiers and several regional administrators.

About Thapas

 * ...a race of men who for the last fifty-five years have dragged the country and its princes at the wheels of military car.
 * King Rajendra about the Thapa faction (page 155) As quoted in book | Thapa Politics in Nepal: With Special Reference to Bhim Sen Thapa, 1806–1839