Lakhan Thapa Magar

First martyr of Nepal

Lakhan Thapa Magar (1835–1877) was a Nepali revolutionary known as "the first martyr of Nepal". He has been labeled such by the Nepali Magar ethnic group as he was the one who first resisted to the government in Nepal namely: the rule of the Rana dynasty 1846 - 1950. He rebelled against the rule of Jang Bahadur Rana. He was supported by his close friend Jay Shingh Chumi Magar. Jayashingh Chumi was his minister. He propagandized his political ideology to destroy the Jung Bahadur Rana regime, to form a free state and army.He was born in Kahule Bhangar of Gorkha district, west Nepal in 1835. No further documentation is available on his education and career, however, some Nepalese historians write he was a social organizer and promising leader of the ethnic indigenous group of people. He was a follower of Josmani Saint sect of religion. He has also been portrayed as peasant's leadeLakhan Thapa was hanged to death by the central Rana government on February 27, 1877. for more in Nepali Language click here