Lakhan Thapa

Lakhan Thapa Magar
Born1835 (1835)
Bungkot, Gorkha District, Nepal
Died(1877-02-14)February 14, 1877
Bungkot, Gorkha District, Nepal
OccupationRevolutionary leader
Known forResistance against the Rana dynasty; "First martyr of Nepal"

Lakhan Thapa Magar (1835–1877) was a Nepali revolutionary and local leader in Bungkot, Gorkha District who led a rebellion against Jung Bahadur Rana's authority and the overall rule of the Rana dynasty. The Nepalese government considers him as "the First Martyr of Nepal."

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