His father got death in the battle for Kathmandu valley. After his father’s death, Amar Singh Thapa received good guidance and fully care from king Prithvi Narayan Shah.For your kind information, Prithvi Nayaran Shah was the founder of Nepal.
Amar Singh Thapa was put under military training at the young age of 8 years. He was brave and skillful in the art of war. It is because of his bravery that the border of Nepal had reached up to Sutlez and Gadwal. Amar Singh Thapa, who displayed an unprecedented valour in the western front during the unification wars, was even praised by the British in glowing terms During Anglo-Nepal War of 1814, Amar Singh Thapa sustained the Fort of Malaun for over six months with a meager 200 soldiers under him. Even in the most adverse situation, he never contemplated surrendering before the British.
However, he had to eventually enter an agreement with the British when they took control of the Kumaun which he was assigned to protect. After the Treaty of Sugauli, the border of Nepal which had once expanded up to Tista and Sutlez , shrank to the present shape excluding Banke m Bardia, Kailali and Kanchanpur. Amar Singh Thapa could not bear the trauma of the defeat and instead of returning to the capital, proceeded towards Gosainkunda where he passed away On August 16, 1816. The bravery, self respect and heroism which he displayed before the British, has been inscribed in the Nepalese history in golden letters. He died in 1816, at the Gosainkunda.
In short, Amar Singh Thapa was a great warrior of Nepal. He was the son of Bhim Singh Thapa and Umadevi Thapa. He was born in 1808 BS. He played an important role in conquering Sen kingdoms of eastern Nepal. He also conquered baise and chaubise states and extended the boundary of Nepal up to Tista river in the east and Kangada in the west. During the Anglo-Nepal war, he was the in-charge of Nepalese force.
