Abhiman Singh Basnet/Basnyat ( ne, अभिमान सिंह बस्न्यात) was first Commander-in-Chief of Unified Nepal.
["Regmi Research Series" Author:Mahesh Chandra Regmi] Abhiman Singh became the first Commander in Chief of a United Nepal after General
Kalu Pande died during his second attempt to capture
Kirtipur.
He had participated in invasion of Makawanpur during
Unification of Nepal. He commanded battles in
Sino-Nepalese War as subordinate commander under Chautariya Shree Krishna Shah.
He commanded and annexed Tanahun Kingdom into unified Nepal.
In 1794 AD, King
Rana Bahadur Shah dissolved government to overthrow
Bahadur Shah of Nepal. Kirtiman was appointed as Chief (''Mul'') Kaji among the four Kajis succeeding Abhiman Singh. In 1857 B.S., he was sent to settle the area of the
Kirata regional areas comprising; Pallo Kirant
Limbuwan , Majh Kirant Khambuwan and Wallo Kirant , then called Kaala Banzaar. It was a great injustice to him to being sent to this area at such age when he was already a Mulkazi. Abhiman Singh died at the age of fifty-six in 1857. He was reported to have died from a fever, possibly malaria.
Early life and family
He was born on 1744 AD as third son of
Basnyat nobleman ''Senapati Badabir''
Shivaram Singh Basnyat, who died in the battle of Sanga Chowk during
Unification of Nepal on 1803
B.S. (1747 AD). He belonged to a
Chhetri family. His father was of
Shreepali Basnyat pedigree and his mother Surprabha was daughter of a
Bagale Thapa nobleman.
Abhiman Singh had three brothers. His two elder brothers were Kazi
Naahar Singh Basnyat and Kazi
Kehar Singh Basnyat. His youngest brother, Kazi
Dhokal Singh Basnyat
Dhokal Singh Basnyat served as the governor of the Kumaon and Garhwal kingdoms. He is the youngest son of Senapati Shivaram Singh Basnyat and was the first owner of Narayanhiti Palace
The Narayanhiti Palace Museum (Nepali: नारायण ...
, who became the governor of Kumaun, was the first owner of the present
Narayanhity Palace.
Gallery
File:Abhiman Singh Basnet.jpg, Portrait of Abhiman Singh Basnyat
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Mulkajis
1800 deaths
Basnyat family
Nepalese generals
Nepalese military personnel
1744 births
People of the Nepalese unification
People from Gorkha District
Nepalese Hindus