Kirtiman Singh Basnyat ( ne, कीर्तिमान् सिंह बस्न्यात) was Mul Kaji (Chief Minister) of the Royal Court of Nepal between 1794 and his death on 28 September 1801. He was a military commander of the

Nepalese Army The Nepali Army ( ne, नेपाली सेना, translit=Nēpālī Sēnā), technically the Gorkhali Army ( ne, गोरखाली सेना, translit=Gōrakhālī Sēnā, label=none; see ''Gorkhas''), is the land service branch ...

Military career

He fought in the

Sino-Nepalese War The Sino-Nepalese War ( ne, नेपाल-चीन युद्ध), also known as the Sino-Gorkha war and in Chinese the campaign of Gorkha (), was an invasion of Tibet by Nepal from 1788 to 1792. The war was initially fought between Nepa ...

and various other campaigns. In his first Battle, he fought from the Kerung Axis under the leadership of Kaji Balbhadra Shah along with

Amar Singh Thapa (Sardar) Amar Singh Thapa (1759 – October 1814), distinguished as Sanukaji Amar Singh Thapa ( ne, सानुकाजी अमर सिंह थापा ''Sānukājī Amar Siṃh Thāpā'') was a Nepalese military commander, courtier, minister an ...

Bhotu Pande ''Kapardar'' Bhotu Pande or ''Shatrubhanjan'' ( ne, शत्रुभन्जन "भोटु" पाँडे) (born 1763)was a Nepalese politician, military personnel and courtier in the Kingdom of Nepal. He was member of the Gora Pande clan ...

and in the second battle from the Kharta Axis.

Court Politics

In 1794, King

Rana Bahadur Shah Rana Bahadur Shah, King of Nepal ( ne, श्री ५ महाराजाधिराज रण बहादुर शाह देव) (1775–1806) was the King of Nepal from 1777 to 1799. In 1777, he succeeded to the throne after the deat ...

came of age, and his first act was to re-constitute the government such that his uncle, Chief Chautaria

Bahadur Shah of Nepal Prince Bahadur Shah ( ne, बहादुर शाह) was the youngest son of King Prithvi Narayan Shah of modern Nepal. He became the regent of Nepal for a brief period after the death of his predecessor Queen Rajendra Laxmi of Nepal and acce ...

, had no official part to play. After removal of

, he was appointed as Chief (''Mul'') Kaji among the four Kajis though

Damodar Pande Damodar Pande ( ne, दामोदर पाँडे) (1752 – March 13, 1804) was the Mulkaji of Nepal (equivalent to Prime Minister of Nepal) from 1803 to 1804 and most influential Kaji since 1794 to his death on March 13, 1804. He is al ...

was the most influential Kaji. Kirtiman had succeeded

Abhiman Singh Basnyat 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 U ...

as Chief Kaji. He was also a favorite of the Regent

Subarna Prabha Devi Subarna Prabha Devi (1779–1806) ( ne, सुवर्णप्रभा देवी) was the Queen Regent of Nepal between 1802 and 1806 during the minority of Girvan Yuddha Bikram Shah. Biography She was the second wife of King Rana Bahadu ...

. He was secretly assassinated on 28 September 1801, by the supporters of

Raj Rajeshwari Devi Raj Rajeshwari Devi ( ne, राज राजेश्वरी) (died 5 May 1806) was a queen consort and twice regent of Nepal. She was the Queen consort of Rana Bahadur Shah. She ruled as regent during the minority of her son Girvan Yuddha ...

. Another Kazi

was accused of the murder charges. In the resulting confusion many courtiers were jailed, while some executed, based solely on rumors.

Bakhtawar Singh Basnyat Bakhtawar Singh Basnyat ( ne, बख्तावर सिँह बस्न्यात) was Mulkazi (Chief Kazi) of Nepal. Mulkazi Kirtiman Singh Basnyat who was backed by Queen Regent Subarna Prabha Devi, was secretly assassinated on 28 Septem ...

, brother of assassinated Kirtiman Singh, was then given the post of MulKaji.

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* * * * Nepalese military personnel Basnyat family Nepalese generals 1801 deaths People of the Nepalese unification 1760 births 18th-century Nepalese nobility {{Nepal-bio-stub