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Abhiman Singh Basnet
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Abhiman Singh Basnet/Basnyat (Nepali: अभिमान सिंह बस्न्यात) was first Commander-in-Chief of Unified Nepal.[1] Abhiman Singh became the first Commander in Chief of a United Nepal after General Kalu Pande died during his second attempt to capture Kirtipur.
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Abhiman Singh Basnyat | |
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श्री मूलकाजी साहेब अभिमान सिंह बस्न्यात | |
![]() Portrait of Mulkaji Abhiman Singh Basnyat | |
Mul (Chief) Kaji of Nepal | |
In office 1785–1794 | |
Preceded by | Vamsharaj Pande |
Succeeded by | Kirtiman Singh Basnyat |
Personal details | |
Born | 1744 AD (1801 B.S.) Gorkha, kingdom of Nepal |
Died | 1800 AD (1857 B.S.) (Kaala Banzaar Limbuwan) Present day Sunsari Nepal |
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Relatives | Naahar Singh Basnyat (brother) Kehar Singh Basnyat (brother) Dhokal Singh Basnyat (brother) Kirtiman Singh Basnyat (nephew) Bakhtawar Singh Basnyat (nephew) |
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Allegiance | ![]() |
Rank | General |
Battles/wars | Sino-Nepalese War |
He had participated in invasion of Makawanpur during Unification of Nepal.[2] He commanded battles in Sino-Nepalese War as subordinate commander under Chautariya Shree Krishna Shah.[3] He commanded and annexed Tanahun Kingdom into unified Nepal.[4]
In 1794 AD, King Rana Bahadur Shah dissolved government to overthrow Bahadur Shah of Nepal.[citation needed] Kirtiman was appointed as Chief (Mul) Kaji among the four Kajis [citation needed] succeeding Abhiman Singh.[5] 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 Mulkaji. Abhiman Singh died at the age of fifty-six in 1857. He was reported to have died from a fever, possibly malaria.