Shivaram Singh Basnyat

Senapati Badabir
Shivaram Singh Basnyat
सेनापति बडावीर
शिवराम सिंह बस्न्यात
Senapati Shivaram Singh Basnyat consulting King Prithvi Narayan Shah
Chief of Nepalese Army
In office
1743 – February 1747
Preceded byPrithivi Narayan Shah
Succeeded byKalu Pande
Personal details
BornGorkha Kingdom
DiedSangachok
1747 AD (12th Fagun 1803 B.S.[citation needed])
ChildrenNaahar Singh Basnyat
Kehar Singh Basnyat
Abhiman Singh Basnyat
Dhokal Singh Basnyat
Relativessee Basnyat dynasty, Pande dynasty, Thapa dynasty
Military service
AllegianceGorkha Kingdom    Nepal
RankGeneral
Battles/warsUnification of Nepal

Shivaram Singh Basnyat (Nepali: शिवराम सिंह बस्न्यात) was the military commander of Gorkha. After the conquest of Naldum area by the Gorkhalis, he along with Commander Bir Bhadra Thapa conquered Sanga, Panauti, Sankhu and adjacent areas.[1] They received fierce resistance from the Kantipur Kingdom at Sangachok.[2] He died in the defensive battle of Sanga Chowk during Unification of Nepal on 1803 B.S.[3][4]

  1. ^ Khatri 1999, p. 18.
  2. ^ Regmi 1975, p. 108.
  3. ^ Shaha 1990, p. 27.
  4. ^ Hamal 1995, p. 104.