Shivaram Singh Basnyat () 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. They received fierce resistance from the Kantipur Kingdom at Sangachok. He died in the defensive battle of Sanga Chowk during Unification of Nepal on 1803 B.S.

Personal life

He was born to Jayaram Singh Basnyat in the clan of Shreepali among Basnyats. He had four sons - Naahar Singh Basnyat, Kehar Singh Basnyat, Abhiman Singh Basnet and Dhokal Singh Basnyat. His third son went on to become Supreme Commander of the Nepalese Army and Chief Minister (Mulkazi) in the Royal Court.

Shivaram Singh Basnyat

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Year of birth missing

1747 deaths

Nepalese military personnel

Unification of Nepal

Basnyat family

Nepalese generals

Gurkhas

People of the Nepalese unification

Nepalese military personnel killed in action

18th-century Nepalese people

18th-century Nepalese nobility

Shivaram Singh Basnyat