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died during his second attempt to capture

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. He had participated in invasion of Makawanpur during

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. He commanded battles in the

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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

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. 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

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, 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.

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

on 1803 B.S. (1747 AD). He belonged to a

Chhetri Chhetri (Kshetri, Kshettri, Kshetry or Chhettri), ( ; IAST: ''Kṣetrī'') historically called Kshettriya or Kshetriya or Khas are Nepali language, Nepali speaking people historically associated with the warrior class and administration, some of ...

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, 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 Basnet

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