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 The unification of Nepal () was the process of building the modern Nepalese state, by invading fractured Malla kingdoms including the Baise Rajya's 22 kingdoms and the Chaubisi Rajya's 24 kingdoms. It began in 1743 CE (1799 BS), by Prithvi N ...

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.

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File:Shivaram Singh Basnyat.jpg, Shivaram Singh Basnyat

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* * * * Year of birth missing 1747 deaths Unification of Nepal Basnyat family Nepalese generals Gurkhas People of the Nepalese unification Nepalese military personnel killed in action 18th-century Nepalese nobility {{Nepal-bio-stub