Kehar Singh Basnyat
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Bakhtawar Singh Basnyat
Jahar Singh Basnyat[1]
- Shivaram Singh Basnyat (father)
- Shuraprabha Thapa (mother)
Kehar Singh Basnyat | |
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| काजी केहरसिंह बस्न्यात | |
 Kehar Singh Basnyat | |
| Kaji (Nepal) | |
| In office TBD–TBD | |
| Preceded by | TBD |
| Succeeded by | TBD |
| Personal details | |
| Children | Kirtiman Singh Basnyat Bakhtawar Singh Basnyat Jahar Singh Basnyat[1] |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Kalu Pande (father-in-law) Bamsa Raj Pande (brother-in-law) Damodar Pande (brother-in-law) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Nepal |
| Rank | Kazi[2] |
| Battles/wars | Unification of Nepal |
Kehar Singh Basnyat (Nepali: केहरसिंह बस्न्यात) or Kehar Singh Basnet was a Nepalese military commander and war hero who laid down his life in the Unification battles of Nepal. He was born in the illustrious clan of Shreepali Basnyats as a member of Kshettriya (warrior) class.
He was born as second son of General Senapati Badabir Shivaram Singh Basnyat.[3] He had three brothers: Naahar Singh Basnyat, Abhiman Singh Basnyat, and Dhokal Singh Basnyat. He had three sons: Kirtiman Singh Basnyat, Bakhtawar Singh Basnyat, and Jahar Singh Basnyat.[4] King Prithvi Narayan Shah formed an alliance with Basnyat family and Pande family of Gorkha in his quest for the unification of Nepal.[5] As per his Divya Upadesh, King Prithvi Narayan is known to have arranged the marriage between Kaji Kehar Singh and Chitra Devi, the daughter of Kaji of Gorkha Kalu Pande.[5][3] His father Shivaram Singh was addressed as Senapati Badabir (Brave Chief of the Army) in all the documents of that era. He died in the defensive battle of Sanga Chowk during Unification of Nepal on 1803 B.S.[6][7]
