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Kumar is a title mainly found in India, Bangladesh and Nepal denoting prince, referring to sons of a Raja, Rana, Babu or Thakur. It is synonymous to the Rajput title Kunwar.[1][2][3] The south Indian version of the title is Kumara.[4] The female version is Kumari. When there are more than one, the heirs are referred by their order in precedence i.e. First Kumar of Blank, Second Kumar of Blank & c.[5][6]
Notable people
[edit]- Kunwar Nau Nihal Singh (1821-1840), ruler of the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent
- Kumar Aiyappan Pillai of Nagercoil[7]
- Kunwar Natwar Singh
References
[edit]- ↑ "Meaning of कुवँर in English". HinKhoj Dictionary. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
- ↑ "Glossary". Indian Rajputs. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
- ↑ Lethbridge, Sir Roper (1893). The Golden Book of India: A Genealogical and Biographical Dictionary of the Ruling Princes, Chiefs, Nobles, and Other Personages, Titled Or Decorated of the Indian Empire. Aakar Books. ISBN 9788187879541.
The Thakur has two sons, Kunwar Takhtsinghji and Kunwar Jawansinghji
{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help) - ↑ "Sri Rajah Ravu Sri Krishnayya Rao alias Sri Rajah Ravu Venkata Kumara Mahipathi Krishna Surya Rao Bahadur Garu and Another v Rajah Saheb Meherban-I-Dostan Sri Rajah Ravu Venkata Kumara Mahipathi Surya Rao Bahadur Garu, Rajah Pittapur (Madras) | [1935] UKPC 39 | Privy Council | Judgment | Law | CaseMine". www.casemine.com. Retrieved 2025-11-26.
- ↑ Lord Lord Thankerton, Lord Parcq and Sir Madhavan Nair in the Privy Council Decision: Srimati Bibhabati Devi v Kumar Ramenda Narayan Roy and others (1936– 42)
- ↑ Richardson, Ivor (2012). "The Privy Council as the Final Court for the British Empire" (PDF). VUWLR. 43: 103–126. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
- ↑ "Freedom fighter K Ayyappan Pillai dies at 107". Archived from the original on 2022-01-05. Retrieved 2025-11-26.