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Kunwar (also spelt Kanwar, Kuar or Kaur) for Rajput is an Indian Royal title denoting a prince.[1] It is derived from the Sanskrit word Rajkumar.[2] It was traditionally associated with the feudal Rajputs such as the son of a Rana, Babu and Thakur. The title is used in royal Muslim Rajput families also.[3][4]
The following are notable uses of the name Kunwar (also spelled as Konwar in Assam).
In India
[edit]- Kunwar Amar, Indian dancer and actor
- Kunwar Mohammad Ashraf Ali Khan (1898-1975) Nawab of Sadabad and politician from Muslim Rajput family
- Gomdhar Konwar, a prince of the Ahom royal family of Assam, known for having led one of the first revolts against the British in India. Konwar was declared the last King of Assam.
- Devanand Konwar (1934-2020), Senior congressman from Assam, former Governor of the Indian states of Tripura, Bihar and West Bengal
- Kushal Konwar (1905-1943), Indian freedom fighter from Assam descended from Ahom Royal Family. He was hanged in 1942 during the Quit India Movement.
- Anita Kunwar, Indian actor
- Lal Kunwar, Empress of Mughal Empire
- Kunwar Narayan (1927-2017), Indian poet
- Kunwar Jitin Prasad (born 1973), Indian politician
- Babu Kunwar Singh (1777-1858; also known as Babu Konwar Singh and Kuer Singh), leader during the Indian Rebellion of 1857
- Kunwar Singh (1878-1959), first Indian Governor of Bombay, Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (during Maharaja Hari Singh's rule) and also Dewan of Jodhpur
- Kunwar Bhim Singh (born 1941), Indian politician, activist, lawyer and author
- Kunwar Digvijay Singh (1922-1978), popularly known as "Babu", Indian field hockey player
- Kunwar Manvendra Singh (born 1950), Indian politician
- Kunwar Natwar Singh (born 1931), Indian politician
- Kunwar Nau Nihal Singh (1821-1840), ruler of the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent
- Kunwar Pranav Singh (born 1966), Indian politician
- Kunwar Rewati Raman Singh (born 1943), Indian politician
- Kunwar Sarvraj Singh (born 1952), Indian politician
- Kunwar Sarvesh Kumar Singh (born 1952), Indian businessman and politician
- Kunwar Vikram Singh (born 1970), Indian royal
In Nepal
[edit]- Baburam Kunwar (born 1960), first governor of Gandaki Province
- Bal Narsingh Kunwar (1783-1841), Nepalese military officer and courtier
- Balbhadra Kunwar (1789-1823), Nepalese military commander
- Bam Bahadur Kunwar (1818-1857), Ninth Prime Minister of Nepal
- Chandrabir Kunwar (died 1814), Nepalese governor and military commander
- Kabita Kunwar (born 2003), Nepalese cricketer
- Ram Krishna Kunwar (died 1771), Nepalese warlord during rule of King Prithvi Narayan Shah
- Ramjee Kunwar (born 1956), Trade Union Activist and politician
- Ranajit Kunwar (1753-c.1815), Nepalese military commander and governor
- Ranodip Singh Kunwar (1825-1885), Tenth Prime Minister of Nepal and Fifth Brother of Jung Bahadur
- Uttam Kunwar (1938–1982), Nepalese journalist and writer
- Dhir Shamsher Kunwar Rana (1828-1884), Commander-in-chief of the Nepalese Army, youngest brother of Jung Bahadur
- Jung Bahadur Kunwar Rana (1817-1877), Eighth Prime Minister of Nepal and Founder of Rana dynasty in Nepal
- Kunwar Indrajit Singh (1906-1982), 20th Prime Minister of Nepal. Royalty of Doti Region. Born as Indradhwoj Shahi later adopted title of Kunwar
In Pakistan
[edit]- Kunwar Ali Roshan, Pakistani filmmaker
- Kunwar Khalid Yunus (born 1964), Pakistani politician
See also
[edit]- Kunwar family, Nepalese dynasty of nobles of Gorkha Kingdom
- Kunwar family of Gorkha, a political Chhetri family of Nepal
- Veer Kunwar Singh University, a university in India
References
[edit]- ↑ "Meaning of कुवँर in English". HinKhoj Dictionary. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
- ↑ Hanks, Patrick (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press. p. 1435. ISBN 9780199677764.
- ↑ "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
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