Kunwar
Kunwar (also spelt Kanwar or Kaur or Kuar) is an Indian title denoting a prince.[2][3]
Kunwar Nau Nihal Singh.[1]
The following are notable uses of the name Kunwar.
In India
- Babu Kunwar Singh (1777-1858; also known as Babu Kunwar Singh and Kuer Singh), leader during the Indian Rebellion of 1857
- Kunwar Amar, Indian dancer and actor
- Kunwar Narayan (1927-2017), Indian poet
- Kunwar Natwar Singh (born 1931), Indian politician
- Kunwar Vikram Singh (born 1970), Indian royal
- Kunwar Sone Singh Ponwar (died 1816), Indian raja
- Kunwar Manvendra Singh (born 1950), Indian politician
- Kunwar Digvijay Singh (1922-1978), popularly known as "Babu", Indian field hockey player
- Kunwar Sarvraj Singh (born 1952), Indian politician
- Kunwar Sarvesh Kumar Singh (born 1952), Indian businessman and politician
- Lal Kunwar, Empress of Mughal Empire
- Kunwar Pranav Singh (born 1966), Indian politician
- Kunwar Rewati Raman Singh (born 1943), Indian politician
- Kunwar Singh (cricketer) (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 Jitin Prasad (born 1973), Indian politician
- Anita Kunwar, Indian actor
- Khan Shein Kunwar (born 1955), Indian writer
- Kunwar Bhim Singh (born 1941), Indian politician, activist, lawyer and author
- Kunwar Nau Nihal Singh (1821-1840), ruler of the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent
In Nepal
- Ram Krishna Kunwar (died 1771), Nepalese warlord during rule of King Prithvi Narayan Shah
- Ranajit Kunwar (1753-c.1815), Nepalese military commander and governor
- Chandrabir Kunwar (died 1814), Nepalese governor and military commander
- Bal Narsingh Kunwar (1783-1841), Nepalese military officer and courtier
- Balbhadra Kunwar (1789-1823), Nepalese military commander, One of the National heroes of Nepal[4]
- Jung Bahadur Kunwar Rana (1817-1877), Eighth Prime Minister of Nepal and Founder of Rana dynasty in Nepal
- Bam Bahadur Kunwar (1818-1857), Ninth Prime Minister of Nepal
- Ranodip Singh Kunwar (1825-1885), Tenth Prime Minister of Nepal and Fifth Brother of Jung Bahadur
- Dhir Shamsher Kunwar Rana (1828-1884), Commander-in-chief of the Nepalese Army, youngest brother of Jung Bahadur
- Kunwar Inderjit Singh (1906-1982), 20th Prime Minister of Nepal. Royalty of Doti Region. Born as Indradhwoj Shahi later adopted title of Kunwar
- Uttam Kunwar (1938–1982), Nepalese journalist and writer
- Ramjee Kunwar (born 1956), Trade Union Activist and politician
- Baburam Kunwar (born 1960), first governor of Gandaki Province
- Kabita Kunwar (born 2003), Nepalese cricketer
In Pakistan
- Kunwar Khalid Yunus (born 1964), Pakistani politician
- Kunwar Ali Roshan, Pakistani filmmaker
See also
- Veer Kunwar Singh University, a university in India
- Kunwar family, Nepalese dynasty of nobles of Gorkha Kingdom
References
- "India Office Select Materials". The British Library. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
- Ulian, Eva (2010-03-23). Rajput. ISBN 9781449700614.
- "Meaning of कुवँर in English". HinKhoj Dictionary. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
- "National Heroes / Personalities / Luminaries of Nepal". 23 December 2011.
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