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{{Kingdom of Manipur}} | {{Kingdom of Manipur}} | ||
{{infobox royalty | {{infobox royalty | ||
|name = Sir Churachand Singh | |name = Sir Churachand Singh | ||
|successor = [[Bodhchandra Singh]] | |successor = [[Bodhchandra Singh]] | ||
|reign = | |reign =1891–1941 AD | ||
|predecessor = [[Kulachandra]] | |predecessor = [[Kulachandra]] | ||
|birth_place=[[Manipur]] | |birth_place=[[Manipur]] | ||
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|issue =[[M. K. Binodini Devi]] | |issue =[[M. K. Binodini Devi]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Sir Meidingngu Churachand''' | [[Maharaja]] '''Sir Meidingngu Churachand''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|KCSI|CBE}}, also known as '''Churachandra''' or '''Chura Chand'''<ref name="IGI">[https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V17_192.gif Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 17, p. 186.]</ref> (1886–1941), was installed as the Raja (ningthou) of [[Manipur (princely state)|Manipur]] after his predecessor [[Kulachandra]] was jailed. He was a 5-year-old boy when he was placed on the throne on 22 September 1891, after the troubles of the [[Anglo-Manipur War]] of 1891.<ref>Ian F. W. Beckett, ''Victoria's Wars'', Shire, {{ISBN|978-0747803881}}, p. 62</ref> In 1907, he was formally declared king, after completing education at [[Mayo College]].<ref name="IGI"/> | ||
He received the title of [[Maharaja]] in 1918 and was knighted as a Knight Commander of the [[Order of the Star of India]] in the [[1934 New Year Honours]], becoming Sir Churachandra Singh.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/m/manipur.html |title=Manipur Princely State - (11 gun salute) |access-date=25 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402112924/http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/m/manipur.html |archive-date=2 April 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | He received the title of [[Maharaja]] in 1918 and was knighted as a Knight Commander of the [[Order of the Star of India]] in the [[1934 New Year Honours]], becoming Sir Churachandra Singh.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/m/manipur.html |title=Manipur Princely State - (11 gun salute) |access-date=25 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402112924/http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/m/manipur.html |archive-date=2 April 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | ||
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*[[List of Manipuri kings]] | *[[List of Manipuri kings]] | ||
*[[Manipur (princely state)]] | *[[Manipur (princely state)]] | ||
*[[Churachand Singh Trophy]], football tournament named after him<ref>{{Cite web|title=History of Sir Churachand Singh KCSI CBE Memorial Football Tournament|url=http://www.e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=leisure.Sports.59th_CC_Meet_Football_Tournament_2015.History_of_Sir_Churachand_Singh_KCSI_CBE_Memorial_Football_Tournament|access-date=28 December 2021|website=www.e-pao.net|publisher=E-PAO|archive-date=31 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160131064437/http://www.e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=leisure.Sports.59th_CC_Meet_Football_Tournament_2015.History_of_Sir_Churachand_Singh_KCSI_CBE_Memorial_Football_Tournament}}</ref><ref name="ccdt">{{cite web|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/churachandsinghtrophy.html|title=List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Churachand Singh Invitation Football Trophy|website=indianfootball.de|publisher=Indian Football Network|access-date=23 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024220913/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/churachandsinghtrophy.html|archive-date=12 December 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Sinlung|title=Seven Sisters Love Football: Churachand Singh Trophy: A Historic perspective|url=http://footballsisters.blogspot.com/2009/05/churachand-singh-trophy-historic.html|access-date=2021-12-28|website=Seven Sisters Love Football}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:1941 deaths]] | [[Category:1941 deaths]] | ||
[[Category:Commanders of the Order of the British Empire]] | [[Category:Commanders of the Order of the British Empire]] | ||