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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&ndash;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"/>
'''Sir Meidingngu Churachand''' ({{lang-mni|ꯁꯥꯔ ꯃꯩꯗꯤꯡꯉꯨ ꯆꯨꯔꯆꯥꯟꯗ}}; {{post-nominals|country=GBR|KCSI|CBE}}), also known as '''Churachandra''' or '''Chura Chand''' ({{lang-mni|ꯆꯨꯔꯆꯥꯟꯗ}})<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&ndash;1941), was the ruler of [[Manipur (princely state)|Manipur]] kingdom. He is the successor of King [[Kulachandra]]. 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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Sir Churachand Singh
Reign1891-1941 AD
PredecessorKulachandra
SuccessorBodhchandra Singh
BornManipur
DiedManipur
IssueM. K. Binodini Devi

Sir Meidingngu Churachand (Meitei: ꯁꯥꯔ ꯃꯩꯗꯤꯡꯉꯨ ꯆꯨꯔꯆꯥꯟꯗ; KCSI CBE), also known as Churachandra or Chura Chand (Meitei: ꯆꯨꯔꯆꯥꯟꯗ)[1] (1886–1941), was the ruler of Manipur kingdom. He is the successor of King Kulachandra. 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.[2] In 1907, he was formally declared king, after completing education at Mayo College.[1]

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.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 17, p. 186.
  2. Ian F. W. Beckett, Victoria's Wars, Shire, ISBN 978-0747803881, p. 62
  3. "Manipur Princely State - (11 gun salute)". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2014.

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Preceded by
Kulachandra
King of
Manipur

1891–1941
Succeeded by
Bodhchandra Singh