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'''Kunwar''' | '''Kunwar''' (also spelt '''Kanwar''') is a title denoting the prince.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Ulian|first1=Eva|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DP_gUfMYBSIC&pg=PA200|title=Rajput|date=2010-03-23|isbn=9781449700614}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Meaning of कुवँर in English|url=http://dict.hinkhoj.com/%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%81%E0%A4%B0-meaning-in-english.words|access-date=2016-11-19|website=HinKhoj Dictionary}}</ref> | ||
It is feudal title originating from the [[Indian subcontinent]] meaning "Son of [[Thakur (title)|Thakur]]" where Thakur means "lord", “god” or “master of the estate.” | |||
[[File:Nau Nihal Singh -The history of the Sikhs Volume 1 - William Lewis M'Gregor pg 317.jpg|thumb|Kunwar (Prince) [[Nau Nihal Singh]] ruler of the Sikh empire.]] | |||
It is a title that belongs to a [[Rajput]], a caste in western, central, northern India and Pakistan. The title is also adopted by [[Thakuri]] royals of Western Nepal. .<ref>{{cite book|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Rajput/DP_gUfMYBSIC?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=Kunwar%20 |title=Rajput (pages 49, 50, 74, 77, 103, 136, 137, 153, 158) |website=Google Books website|date=4 March 2010|author=Eva Ulian|publisher=WestBow Press |isbn=9781449700614 |access-date=6 July 2021}}</ref> | |||
People with title Kunwar includes: | People with title Kunwar includes: | ||
* [[Kunwar Khalid Yunus]] (Member of [[National Assembly of Pakistan]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elections.com.pk/candidatedetails.php?id=1741 |date=2 November 2009|title=Profile of Kunwar Khalid Yunus|website=Pakistan Elections website|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101215022306/http://elections.com.pk/candidatedetails.php?id=1741 |archive-date=15 December 2010|access-date=6 July 2021}}</ref> | |||
* [[Kunwar Amar]] | * [[Kunwar Amar]] | ||
* [[Kunwar Narayan]] | * [[Kunwar Narayan]] | ||
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Revision as of 19:14, 7 November 2021
Kunwar (also spelt Kanwar) is a title denoting the prince.[1][2]
It is feudal title originating from the Indian subcontinent meaning "Son of Thakur" where Thakur means "lord", “god” or “master of the estate.”
It is a title that belongs to a Rajput, a caste in western, central, northern India and Pakistan. The title is also adopted by Thakuri royals of Western Nepal. .[3]
People with title Kunwar includes:
- Kunwar Khalid Yunus (Member of National Assembly of Pakistan)[4]
- Kunwar Amar
- Kunwar Narayan
- Kunwar Natwar Singh
- Kunwar Vikram Singh
- Kunwar Sone Singh Ponwar
- Kunwar Manvendra Singh
- Kunwar Digvijay Singh
- Kunwar Natwar Singh
- Kunwar Sarvraj Singh
- Kunwar Sarvesh Kumar Singh
- Kunwar Pranav Singh
- Kunwar Rewati Raman Singh
- Kunwar Singh (cricketer)
- Kunwar Jitin Prasad
- Kunwar Bhim Singh
- Kunwar Nau Nihal Singh
- Kunwar Inderjit Singh; 20th Prime Minister of Nepal. Royalty of Doti Region. Born as Indradhwoj Shahi later adopted title of Kunwar
References
- ↑ Ulian, Eva (23 March 2010). Rajput. ISBN 9781449700614.
- ↑ "Meaning of कुवँर in English". HinKhoj Dictionary. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ↑ Eva Ulian (4 March 2010). Rajput (pages 49, 50, 74, 77, 103, 136, 137, 153, 158). WestBow Press. ISBN 9781449700614. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ↑ "Profile of Kunwar Khalid Yunus". Pakistan Elections website. 2 November 2009. Archived from the original on 15 December 2010. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
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