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'''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> | '''Kunwar''' (also spelt '''Kanwar''' or ''' Kuar ''' or ''' Kaur ''' ) 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.” | 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.” | ||
Latest revision as of 23:12, 24 December 2021
Kunwar (also spelt Kanwar or Kuar or Kaur ) 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[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 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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