Kunwar (also spelt Kanwar or Kuar or Kaur) is a title denoting the Prince. It is feudal title originating from the

Indian subcontinent The Indian subcontinent is a physiographical region in Southern Asia. It is situated on the Indian Plate, projecting southwards into the Indian Ocean from the Himalayas. Geopolitically, it includes the countries of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India ...

meaning "Son of Thakur" where Thakur means "Lord", “God” or “Master of the estate.” Nau Nihal Singh -The history of the Sikhs Volume 1 - William Lewis M'Gregor pg 317

Nau Nihal Singh -The history of the Sikhs Volume 1 - William Lewis M'Gregor pg 317

It is a title that belongs to a

Rajput Rajput (from Sanskrit ''raja-putra'' 'son of a king') is a large multi-component cluster of castes, kin bodies, and local groups, sharing social status and ideology of genealogical descent originating from the Indian subcontinent. The term Ra ...

, a caste in western, central, northern India and Pakistan. The title is also adopted by

Thakuri Thakuri ( ne, ठकुरी) is a sub-caste of Khasas tribes in Nepal. It consists of the historical ruling class, and is made up of the descendants of the Great Khasa Malla kingdom rulers of the Baisi and Chaubisi principalities. The former r ...

royals of Western Nepal. . People with title Kunwar includes: *

Kunwar Khalid Yunus Kunwar Khalid Younus is a Pakistani politician, and member of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement political party. Yunus was born in the town of Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, India on 30 September 1944 (his brother being the actor Tariq Yunus). Kunwar Khalid ...

(Member of National Assembly of Pakistan) *

Kunwar Amar Kunwar Amarjeet Singh is an Indian contemporary dancer and television actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Reyansh Singhania in the popular dance-based youth show '' Dil Dosti Dance''. Career Kunwar Amar began his career as a contesta ...

Kunwar Narayan Kunwar Narayan (19 September 1927 – 15 November 2017) was a poet in Indian literature in Hindi.

Kunwar Natwar Singh Kunwar Natwar Singh, IFS (born 16 May 1931) is an Indian diplomat and politician who served as the Minister of External Affairs from May 2004 to December 2005. Singh was selected into the Indian Foreign Service, one of the most competitive an ...

Kunwar Vikram Singh Kunwar Vikram Singh alias Nati Raja belongs to Chhatarpur royal family. He is a member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly, elected from the newly formed constituency of Rajnagar, in Madhya Pradesh, India in 2008. He fought election fro ...

Kunwar Sone Singh Ponwar Kunwar Sone Singh Ponwar also knowns as Kunwar Sone Shah, died in 1816, ruled on Chhatarpur dynasty as Raja ''Raja'' (; from , IAST ') is a royal title used for South Asian monarchs. The title is equivalent to king or princely ruler in So ...

Kunwar Manvendra Singh Kunwar Manvendra Singh is a Bharatiya Janata Party politician with three-term Member of Legislative Council and one term Member of Legislative Assembly from Uttar Pradesh. Former designated Chairman of Laghu Jal Vidyut Nigam government of Ut ...

Kunwar Digvijay Singh Kunwar Digvijay Singh (2 February 1922 – 27 March 1978), popularly known as "Babu", was an Indian field hockey player. He was born in Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh. He is widely known for his mesmerising passing ability and is considered b ...

* Kunwar Sarvraj Singh *

Kunwar Sarvesh Kumar Singh Kunwar Sarvesh Kumar Singh also known as Rakesh Singh, is a businessman who served as the Member of Parliament from Moradabad, India from Bharatiya Janata Party. He is a veteran politician from Western Uttar Pradesh who belongs to Thakur ( ...

Kunwar Rewati Raman Singh Kunwar Rewati Raman Singh (born 5 October 1943) is an Indian politician from the Allahabad Lok Sabha Constituency in Uttar Pradesh. He played a major role in the establishment of the Samajwadi Party with SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav, Beni ...

Kunwar Singh (cricketer) Raja Sir Maharaj Singh (17 May 1878, Kapurthala, Punjab (British India), Punjab – 6 June 1959, Lucknow) was the first Indian List of Governors of Bombay, Governor of Bombay. He was also the Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir during Maharaja ...

Kunwar Jitin Prasad Jitin Prasada (born 29 November 1973) is an Indian politician from Uttar Pradesh. He was appointed Cabinet Minister by the Government of Uttar Pradesh on 26 September 2021. Earlier, he has been the former Minister of State for Human Resource De ...

* Kunwar Bhim Singh * Kunwar Nau Nihal Singh *

Kunwar Inderjit Singh Kunwar Indrajit Singh ( ne, कुँवर इन्द्रजीत सिंह; 1906 – 4 October 1982), popularly known as Dr. K.I. Singh or just K.I. Singh was a Nepali politician and revolutionary who served as the 20th Prime Minis ...

; 20th

Prime Minister of Nepal The Prime Minister of Nepal ( ne, नेपालको प्रधानमन्त्री) is the head of government of Nepal. The Prime Minister is the head of the Council of Ministers of Nepal and the chief adviser to the President of N ...

. Royalty of

Doti Doti ( ne, डोटी), also known as Doti region, Dotigarh (डोटीगढ़) as used in the Jagar (folk tales; जागर), in the Farwestern region of Nepal (Sudurpashchim Province), is a region situated between River Kali bordering ...

Region. Born as Indradhwoj Shahi later adopted title of Kunwar

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