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

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meaning "Son of Thakur" where Thakur means "Lord", “God” or “Master of the estate.” It is a title that belongs to a

Rajput Rājpūt (, from Sanskrit ''rājaputra'' meaning "son of a king"), also called Thākur (), is a large multi-component cluster of castes, kin bodies, and local groups, sharing social status and ideology of genealogical descent originating fro ...

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

Thakuri The Thakuri (Nepali: ठकुरी) . This term is Nepalese title ""Thakuri"", which translates to 'master of the estate'. The term denotes the royal descendants of kings of Baise Rajya and Chaubisi Rajya. During the height of their influence ...

royals of Western Nepal. People with title Kunwar includes: * Kunwar Khalid Yunus (Member of

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) *

Kunwar Amar Kunwar Amarjeet Singh known professionally as Kunwar Amar is an Indian actor and dancer who mainly works in Hindi television. Singh is best known for his portrayal of Reyansh Singhania in '' Dil Dosti Dance'', Kabir in ''Naamkarann'' and Tapish ...

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

Kunwar Natwar Singh Natwar Singh (16 May 1931 – 10 August 2024) was an Indian politician and diplomat of the Indian Foreign Service who later served as India's Minister of External Affairs from May 2004 to December 2005. Having been suspended by the Indian Nati ...

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 fr ...

Kunwar Sone Singh Ponwar Chhatarpur was one of the princely states of India during the period of the British Raj. The state was founded in 1785 and its capital was located in Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. Chhatarpur's last ruler signed the accession to the Indian Unio ...

Kunwar Manvendra Singh Kunwar Manvendra Singh is a Bharatiya Janata Party politician currently serving as the Chairman of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council. Early life He was born in Agra in 1952 to Kunwar Yogendra Singh & Lata Devi. He has been associated with ...

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 passing ability and is considered by many to be ...

Kunwar Sarvraj Singh Kunwar Sarvraj Singh (born 14 August 1952) is an Indian politician for the Aonla (Lok Sabha Constituency) in Uttar Pradesh during the eleventh, thirteenth, and fourteenth Lok Sabha. He was first elected as a member of the Samajwadi Party ...

Kunwar Sarvesh Kumar Singh Kunwar Sarvesh Kumar Singh (also known as Rakesh Singh, 22 December 1952 – 20 April 2024), was an Indian businessman who served as the Member of Parliament from Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, from Bharatiya Janata Party. He was a veteran politic ...

Kunwar Rewati Raman Singh Kunwar Rewati Raman Singh (born 5 October 1943) is an Indian politician from the Prayagraj 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 Pr ...

* Kunwar Singh (cricketer) * Kunwar Jitin Prasad * Kunwar Bhim Singh * Kunwar Nau Nihal Singh *

Kunwar Inderjit Singh Kunwar Indrajit Singh (; 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 Minister of Nepal in 1957. He was a key member of the Nepali Congr ...

; 20th

Prime Minister of Nepal The prime minister of Nepal (ISO 15919, ISO: ) is the head of government of Nepal. The prime minister leads the Council of Ministers of Nepal, Council of Ministers and holds the chief executive authority in the country. They must maintain ...

. Royalty of

Doti Doti (), also known as Dotigarh (डोटीगढ़) or the Far-Western Development Region was a development region of Nepal situated between River Kali bordering Kumaon division of Uttarakhand, India in the west and the Karnali river on t ...

Region. Born as Indradhwoj Shahi later adopted title of Kunwar

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