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[[File:Ram Krishna Kunwar.jpg|thumb|left|''[[Sardar]]'' [[Ram Krishna Kunwar]], prominent male ancestor of [[Ranas of Nepal]]]]

'''Kunwar''' (also spelt '''Kanwar''', '''Kuar''' or '''Kaur''') for [[Rajput]] is an Indian Royal title denoting a [[prince]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://dict.hinkhoj.com/%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%81%E0%A4%B0-meaning-in-english.words|title=Meaning of कुवँर in English|website=HinKhoj Dictionary|access-date=2016-11-19}}</ref> It is derived from the Sanskrit word [[Yuvaraja|Rajkumar]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Hanks |first=Patrick |title=The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=2016 |isbn=9780199677764 |pages=1435}}</ref>
It was traditionally associated with the feudal [[Rajput]]s such as the son of a [[Rana (title)|Rana]], [[Babu (title)|Babu]] and [[Thakur (title)|Thakur]]. The title is used in royal [[Muslim Rajput]] families also.<ref>{{cite web|title=Glossary|url=http://www.indianrajputs.com/glossary.php|website=Indian Rajputs|accessdate=23 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7iOsNUZ2MXgC&dq=a+thakur%27s+son+is+known+as+a+kunwar&pg=PA484|title=The Golden Book of India: A Genealogical and Biographical Dictionary of the Ruling Princes, Chiefs, Nobles, and Other Personages, Titled Or Decorated of the Indian Empire|last=Lethbridge|first=Sir Roper|publisher=Aakar Books|year=1893|isbn=9788187879541|location=|pages=|language=en|quote="The Thakur has two sons, Kunwar Takhtsinghji and Kunwar Jawansinghji"}}</ref>

The following are notable uses of the name Kunwar (also spelled as Konwar in Assam).


==In India==


* [[Kunwar Amar]], Indian dancer and actor
* [[Ashraf Ali Khan (politician, born 1898)|Kunwar Mohammad Ashraf Ali Khan]] (1898-1975) Nawab of Sadabad and politician from Muslim Rajput family
* [[Gomdhar Konwar]], a prince of the [[Ahom Dynasty|Ahom]] royal family of Assam, known for having led one of the first revolts against the British in India. Konwar was declared the last [[Ahom dynasty|King of Assam]].
* [[Devanand Konwar]] (1934-2020), Senior congressman from [[Assam]], former Governor of the [[India|Indian]] states of [[Tripura]], [[Bihar]] and [[West Bengal]]
* [[Kushal Konwar]] (1905-1943), [[Indian people|Indian]] freedom fighter from [[Assam]] descended from [[Ahom dynasty|Ahom Royal Family]]. He was hanged in 1942 during the [[Quit India Movement]].
* [[Anita Kunwar]], Indian actor
* [[Lal Kunwar]], Empress of Mughal Empire
* [[Kunwar Narayan]] (1927-2017), Indian poet
* [[Kunwar Jitin Prasad]] (born 1973), Indian politician
* [[Babu Kunwar Singh]] (1777-1858; also known as Babu Konwar Singh and Kuer Singh), leader during the Indian Rebellion of 1857
* [[Kunwar Singh (cricketer)|Kunwar Singh]] (1878-1959), first Indian Governor of Bombay, Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (during Maharaja Hari Singh's rule) and also Dewan of Jodhpur
* [[Bhim Singh (politician)|Kunwar Bhim Singh]] (born 1941), Indian politician, activist, lawyer and author
* [[Kunwar Digvijay Singh]] (1922-1978), popularly known as "Babu", Indian field hockey player
* [[Kunwar Manvendra Singh]] (born 1950), Indian politician
* [[Kunwar Natwar Singh]] (born 1931), Indian politician
* [[Nau Nihal Singh|Kunwar Nau Nihal Singh]] (1821-1840), ruler of the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent
* [[Pranav Singh|Kunwar Pranav Singh]] (born 1966), Indian politician
* [[Kunwar Rewati Raman Singh]] (born 1943), Indian politician
* [[Kunwar Sarvraj Singh]] (born 1952), Indian politician
* [[Kunwar Sarvesh Kumar Singh]] (born 1952), Indian businessman and politician
* [[Kunwar Vikram Singh]] (born 1970), Indian royal

== In Nepal==


* [[Baburam Kunwar]] (born 1960), first governor of [[Gandaki Province]]
* [[Bal Narsingh Kunwar]] (1783-1841), Nepalese military officer and courtier
* [[Balbhadra Kunwar]] (1789-1823), Nepalese military commander
* [[Bam Bahadur Kunwar]] (1818-1857), [[List of Prime Ministers of Nepal|Ninth Prime Minister of Nepal]]
* [[Chandrabir Kunwar]] (died 1814), Nepalese governor and military commander
* [[Kabita Kunwar]] (born 2003), Nepalese cricketer
* [[Ram Krishna Kunwar]] (died 1771), Nepalese warlord during rule of King [[Prithvi Narayan Shah]]
* [[Ramjee Kunwar]] (born 1956), Trade Union Activist and politician
* [[Ranajit Kunwar]] (1753-c.1815), Nepalese military commander and governor
* [[Ranodip Singh Kunwar]] (1825-1885), [[List of Prime Ministers of Nepal|Tenth Prime Minister of Nepal]] and Fifth Brother of Jung Bahadur
* [[Uttam Kunwar]] (1938–1982), Nepalese journalist and writer
* [[Dhir Shamsher Kunwar Rana]] (1828-1884), [[Commander-in-chief of the Nepalese Army]], youngest brother of Jung Bahadur
* [[Jung Bahadur Kunwar Rana]] (1817-1877), [[List of Prime Ministers of Nepal|Eighth Prime Minister of Nepal]] and Founder of [[Rana dynasty]] in Nepal
* [[Kunwar Indrajit Singh]] (1906-1982), 20th Prime Minister of Nepal. Royalty of [[Doti]] Region. Born as Indradhwoj Shahi later adopted title of Kunwar

==In Pakistan==


* [[Kunwar Ali Roshan]], Pakistani filmmaker
* [[Kunwar Khalid Yunus]] (born 1964), Pakistani politician

== See also ==
* [[Kunwar family]], Nepalese dynasty of nobles of [[Gorkha Kingdom]]
* [[Kunwar family of Gorkha]], a political [[Chhetri]] family of Nepal
* [[Veer Kunwar Singh University]], a university in India

==References==
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[[Category:Nepali-language surnames]]
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