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Kunwar Singh
| Kunwar Singh | |
|---|---|
 An imaginary illustration of Kunwar Singh in The History of the Indian Empire, c. 1858[1] | |
| Raja of Jagdishpur | |
| Predecessor | Sahabzada Singh |
| Successor | Babu Amar Singh |
| Born | 13 November 1777 Jagdishpur, Jagdishpur estate |
| Died | 26 April 1858 (aged 80) Jagdishpur, Shahabad district, Bengal Presidency, Company India |
| Dynasty | Ujjainiya |
| Father | Raja Sahabzada Singh |
| Mother | Panchratan Kunwar Devi |
Kunwar Singh, also known as Babu Kunwar Singh was a chief organiser of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 from the Bhojpur region of Bihar. He was originally the ruler of Jagdishpur estate.[2] He led a selected band of armed soldiers against the troops under the command of the British East India Company.[3]
- ^ Martin, Robert Montgomery; Roberts, Emma (1858). The Indian empire : its history, topography, government, finance, commerce, and staple products : with a full account of the mutiny of the native troops ... Vol. 1. London; New York : London Print. and Pub. Co.
- ^ Hartwell, Nicole (2021). "Framing colonial war loot: The 'captured' spolia opima of Kunwar Singh". Journal of the History of Collections. doi:10.1093/jhc/fhab042.
- ^ Kumar, Purushottam (1983). "Kunwar Singh's failure in 1857". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 44: 360–369. JSTOR 44139859.
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