# Kunwar

Kunwar (also spelt Rajkonwar for Ahom Royal Princes) is an Indian Royal title denoting a prince. It is derived from the Sanskrit word Rajkumar. It was traditionally associated with the feudal Rajputs such as the son of a Rana, Babu and Thakur
The following are notable uses of the name Kunwar (also spelled as Konwar in Assam).

## In India

* Babu Kunwar Singh (1777-1858; also known as Babu Konwar Singh and Kuer Singh), leader during the Indian Rebellion of 1857
* Gomdhar Konwar, a prince of the Ahom royal family of Assam, known for having led one of the first revolts against the British in India. Konwar was declared the last King of Assam.
* Devanand Konwar (1934-2020), Senior congressman from Assam, former Governor of the Indian states of Tripura, Bihar and West Bengal
* Kushal Konwar (1905-1943), Indian freedom fighter from Assam descended from Ahom Royal Family. He was hanged in 1942 during the Quit India Movement.
* Kunwar Amar, Indian dancer and actor
* Kunwar Narayan (1927-2017), Indian poet
* Kunwar Natwar Singh (born 1931), Indian politician
* Kunwar Vikram Singh (born 1970), Indian royal
* Kunwar Sone Singh Ponwar (died 1816), Indian raja
* Kunwar Manvendra Singh (born 1950), Indian politician
* Kunwar Digvijay Singh (1922-1978), popularly known as "Babu", Indian field hockey player
* Kunwar Sarvraj Singh (born 1952), Indian politician
* Kunwar Sarvesh Kumar Singh (born 1952), Indian businessman and politician
* Lal Kunwar, Empress of Mughal Empire
* Kunwar Pranav Singh (born 1966), Indian politician
* Kunwar Rewati Raman Singh (born 1943), Indian politician
* Kunwar Singh (cricketer) (1878-1959), first Indian Governor of Bombay, Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (during Maharaja Hari Singh's rule) and also Dewan of Jodhpur
* Kunwar Jitin Prasad (born 1973), Indian politician
* Anita Kunwar, Indian actor
* Kunwar Bhim Singh (born 1941), Indian politician, activist, lawyer and author
* Kunwar Nau Nihal Singh (1821-1840), ruler of the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent

## In Nepal

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

## In Pakistan

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