Kumar (title)
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Kumar is a title mainly found in India, Bangladesh and Nepal denoting prince, referring to sons of a Raja, Rana, Babu or Thakur. It is synonymous to the Rajput title Kunwar.[1][2][3][4] The south Indian version of the title is Kumara.[5] The female version is Kumari. When there are more than one, the heirs are referred by their order in precedence i.e. First Kumar of Blank, Second Kumar of Blank & c.[6][7]
Notable people
- Kunwar Nau Nihal Singh (1821-1840), ruler of the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent
- Kumar Aiyappan Pillai
- Kunwar Natwar Singh
References
- ↑ Ulian, Eva (23 March 2010). Rajput. WestBow Press. ISBN 9781449700614. https://books.google.com/books?id=DP_gUfMYBSIC&pg=PA200.
- ↑ "Meaning of कुवँर in English". http://dict.hinkhoj.com/%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%81%E0%A4%B0-meaning-in-english.words.
- ↑ "Glossary". http://www.indianrajputs.com/glossary.php. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
- ↑ Lethbridge, Sir Roper (1893) (in en). 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. Aakar Books. ISBN 9788187879541. https://books.google.com/books?id=7iOsNUZ2MXgC&dq=a+thakur%27s+son+is+known+as+a+kunwar&pg=PA484. ""The Thakur has two sons, Kunwar Takhtsinghji and Kunwar Jawansinghji""
- ↑ https://www.casemine.com/judgement/uk/5b4dc24e2c94e07cccd23c59
- ↑ http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKPC/1946/1946_32.pdfPer Lord Lord Thankerton, Lord Parcq and Sir Madhavan Nair in the Privy Council Decision: Srimati Bibhabati Devi v Kumar Ramenda Narayan Roy and others (1936– 42)
- ↑ http://www.nzlii.org/nz/journals/VUWLawRw/2012/10.pdf [bare URL PDF]
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