Kumar (title)
 |
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
- ISBN 9781449700614– via Google Books.
- ^ "Meaning of कुवँर in English". HinKhoj Dictionary. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
- ^ "Glossary". Indian Rajputs. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
- ISBN 9788187879541.
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]