Amar kunwar singh biography
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Kunwar Amar Height, Weight, Unconstrained, Affairs, Race, Biography & More
in meters- 1.65 m
in Stage Inches- 5’ 5”
in Pounds- 154 lbs
- Waist: 30 Inches
- Biceps: 13 Inches
Mother- Troupe Known
Brothers- 2
Sister- N/A
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Biography of Kunwar Singh and Amar Singh /
by K.K. Datta ; revised and edited by Jata Shankar Jha.
Description
- Published
- Patna : K.P. Jayaswal Research Institute, 1984.
- Subjects
- Singh, Amar, > Singh, Amar, / d. 1860.
Siṃha, Kum̐ara, > Siṃha, Kum̐ara, / d. 1858.
Revolutionaries > Revolutionaries / India > Revolutionaries / India / Biography.
India > India / History > India / History / Sepoy Rebellion, 1857-1858. - Physical Description
- xii, 242, v p., [14] leaves of plates : ill., folded map ; 25 cm.
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Kunwar Singh
Leader of the Indian rebellion of 1857
For other people named Kunwar Singh, see Kunwar Singh (disambiguation).
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]
Early life
[edit]Kunwar Singh was born on 13 November 1777 in Rajput family to Raja Sahabzada Singh and Panchratan Devi, in Jagdishpur in the Indian state of Bihar. He belonged to a cadet branch of the Ujjainiya dynasty which ruled the Jagdishpur principality.[4] A British judicial officer offered a description of Kunwar Singh and described him as "a tall man, about six feet in height".[5] He went on to describe him as having a broad face with an aquiline nose. In terms of his hobbies, British officials describe him as being a keen huntsman who also enjoyed horse-riding.[5]
After his father's death in 1826, Kunwar Singh became the ruler of Jagdishpur. His brothers also got some share and inherited some territory however a dispute arose as to their exact allocation. This dispute was eventually se