Bal Narsingh Kunwar
Bal Narsingh Kunwar or Balanarsingh Kanwar (Nepali: बालनरसिंह कुँवर; 2 February 1783 - 24 December 1841) posthumously referred as Bal Narsingh Kunwar Rana was a Kaji, military officer and governor in the Kingdom of Nepal.
Bal Narsingh Kunwar | |
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| काजी बालनरसिंह कुँवर | |
Bal Narsingh Kunwar's painting (referred posthumously in the painting as Bal Narsingh Kunwar Rana) | |
| Governor of Dhankuta | |
| In office 1828-1832 | |
| Governor of Dadeldhura | |
| In office 1833-1835 | |
| Governor of Jumla | |
| In office 1835-1837 | |
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| Born | 2 February 1783 CE Borlang, Gorkha |
| Died | 24 December 1841 CE (aged 58) Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Spouse(s) | Rakshya Kumari Ganesh Kumari Thapa (Thapa dynasty) (d.1758) |
| Relations | Ram Krishna Kunwar (grandfather) Nain Singh Thapa (father-in-law) Balbhadra Kunwar (cousin) Mathabar Singh Thapa (brother-in-law) Queen Tripurasundari of Nepal (sister-in-law) |
| Children | Bhakta Bir Kunwar Jung Bahadur Kunwar Rana Bam Bahadur Kunwar Badri Narsingh Kunwar Krishna Bahadur Kunwar Jaya Bahadur Kunwar Ranodip Singh Kunwar Jagat Shamsher Kunwar Rana Dhir Shamsher Kunwar Rana |
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He was born to Kaji Ranajit Kunwar of the Chhetri Kunwar family of Gorkha. He was the father of Jung Bahadur Rana, founder of the Rana dynasty. Bal Narsingh married Ganesh Kumari, daughter of Thapa Kaji Nain Singh Thapa and was related to Pandes through his mother-in-law Rana Kumari Pande, daughter of Mulkaji Ranajit Pande. He became a Kaji (minister of state) after he killed Sher Bahadur Shah, the assassin of King Rana Bahadur Shah. He served as governor of Dhankuta, Dadeldhura and Jumla.
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