Kunwar Singh

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freedom fighter military leader person rebel leader zamindar

Kunwar Singh was a prominent Indian zamindar and military leader from Bihar who became one of the key figures of the 1857 uprising against British colonial rule.

Aliases (2)

Veer Kunwar Singh ×1
Zamindar of Jagdishpur ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	freedom fighter → military leader → person → rebel leader → zamindar →
ageDuringRebellion	around 80 years →
associatedWithEvent	Siege and recapture of Jagdishpur in 1858 →
associatedWithPlace	Ara → Bhojpur district →
birthYear	1777 →
causeOfReputation	courage and leadership despite advanced age → symbol of resistance in eastern India →
commemoratedBy	Veer Kunwar Singh University, Ara → memorials in Jagdishpur → statues in Bihar →
conflict	Indian Rebellion of 1857 →
countryOfCitizenship	India →
deathYear	1858 →
ethnicGroup	Rajput →
fullName	Veer Kunwar Singh →
historicalPeriod	19th century →
honorific	Veer →
legacy	considered one of the earliest leaders of armed resistance to British rule in India → remembered as a hero of the 1857 uprising in Bihar →
movement	Indian Rebellion of 1857 → Indian independence movement →
name	Kunwar Singh →
nationality	Indian →
notableFor	leadership in the Indian Rebellion of 1857 → leading armed resistance against British colonial rule →
occupation	landlord → military commander →
opponent	British East India Company → British colonial government in India →
placeOfBirth	Bhojpur district → Bihar → Jagdishpur →
placeOfDeath	Bhojpur district → Bihar → Jagdishpur →
positionHeld	zamindar of Jagdishpur →
region	Bihar → Jagdishpur estate →
religion	Hinduism →
roleIn1857Uprising	coordinated with other rebel leaders against the British → organized and led rebel forces in Bihar →
title	Zamindar of Jagdishpur →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Indian Rebellion of 1857 →	commander
Kunwar Singh ("Veer Kunwar Singh") →	fullName
Kunwar Singh →	name
Kunwar Singh ("Zamindar of Jagdishpur") →	title