Kunwar singh in revolt of 1857

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

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